Advocacy
All about gaining respect for cyclists and cycling … on the streets, on the trails, in the halls of justice
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 21, 2009
When we think about doing trail work, our first impulse tends to be, “Any time we spend working on a trail could alternatively be spent riding on a trail.” And guess which we’d rather do. But over the years I’ve learned that trail maintenance has its upside. It’s convivial — you get to spend time [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain, Trail Access | Tagged Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain, trail work
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 20, 2009
Cascade Bicycle Club in partnership with standout Web community-builder Phil Mitchell has inaugurated a group Web site (mashup) to track bike hazards, thefts and accidents. The aim is to alert the cycling community and city authorities to problem areas with the hope that something can be done to ameliorate them. The site is called Bikewise.org. [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Transportation | Tagged bikewise, cascade bicycle club, mashup, phil mitchell
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 19, 2009
First, the weather. One of the soggiest Mays on record — the first half of the month’s rainfall had already doubled an entire May’s average — took a brief respite from the wet stuff for nearly wire-to-wire sunshine. A bit of fog early gave way by 9 a.m. and the rest was gravy. But sunshine [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike to work day seattle, cascade bicycle club, mayor greg nickels, mike mcginn
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 18, 2009
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Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Transportation | Tagged Culture, seattle bike to work day
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 15, 2009
One more time now: Bike to Work Day rally, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. Bike to Work Day after-party, 4 to 7 p.m., Ballard. Cascade Bicycle Club’s full event schedule. Now get out and RIDE!
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike to work day, cascade bicycle club, Culture, seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
Riding his bike in Seattle’s U District, my friend Chuck Taylor got hit by a car. It looks like he’s OK — shaken up and a couple of minor injuries, but nothing worse (as it appears now). His blog post, “I could be dead,” is a fascinating account of the accident “process.” It’s been more [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike accidents, Culture, seattle bicycling
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
Perhaps it’s mere coincidence, but I found pregnant symbolism in the announcement that Jim Vesely, head of The Seattle Times editorial page, will retire on Bike to Work Day. Vesely is no friend to cyclists. He opposed bike trail funding in Bellevue and, more infamously, championed an annual fee on cyclists in King County — [...]
Posted in Culture, Transportation | Tagged bike to work day, jim vesely, seattle times
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
The weather outlook is good (sunny and 67) for Bike to Work Day here in Seattle this Friday. Here‘s Cascade Bicycle Club’s “Party from Dawn to Dusk” Guide. Come on out, it’s a rolling carnival on wheels! Elsewhere the countdown is on as well : In the San Francisco Bay Area, where the San Jose [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged 3 feet please, bike to work day, cascade bicycle club, dahon recall, major taylor club, tom boonen
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 8, 2009
Lance/Astana soap opera silences for now: Apparently Lance’s public squawking freed up some funding for the Giro d’Italia leg of Astana’s season. As far as the Tour de France goes, stay tuned…on Universal Sports channel, which will carry the Giro after all. Another city adjusts to increased bike traffic: Vancouver BC is winnowing vehicular traffic [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged Astana, Bellingham, bicycle thief, Burrard Street Bridge, Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, Craigslist, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Port Angeles Pro Gravity Tour, Vancouver BC
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 1, 2009
The last-minute bike legislation keeps rolling in: Wisconsin passed a “dooring” law that will aid cyclists by clarifying lack of liability in a dooring incident and enabling cyclists to press for damages in court. Washington has a law governing dooring, albeit not explicitly in cycling cases. Good discussion on the Cascade Bicycle Club board, thanks [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged bike month, cascade bicycle club, dooring
