Bike to Work Day on Friday
You can get those legs toned and do the environment a favor by joining the 20,000 people expected Friday to participate in F5’s Bike to Work Day. Lots of people already bike to work but this is the...
View ArticleTwo miles of Burke-Gilman Trail to close this month
Cyclists are preparing for a six-month closure of the Burke-Gilman Trail through Lake Forest Park. The two-mile stretch will close June 15. King County plans the closure to make major improvements...
View ArticleSDOT: Making it easier to haul your bike up the stairs
The Seattle Department of Transportation has taken another step to make the city more bike-friendly. Some of the city’s newer public staircases have a new design feature that makes it easier for...
View ArticleDetour route chosen for Burke-Gilman Trail closure
It isn’t perfect, but cyclists now have a detour route to use when a two-mile stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail closes Wednesday in Lake Forest Park. The city approved permits for King County’s parks...
View ArticleSlippery Burke-Gilman rail crossing up for a safety fix
Bicyclists should be happy to hear that a slippery crossing along the Burke-Gilman Trail — where numerous cyclists have been injured — will be improved for safety, the Seattle Department of...
View ArticleMetro: Buses’ faulty bike racks to be repaired
King County Metro buses temporarily will have less rack space to haul bikes for cyclists using transit. The agency discovered bike racks throughout its fleet were faulty. The arms that secure the bikes...
View ArticleStudy: Pedestrians safer with more bikes on the street
And you thought Seattle’s car vs. bike rhetoric was rough. In New York City, the New York Post blames the city’s bike-friendly policies for a “bike-lane bloodbath,” calling bikes “weapons of pedestrian...
View ArticleCensus: Bike commuting increases 22 percent in Seattle
The number of Seattle residents who bike to work increased 22 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to an analysis of census data by the League of American Bicyclists. In 2010, 3.6 percent of commuters...
View Article2010 Seattle bike count numbers
Below is a chart showing data from the Seattle 2010 bike count, which the city uses to gauge the amount of bike commuting. The numbers are divided between bikes counted in and around downtown, and in...
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