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www.pedbikeimages.org /Mike Cynecki
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Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-69969438713767009502012-08-21T08:00:00.000-07:002012-08-21T08:00:06.511-07:00The Value of Playing With Bikes
It was
pretty tough to be bored when I was a kid as long as I had my bicycle because
my bike was often not a bike. When I
donned my cowboy hat, fashioned some bridal reins out of a piece of rope and
attached it to my handlebars, my bike became a horse. My sister and I galloped our horses across
the prairie all morning and paid visits to our neighbors. Around high Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-20236142057508514512012-08-15T08:00:00.000-07:002012-08-15T08:00:09.532-07:00Bike Rides to Carry You Into the Fall
Labor Day
may be approaching, but biking season is far from over! These upcoming rides support the Bicycle
Alliance’s work to grow safe, enjoyable bicycling in communities across the
state:
Camp Korey’s Camp
Challenge Ride on
September 8 is a new ride. With a start and end in Carnation, this ride
takes you through scenic Snoqualmie Valley on a 25- or 64-mile loop. This Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-43459191025362634962012-08-14T08:00:00.000-07:002012-08-14T10:01:33.804-07:00Call for Auction Donations!
The
Bicycle Alliance of Washington is gearing up for its Annual Auction
Gala and we have a lot to celebrate! We are marking our 25th
anniversary as a leader in growing bicycling around the state,
celebrating the success of Safe Routes to School, and looking ahead to a
future when folks of all ages and abilities can safely ride their bikes
to work, play, learn, shop, get healthier, Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-80494602044911632102012-08-09T13:55:00.000-07:002012-08-09T13:55:45.325-07:00Projects will make it safer to bike in Spokane Valley
It will soon be safer and easier
to travel by bike or on foot around Spokane Valley. After gaining council approval of its Bicycle
Pedestrian Master Program (BPMP) last year, the city is now busy implementing
it.
Nine bicycle and
pedestrian projects are slated to be completed this year, including the
Evergreen Road rehabilitation project.
This project will take advantage of a Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-16426532494082322312012-08-01T08:00:00.000-07:002012-08-01T08:00:03.208-07:00Campaign encourages bikes and buses to safely share the road
If you’re a regular
commuter/biker/walker/general patron of downtown Seattle, you may have seen the
green and white banners on the sides of buses encouraging you to “be
predictable” in order to safely share the road. The ads, which have been running
on the sides of 30 buses running throughout the central business district since
May, are part of a larger Share the Road campaign created by a Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-45770319374407949562012-07-31T13:45:00.000-07:002012-07-31T13:50:07.450-07:00Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Local Stakeholders Reach Agreement with WSDOT on Hood Canal Bridge Safety Fixes for Bicycles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July
31, 2012
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-7844314039637531822012-07-30T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-30T08:00:00.224-07:00Free Webinars on the Updated AASHTO Bike Guide
In June of this year, the
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
released its long overdue update of Guide for
the Development of Bicycle Facilities.
This publication is a key resource for designing bike facilities in the
US and had not been revised since 1999.
The Pedestrian and Bicycle
Information Center (PBIC) has partnered with Toole Design Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-6982524345491021552012-07-26T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-26T08:00:02.424-07:00Nord Alley Transformed into Tour d'AlleyThe Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Alley Network Project, and a host of other groups brought Tour de France to Pioneer Square this year.
For two weeks, we set up a big screen, chairs, and an information table and invited the public to join us in watching the Tour de France in Nord Alley. We transformed our alley into vibrant public space.
People took us up on it and turned Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-2836781920914231662012-07-25T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-25T08:00:06.894-07:00August First Thursday Open House to Feature Independent Woodworks
Join us for a summer First Thursday open house at our Pioneer Square office on August 2! Our office gallery will be open from 5:30-7:30 pm, and we're featuring the inspirational and functional woodwork of Jesse Knutson of Independent Woodworks. Jesse is displaying bicycle-inspired custom furniture pieces, like the bench to the right.
A $10 donation will get you a Bicycle Alliance Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-2422866763375172922012-07-24T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-24T13:22:23.216-07:00Biking Across Snoqualmie Pass?
This post was contributed by Scott Chilberg.
Biking across the Cascades just ain’t what it used to be, thanks to I-90 construction along Keechelus Lake and a series of tunnel closures on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail between Thorp and South Cle Elum. Luckily, alternate east-west routes allow for continued bicycle access through these areas, so if you’re planning a bike trip make sure to read upLouise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-53913279672879274272012-07-20T11:49:00.000-07:002012-07-20T11:49:38.022-07:00More Summer Rides that Support Growing Bicycling StatewideSummer weather has finally arrived and bike riding season is in full swing! These upcoming rides support the Bicycle Alliance's efforts to grow bicycling in Washington State:
Tour de Kitsap photo by Lee Derror.
Enjoy the scenery and backroads of Kitsap Peninsula by bicycle on Tour de Kitsap on July 29. There are four routes ranging from moderately hilly to challenging, plus a Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-81352916091349005952012-07-17T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-17T08:00:08.118-07:00Calling for auction donations!
It's a party with lots to celebrate!
The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is gearing up for its Annual Auction Gala and we have a lot to celebrate! We are marking our 25th anniversary as a leader in growing bicycling around the state, celebrating the success of Safe Routes to School, and looking ahead to a future when we can all safely ride our bikes whenever and wherever we please.
Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-53540028589892820222012-07-16T12:11:00.000-07:002012-07-16T12:11:05.004-07:00National Bike Challenge Update
Thanks to Scott Chilberg for writing this post.
Riders all across the country pedaled their way into the third month of the Get Up & Ride: National Bike Challenge this July, passing the halfway mark of the nationwide competition with the same vigor and determination that characterized the kickoff of this four-month event in May. We’re proud to have signed up 576 participants in 69 Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-72838063672412856192012-07-13T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-13T08:00:07.439-07:00Friday Fun: Bicycle R-Evolution
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Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-39222351535533907572012-07-12T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-12T08:00:05.700-07:00The Bicycle Recycled
The bicycle is a
sustainable form of transportation. It’s
inexpensive, doesn’t pollute, and is accessible to almost anyone. Bikes can be used by men and women, young and
old, urbanites and rural dwellers.
Bikes can be recycled to
new owners. A growing number of community
bike shops are appearing around the state, making second hand bikes readily
available. Many Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-19437468564040742352012-07-10T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-19T16:23:52.265-07:00RAPSody: Early Discount Ends July 15
In a month and a half, hundreds of bicyclists will ride around the Puget Sound, following a meandering course on paved trails and back roads, over the water and through the mountains, in a scenic weekend ride broken up by delicious snacks and beautiful rest stops along the way. The 9th annual RAPSody, a 170-mile overnight bike ride hosted by five Puget Sound bike clubs, is taking place August Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024600887499582729.post-41237039788779430932012-07-03T11:21:00.001-07:002012-07-03T11:21:35.906-07:00Barb Chamberlain tapped as new ED for Bicycle Alliance
The
search is over. Our board has hired a new Executive Director and we
are thrilled to announce that it is Barb Chamberlain of Spokane.
Barb currently
serves as the Director of Communications and Public Affairs for the
Washington State University-Spokane campus, where she has built the
communications staff from one person to a team of six. She is also a
founding board member of Louise McGrodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727622892119143855noreply@blogger.com9