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Bicycling

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Guess Which State Has the Greatest Percentage of Cyclists and Walkers?

    ​The Alliance for Biking and Walking is out with its biannual report on the state of cycling and walking in America, and the results are surprising. Everyone and their mother probably assumes bike-obsessed Washington or Oregon have the highest percentage of walkers/bikers among states and Seat ... More >>

  • News

    January 4, 2012

    Road Diets, Road Kill?

    South Seattleites play the cop card in order to keep an arterial fat.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Seattle Anarchists Fail to Get Unions to Strike, Will Settle for Bicyclists

    ​Convincing an entire region's union port workers to strike is tough--especially if you're actually not in the union. Perhaps that's why local anarchists are toning down their demands that union members strike to something more manageable: A bike ride!

  • News

    August 24, 2011

    Bikes Don't Like Mike's Lake City Road Diet

    The mayor's controversial new east-west bike lanes fail to attract cyclists.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    No Need for Heat: Dead Babies Take Care of Themselves

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.​Life gives us little pleasures sometimes when we least expect them. Unexpected good happenings don't necessarily slap one upside the head when they are taking place, but simply reveal themselves as little pleasures after the event takes plac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Julie Kloss: The Sweet Side of Dutch Bike Co.

    Photo courtesy of Dutch Bike Co.​A bike shop probably isn't the first place you'd think of to grab your morning coffee or fresh baked pastry, but you might want to reconsider. Those 'in the know' frequent the Dutch Bike Company in Ballard for Lighthouse coffee, breakfast burritos, and the best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Can You Ride an Electric Bicycle With a Suspended Driver's License in Washington?

    ​In Oregon right now the courts are trying to figure out at what point an electric-assisted bicycle becomes a moped and therefore requires a driver's license. This is because a gentleman, 41-year-old Paul McClain from Springfield, was given five separate tickets for riding his electric-assiste ... More >>

  • News

    May 25, 2011

    Road Rage

    What the mayor's new bike advocate should address first.

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Sound to Mountains Bike Festival

    What the mayor's new bike advocate should address first.

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    Bike to Work Day

    What the mayor's new bike advocate should address first.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Mike McGinn Says Build More Transportation Options While Larry Phillips Says Bus Routes Will Be Cut

    We're building more transportation infrastructure! Wait... no... we're cutting it.​Politics tends to be rife with contradiction, though one usually tries to avoid drawing attention to it. But standing in the sun outside the Beacon Hill light rail station, Mayor Mike McGinn and King County Coun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Morning Food News: Seattle Beer Week Starts Next Thursday, Plus Via Tribunali Gives Cyclists Free Pizza

    Here's to Seattle Beer Week! ​Even diehard beer drinkers can expect to be overwhelmed by Seattle Beer Week, a celebration of the region's beloved breweries that features over 200 events across the city. Starting on Thursday, May 13, you can embark on a bike tour of the city's best pubs, sample ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Seattle Is Country's Fourth Most Bike-Friendly City, But Also Broke

    This guy has to have bumped us into the top five.​The good news: Bicycling magazine just named Seattle the fourth-most bike-friendly city, behind only Minneapolis, Portland and Boulder.Seattle has a 10-year, $240-million bike master plan that seeks to triple the number of journeys made by bike ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2009

    Mikael Colville-Andersen

    This guy has to have bumped us into the top five.​The good news: Bicycling magazine just named Seattle the fourth-most bike-friendly city, behind only Minneapolis, Portland and Boulder.Seattle has a 10-year, $240-million bike master plan that seeks to triple the number of journeys made by bike ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2009

    David Byrne

    This guy has to have bumped us into the top five.​The good news: Bicycling magazine just named Seattle the fourth-most bike-friendly city, behind only Minneapolis, Portland and Boulder.Seattle has a 10-year, $240-million bike master plan that seeks to triple the number of journeys made by bike ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Christian Lander Isn't Judging You. Really

    ​One of our favorite sly satirists appears Sunday at Bumbershoot, that being Christian Lander, the blogger whose wisdom is collected in Stuff White People Like: The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions. Among his self-satisfied targets are NPR junkies, triathletes, Prius braggarts, ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 3, 2009

    Summer Guide: The All-Industrial Bike Tour

    Take a two-wheeled view of the gritty South End.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Pun o' the Day: Kidical Mass

    Not only is Friday Bike to Work Day, Bike to School Day, and the Ballard Summer Streets Festival, it's also the first ever Seattle "Kidical Mass". It's like Critical Mass only in name, as it's "a fun, safe, easy-going, and generally law-abiding family bike ride for kids of all ages. It started last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Getting Schoolkids Back on Bikes

    There's been much discussion of late about getting children out of their parents' cars in the morning and onto their feet. Or wheels. We all know about the rising incidence of obesity among children, and one way to combat Xbox and junk food is to have them commute under their own power--be it foot o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Giant Red Dots Plague Burke-Gilman Trail!

