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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 20, 2009
Are car drivers anti-cycling “terrorists”? SeattleLikesBikes says yes, sometimes: “Personally, my car was killing me before I started bicycling. The lack of exercise had me on track for a heart attack. I’ve made great strides, from being unable to climb 3 flights of stairs without being out of breath over 5 years ago to bicycling [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged 3 feet please, cascade bicycle club, cycling terrorism, vehicular assault
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 18, 2009
With nearly half the ballots counted, “Mike Bikes” McGinn is the front-runner in the race for Seattle mayor, leading another challenger, Joe Mallahan, and incumbent Greg Nickels in a squeaky three-way dogfight separated by about 2 percentage points (and only around 1,000 votes) near the 25-percent mark. Of the three, Mallhan is the most bike-unaware, [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Transportation
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 18, 2009
Great video of best tricks at Crankworx, with Greg Watts’ 360 whip and single flip whip losing out to Andreu Lacondeguy’s 360 flatspin seatgrab indian air. MTBR has more… Bicycle.net: Lance’s next throwdown: The Ironman triathlon in Kona. This is great stuff, bringing international attention to niche sports typically followed largely by the friends and [...]
Posted in Culture, Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Rider Down | Tagged Crankworx 2009, Dan Savage, Ironman triathlon, lance armstrong, The Stranger
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 15, 2009
The Puget Sound region’s leading mountain bike club, the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, is undergoing some Obama-like “change you can believe in” as a result of membership turmoil we reported on last month. The latest shocker: Executive director John Lang is resigning as of Sept. 1. Lang’s arrival in the spring of 2008 marked a [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Obama Bikes, Trail Access | Tagged Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Jennifer Lesher, John Lang, Jon Kennedy
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 8, 2009
A 26-year-old male cyclist hit a car which was turning left into a driveway on the south side of Northeast 45th Street in Wallingford (Google street view here). The cyclist was taken to Harborview with life-threatening injuries. The Seattle Police Department is investigating. As someone who rides this route nearly every day, some thoughts: The [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged bicycle fatalities, David Hiller, Erica C. Barnett, publicola
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 7, 2009
It could happen, if we elect Mike McGinn. As noted here earlier, McGinn is a dedicated cyclist who understands bike issues and culture. For much of the campaign he’s been considered a long shot, but a new KING TV poll puts him third, with 15 percent of voters and growing. More than ever, Mike needs [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged mayor of seattle, mike mcginn, seattlelikesbikes
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 7, 2009
Bike blogs and Twitter feeds have been laden with sympathy the past couple of days for Fatcyclist over the loss to cancer of his wife, Susan. Elden says it best with his own post. I do not know Elden or Susan Nelson but like all of us in the cycling community felt we shared in [...]
Posted in Rider Down | Tagged cancer, Elden, Fatcyclist, Susan
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 6, 2009
Mike McGinn, the bicycling candidate for mayor of Seattle, must wonder what you have to do to get a bike club’s endorsement. McGinn rides his bike everywhere, including commuting daily downtown from his Greenwood home, he shows up at bike rallies like Bike to Work Day with his “Mike Bikes” stickers, he is squarely in [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Obama Bikes | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Greg Nickels, mike mcginn, publicola
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 3, 2009
Calendar time: At City Hall this Friday a transportation summit will look at Puget Sound’s future transportation matrix, and how bike and other alternative forms will figure in. Here’s Cascade Bicycle Club’s take. Please come and share your views! Town Hall:
Visioning the Puget Sound Region’s Transportation Future.
Part III – State and Federal Perspectives [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Culture
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 3, 2009
Houston Chronicle: The father of a driver accused of killing two bicyclists last summer urged Texas Gov. Rick Perry to veto a bike-safety “3-feet-please” bill. Perry did veto the legislation, although it’s unclear how much impact the father’s views had. Perry broke his collarbone riding a mountain bike recently, so it’s not like he’s anti-bike [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Rider Down | Tagged Brandon Semenuk, Crankworx, Mr. Clucky, Rick Perry, Whistler Blackcomb
