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Today's Bike to School Day lesson: Peripheral vision
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (321+ words) " Jump to sidebar " It was shorts-and-gloves weather this morning for Bike to School Day 2026, one of the happiest mornings of the year. I didn't say all this to my kid this morning. Gotta save some discussion points for future bike…...
May 6: Join me at Town Hall Seattle for a discussion about the state of bicycling in the city
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (256+ words) " Jump to sidebar " People biking across the Fremont Bridge just smashed the all-time April record by 8%. Something big is happening in Seattle bicycling right now, and we need to talk about it. Join me, Cascade's Paul Tolm" and Tyler Vasquez,…...
For the first time since the pandemic, Fremont Bridge bike trips topped 1 million in 2025 and are on pace for a new record
1+ week, 2+ day ago (166+ words) " Jump to sidebar " People took more than one million bike and scooter trips across the Fremont Bridge in 2025, the first calendar year to top the million mark since the COVID pandemic. But perhaps even more interesting is that 2026 is off…...
No more sidewalk detour, Kirkland opens Slater Ave Eastrail crossing – Seattle Bike Blog
1+ week, 4+ day ago (55+ words) July 2023. The trail used to end at a fence, and riders were directed down a sidewalk to a busy intersection a block away to cross at the crosswalk there. Photo from Kirkland Mayor Kelli Curtis celebrating the opening. We once…...
Rainier Valley Safe Streets is planning a bunch of new community rides and a party for Bicycle Weekends, seeks volunteers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (265+ words) " Jump to sidebar " In response to Mayor Katie Wilson's announcement expanding the Bicycle Weekends program to nearly every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Rainier Valley Safe Streets is now planning a bunch of new community bike rides and…...
KIRO Radio host tries to revive the "War on Cars," makes the opposite case
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (743+ words) " Jump to sidebar " But now that Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle Mayor, KIRO Radio host Charlie Harger tried this week to revive the term because Wilson had the gall to follow through with a campaign promise to speed up…...
Vision Zero update shows that Seattle still isn't addressing the biggest causes of traffic deaths and injuries
2+ week, 3+ day ago (207+ words) " Jump to sidebar " Seattle is not on a path to Vision Zero by 2030. In fact, the city is still heading in the wrong direction. Below is the video of SDOT's presentation to the Transportation Committee (presentation PDF): Support our work…...
Two people on a Lime struck while crossing Aurora, transported to hospital in critical condition
2+ week, 4+ day ago (638+ words) " Jump to sidebar " A person driving a white pickup struck and seriously injured two people riding a Lime bike or scooter at Aurora and Roy early Monday. A man around 30 years old and a woman around 28 were transported to Harborview…...
With Seattle on path to miss 2030 goal, CM Saka calls for an audit of the Vision Zero program
3+ week, 3+ day ago (725+ words) " Jump to sidebar " In 2015, Seattle gave itself 15 years to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries to zero. With four years left, the city is not on track to meet this goal. With SDOT staff scheduled to present about traffic safety…...
Mayor Wilson expands Bicycle Weekends to every non-Seafair weekend Memorial Day to Labor Day
3+ week, 4+ day ago (817+ words) " Jump to sidebar " Portions of Lake Washington Boulevard will go car-free nearly every weekend this summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day including extended weekends for three holidays, Mayor Katie Wilson announced Monday. This storied open streets event formerly known…...