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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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The seattlelikesbikes group is organizing a second ride for Stone Way today. Here are the details from their site. Hope you can make it out.

4:30pm Meet up at Gas Works Park. 5-6pm Ride!
Two months ago, on August 1st, hundreds of cyclists rode to protest the removal of a planned bike lane on Stone […]

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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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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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I-5 is back open and for the most part, things were smooth sailing. The big reason for this? People used alternate forms of transportation. What is interesting about this, is it is a decent case study of what commuting traffic could be like all the time if people would just make a […]

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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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Timbuk2 is hosting an art event in Seattle at evo on Friday, August 31 at 7:30. The show will feature one-of-a-kind bags created by local Seattle artists Melia Cornell, Pubs and Claire Jauregui. A portion of the sale of each bag will go to a charity of each artist’s choice (thanks to Julie for […]

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I’m not quite sure how I feel about posting this, because there’s an asking of money at the end. However, it is sort of important, goes to a good cause, and the funds go directly to help pay off debt on an issue that affects a bit of trail that I’m sure quite a […]

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Primaries are coming August 21st.
Something to keep in mind if you use the I-90 bike trail:

On July 15, the I-90 Steering Committee voted to add two narrow lanes to the bridge across I-90 (R-8A) as their “preferred alternative.” The Steering Committee vote ignored strong resolutions passed by the Seattle City Council and the County Council […]

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WHAT: Bicycles riding and pedestrians walking the Stone Way cooridor to show support for the Stone Way Road Diet
WHEN: August 15th. 5:00p meetup, 5:30p-6:30p Ride
WHERE: Meetup at Gasworks Park and ride up and down Stone way, Walk across Stone Way
More details at Seattle Likes Bikes ( flyers to print )

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