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The trail work up on the north end of the BGT is looking to be nearing completion. On my ride home Friday, the 73rd street underpass was open, meaning the detour around Super Supplements to the side street isn’t needed anymore.
They’re not completely done, so you do have to exit the […]

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Look out, golf courses. There’s a new old-boys club in town, with tighter clothes.
A growing number of Seattle business types are shunning the links in favor of biking trails as a place to strengthen work relationships and cut deals.
“For my age, and even coming up a little bit, the golfing way of doing business seemed […]

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Leave it to the Transport for London group to come up with an incredibly effective message on the importance of keeping an eye out for cyclists.

Imagine…
A passer-by asks you for directions. As you talk to him, two workmen walk between you carrying a door. In a flash the passer-by switches places with one of the […]

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I’m feeling a little ‘me too’ about this post, since it’s really probably no secret that the Cascade Bike Expo is happening this weekend.
One thing to note is the venue change. It’s not in the hanger at Magnuson this year, it’s down at Terminal 30 (just south of Safeco field)[ google map […]

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The man said he was an oncologist, and he looked and talked the part. So the staff at Speedy Reedy Multisport set him up with a $6,800 road bike and a helmet, and he sped off for a test ride on the Burke-Gilman Trail, leaving just his name, which he said was Tony.
He also left […]

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Seattle Public Utilities officials estimate there are between 70,000 and 80,000 grates throughout the city. Some have vertical slots such as the one in Schaefer’s accident. Others, including all replacements, have designs that make it unlikely bike tires can get stuck.

Full article (Seattle PI)

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Starting Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, bike racks will not be available on some Metro Transit routes and trips.
Some bike racks are being removed due to rack-operating concerns, and will be replaced in the coming weeks as they become available.
This change affects all bus trips on routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14, 49 […]

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The idea of charging cyclists a registration fee has been floated by lawmakers in Olympia, but not seriously considered in recent years. For each of the past several years, legislators have asked transportation officials at look into the idea of establishing such a program, said Paula Reeves, of the state Department of Transportation.
After talking with […]

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I have to admit that I worked from home on Monday so I didn’t get a chance to see what the BGT was like until today (does it count that all ways out of my area in Bothell were closed off due to flooding? ).
I figured that the portion between […]

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A transportation comparison depicting how many cars, bus, and bikes to transport a few people.
Photo credits: Münster, Germany, Press Office

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