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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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A friend of mine put a deposit on a Smart car this weekend, so I’ve been looking around online to see what it’s all about.
Turns out starting early next year, Smart cars are going to be officially available to the US market for the first time (non gray market that is). My […]

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Time to get out and vote. One of the bigger ticket items (bicycle related) on this November’s ballot is Proposition No. 1

To reduce transportation congestion, increase road and transit capacity, promote safety, facilitate mobility, provide for an integrated regional transportation system, and improve the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of […]

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The NWDF Seattle Cultural Center is hosting Danish National cyclo-cross champion Joachim Parbo this Friday from 7-9pm.
You will hear Joachim talk about the various aspects of racing including:
· Enjoying a life filled with pain and sports?
· Pain as your training […]

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Trier, like a lot of misinformed folks, seems to believe the only road taxes we pay are motor vehicle licensing fees and fuel taxes. But the truth is that those fees largely pay for state and federal highways, and even then only a portion of them. The rest of the costs of those roadways are […]

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Quick reminder that the Colonnade Novice area grand opening party is today from 10am-2pm.

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Not the way to be starting the weekend, but I’m just reading that a cyclist was killed late yesterday afternoon. My deepest condolences to his family for their loss.

One bicyclist was killed and another was injured Friday afternoon in a collision with a dump truck in the city’s Eastlake neighborhood.
Two men in their 20s […]

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After a ton of hard work from the BBTC and volunteers, the Colonnade novice area is having it’s grand opening party.
Where: Colonnade Park [ map]
When: Saturday, September 8th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Highlights:

Ribbon cutting ceremony
Ride the park, definitely bring your bike
BBQ will be fired up with burgers and veggie burgers
Trek demo […]

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In another show of support for riding bikes, we have Senator Patrick McHenry and his “support” for riding bikes.

“A major component of the Democrats’ energy legislation and the Democrats’ answer to our energy crisis is, hold on, wait one minute, wait one minute, it is promoting the use of the bicycle. Oh, I cannot make […]

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A recent airing of PBS NewsHour with Jim Leher had Transportation Secretary Mary Peters talking about the recent Minneapolis bridge collapse, and the problems with our road infrastructure.
Peters cited “bicycle paths” as a prime example of the wasteful spending of money.

GWEN IFILL: Aren’t many of those projects, even though they’re special interest projects, aren’t they […]

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