    What to do they mean? They represent bicycles counted last fall in a joint project between the state Dept. of Transportation and Cascade Bicycle Club. WSDOT posted the results earlier this year, as part of something called the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project. This is different ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Seattle Bike Swap

    What to do they mean? They represent bicycles counted last fall in a joint project between the state Dept. of Transportation and Cascade Bicycle Club. WSDOT posted the results earlier this year, as part of something called the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project. This is different ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    More With the Sand Already

    Sand, salt. Salt, sand...will there ever be another Snowpocalypse to generate such intense road-maintenance debate? While writing recently about bike boxes, and the painted lane lines that have been sanded away on some streets, I mentioned that the piles of old sand can create problems for cyclists ... More >>

  • Diversions

    November 19, 2008

    Biking With a Dog? Seriously?

    Sand, salt. Salt, sand...will there ever be another Snowpocalypse to generate such intense road-maintenance debate? While writing recently about bike boxes, and the painted lane lines that have been sanded away on some streets, I mentioned that the piles of old sand can create problems for cyclists ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2008

    Time to Beg for a Bike Rack

    The Department of Transportation says winter’s when they have the time to fulfill riders’ requests.

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    SPD Fighting Crime, One Bicyclist At A Time

    The Department of Transportation says winter’s when they have the time to fulfill riders’ requests.

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    I-5 Colonnade

    The Department of Transportation says winter’s when they have the time to fulfill riders’ requests.

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2008

    Seattle Bike-in

    The Department of Transportation says winter’s when they have the time to fulfill riders’ requests.

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    Stuff White People Like

    The Department of Transportation says winter’s when they have the time to fulfill riders’ requests.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Breaking News: Chop Suey Sold

    The Department of Transportation says winter’s when they have the time to fulfill riders’ requests.

  • Arts

    June 4, 2008

    Tale of the Tracks

    Taking in Seattle's locomotive landscapes.

  • Diversions

    June 4, 2008

    Helmets in the Grocery Store. Seriously?

    Taking in Seattle's locomotive landscapes.

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2008

    Spokesong

    Taking in Seattle's locomotive landscapes.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Kyoto Nickels Too Busy for Bike Ride

    Taking in Seattle's locomotive landscapes.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2007

    Ride Tall and Dutch...

    Taking in Seattle's locomotive landscapes.

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007

    Wheels and Reels

    A celebration of green commuting

  • Arts

    January 24, 2007

    SUNDAY

    Biking Bravado and a Talk by PNB's Swans

  • News

    November 22, 2006

    The Wheelie Initiative

    With the passage of Proposition 1, debate begins over how best to spend a small fortune in bicycle-amenity money.

  • News

    August 2, 2006

    Breaking the Vicious Cycle

    "The article extensively talked about the frustrations of bicycle commuting. . . . But the reality is, it isn't frustrating to ride. It's liberating."

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    Can't We All Just Get Along?

    Forging a peace plan between cyclists and drivers.

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    Breaking the Vicious Cycle

    Seattle has a reputation as a cycling paradise, but there's a lot that has to be done before bike commuting is truly viable for regular folks.

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    Tips for Beginning Bike Commuters

    Seattle has a reputation as a cycling paradise, but there's a lot that has to be done before bike commuting is truly viable for regular folks.

  • Arts

    May 31, 2006

    In Gear

    Celebrating bike-messenger style, accessorized by blood, bruises, and bandages.

  • Diversions

    November 23, 2005

    It's Time to Re-Tire

    Here's a tour of gifts that even Lance would love.

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    It's Gridlock vs. Bike Lock

    Drive times and density, not $3 gas, might be the tipping point for bicycle commuting.

  • Arts

    March 23, 2005

    Katina Huston, 'I Am What I Am'

    Drive times and density, not $3 gas, might be the tipping point for bicycle commuting.

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    Sports Town

    The Best of Seattle According to Squatch

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    The Bicycle Diaries

    Why should the average Seattle commuter get exercised about Bike to Work Day?

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    The road warriors

    Just how safe is bicycle-friendly Seattle?

  • News

    August 8, 2001

    News Clips— Photo of the Week

    Just how safe is bicycle-friendly Seattle?

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    Biking: Trail mix

    Catapulting yourself through the woods on two wheels.

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