One that you cause? Report from Al J, who earlier in the day was fitting helmets and leading middle school kids on a ride, helping them learn to ride safely on the streets: Around 4:30 Saturday (5/31) afternoon while riding to the Mariners game I was traveling eastbound on the bike trail along Spokane, as … Continue reading “Do you run from a collision?”
Joe and his family are what we are all about. Here’s Joe’s introduction to our group: My family lives in Highpoint. I got back into riding about a year ago when I discovered how much fun it is to ride with my daughter on the back of my bike. We’ve done a lot of family … Continue reading “Joe, Marlo and Isabel ride to work and daycare”
Friday, May 16 is Bike to Work Day. West Seattle Bike Connections is hosting West Seattle’s only full Commute Station. Alki Bike and Board and DIY Bikes will be there for bike quick checks and advice , from 6 to 9 AM under the High Bridge, west of the Spokane Street low bridge where the … Continue reading “Bike to Work Day Friday 5/16 – Meet at the Bridge!”
Bike month starts tomorrow! Let’s do it! How about riding with someone who has not tried it before? How about a workplace team in Cascade’s commute challenge, or helping with a bike train to school? Lots of events including May 1 Policy Ride to Bike Happy Hour at Schooner Exact, May 1 DIY free wheel … Continue reading “May is Bike Month!”
from West Seattle Bike Connections monthly meeting: and we need volunteers to make these things happen, so if you see something interesting, don’t be shy! 1. Visibility at Night event – Jeff Hallman will pick date when weather forecast looks good. Location: Jack Block Park. Port of Seattle Public Information and police are cooperative. Jeff … Continue reading “Jan 7 meeting notes”
Here’s the takeaway from last night’s West Seattle Transportation Coalition meeting, thanks to Tom Rasmussen, our City Council Member from West Seattle, and Chair of the Council’s Transportation Committee: Contact all of your friends, co-workers and relatives who live in Duvall, Cottage Lake, Redmond, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Medina, Bellevue, Sammamish, Newcastle, Auburn, Covington and East … Continue reading “Action Alert – State Transportation Funding”
Share the road safely! Join the Port of Seattle and partners for an opportunity to learn about truck blind spots and the challenges bicyclists and truck drivers face each day as they share Seattle’s busy roads. Come for bagels, fruit and coffee. Stay to ride along in a semi on a short course to see … Continue reading “This Friday 6:30-8:30 am: Bike & Truck Safety Fair”
First Tuesday of the month is our West Seattle Bike Connections meeting. At West Seattle’s newest bike shop this month: West Seattle Cyclery 4508 California Ave SW, near the Alaska Junction, conveniently located across from the Beer Junction. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Anyone is welcome to attend…we are all-inclusive! Agenda includes planning and recruiting … Continue reading “9/3 WSBC monthly meeting”
Bike riders are invited by Port of Seattle Seaport to Terminal 25, 3225 East Marginal Way S near S Spokane St. for a safety training event, with co-sponsors West Seattle Bike Connections, SDOT, WSDOT, Cascade Bicycle Club, BNSF, Ballard Oil and others. Featuring: – Bike-truck blind spot simulations – Truck ride-alongs – Helpful safety information … Continue reading “September 6 Trucks & Bikes Safety Fair”
This day would have been so much less if I had driven a car the places I needed to go. This morning a nice tailwind pushed me most of the way to work under threatening skies. Later on I took the #66 to go to the dentist in the U District with bike on board … Continue reading “Buses, bikes and social life”
