Lifestyle, Adventure, + Industry

Events

• Sunday, Sept. 20
  • 11a-4p, Bike Works' Warehouse Sale
• Sept. 20-26: 350 Seattle's effort to collect bicycles for Bike Works
• Sept. 21-27: Cascade's Bike Everywhere Week
  • Bicycle Bingo
  • "Sani Cycle: Scavenger Hunt for a Sanitary Product Drive for Food Banks
• Tuesday, Sept. 22
  • 12p, Ask a Bike Mechanic Zoom
• Wednesday, Sept. 23
  • 12-1, Keep your bike rolling in the rain! Live Class & Q&A Zoom
  • 6p, New Ride Leader Informational Class Zoom
  • 7p, New Ride Leader Certification Class via Google Meets
• Saturday & Sunday, Sept 26 & 27
  • Cascade will host Bike Everywhere Celebration Stations along several Stay Healthy Streets:
    • Rainier Playfield
    • Jefferson Park
    • Ferdinand Boat Ramp along Lake Washington Blvd
    • Seacrest Park
• Saturday, Sept. 26
  • 6a-6p, Reach The Beach - Washington Ride

Articles

• Rad Power Bikes: Mike Radenbaugh. NPR
• REI Co-op introduces new own brand e-bikes, preps new shoes. Store Brands
• Co-op Cycles debuts first fat-tire bike and e-bike models for fall. Bicycle Retailer
• 14 Stories from Black People Who Love Bikes. Salud America
• New Resources to Help Navigate West Seattle By Bike. Cascade

Policy + Infrastructure

Action

• Sign SNG's petition for a bike lane across the Fremont Bridge.
• Take SDOT's survey to improve walking on SW Brandon & Findlay Streets and through Longfellow Creek Natural Area to Delridge Way.
• Register for the Washington, Bike, Walk, Roll Summit to be held Oct. 5-9.

Events

• Wednesday, Sept. 23
  • 12-1p, SDOT Open House for the 33rd Ave W Pedestrian/Bike Bridge
• Wednesday, Sept. 30
  • 2-4p, Pierce County Trails Conference
• October 5-9, Washington Bike, Walk, Roll Summit

News

SNOHOMISH COUNTY

• Stanwood City Council picks Darren Robb to fill vacant seat. Skagit Herald
• Bike Route Alert: Lynnwood Link construction will close Scriber Creek Trail for 2 years, disrupt Interurban Trail. SBB

KING COUNTY

Seattle

• Citywide
  • Seattle’s Quest to Become a 15-Minute City. Urbanist
  • Op-Ed: Our re-imagined Seattle streets are good for economy, environment. Seattle Times
  • Seattle's 'Keep Moving Streets' will remain closed to cars until October. MyNW
  • New E-Mobility Policy Aligns Regulations on Area Multi-Use Trails. Seattle Parks
  • Celebrating Some of SDOT's Essential Workers on Labor Day. SDOT
  • Defining Community Safety: SNG in Conversation with Aaron Dixon. SNG
  • Scooters
    • Scooter-share finally rolls onto Seattle streets. CHS
    • Electric scooters coming to Seattle: Lime to deploy 500 to city streets this week. KOMO
    • Lime launches scooter share in Seattle. SBB
    • First rental scooters hit Seattle streets. Seattle Times
    • Three scooter companies have been given the green light in Seattle. Daily Hive
    • How to Kill Scooter Sharing In Seattle. PubliCola
    • 1500 e-scooters to hit Seattle streets in coming weeks. KOMO
    • Seattle invites three scooter rental companies to apply for pilot permits. KIRO7
    • SDOT invites three scooter share companies to seek permits after a thorough selection process. SDOT
    • Seattle council gives final approval to e-scooter pilot program. MyNW
    • Get ready for scooters, Seattle: Lawmakers approve new scooter-share pilot program. GeekWire
    • Spin electric scooters joins White Center pilot project Monday. MyNW
  • Bridge Condition
    • City audit echoes SDOT’s call for future bridge maintenance funding, & reinforces ideas for improving our already strong bridge maintenance program to support our aging infrastructure. SDOT
    • Seattle is shortchanging bridge maintenance, council audit says. Seattle Times
    • City audit shows most in fair condition, says SDOT needs more $ for bridge maintenance but hasn’t always spent what it has. WSB
    • New Report Shows Dozens of Seattle Bridges in "Concerning" Condition. Stranger
    • SDOT director supports more bridge maintenance spending, but it won’t happen overnight. Seattle Times
• North Seattle
  • Fremont Bridge
    • Watch: The case for a bike lane over the Fremont Bridge. SBB
    • Bicyclists push for designated bike lane on Fremont Bridge. Seattle PI
    • Seattle cyclists push city for dedicated bike lanes across Fremont Bridge. KING5
    • Cycling advocates want bike lanes on Fremont Bridge. MyBallard
    • Advocates Push for Bike and Transit Lanes on the Fremont Bridge. Urbanist
  • 65th St Safety
    • Report: NE 65th Street bike lanes have saved lives and prevented serious injuries. SBB
    • Do you travel along NE 65th St between NE Ravenna Blvd and 39th Ave NE? You're safer after the redesign, says our new evaluation study. SDOT
• Central Seattle
  • Join the 33rd Ave W Pedestrian & Bike Bridge project for a drop-in session on Sept. 23. SDOT
  • SDOT asking for input regarding Magnolia bike bridge future. Magnolia News
  • Layout for 4th ave pbl. @Dongho_Chang
  • Preparation continuing on 4th Avenue for pbl. Contra-flow bicycle signal installation on 4th Avenue. New no turn on red signs progressing. @Dongho_Chang
  • Seattle’s Waterfront Is Remaking Itself, With a Dramatic Overlook Walk to the Aquarium. Post Alley
• South Seattle
  • New bus lanes and continued safety revisions underway on Rainier Avenue. @Dongho_Chang
  • Seattle knew 5 years ago that a Rainier Ave safety project would save lives, but is just now starting work. SBB
  • Last weekend! Rainier Ave S lane changes. SDOT
• West Seattle
  • West Seattle Bridge
    • Buses and Reconnect West Seattle. STB
    • With your help, we’ve completed the Reconnect West Seattle Implementation Plan. SDOT
    • New maps, videos to help with bicycling around – and to/from – West Seattle. WSB
    • New Resources to Help Navigate West Seattle By Bike. Cascade
    • Cascade launches flashy new resource to help people bike to and through West Seattle. SBB
    • SDOT promises 55 small projects to help cope with West Seattle Bridge closure. Seattle Times
    • SDOT points to rays of hope for reopening the West Seattle Bridge. KUOW
    • Optimism grows in ability to fix West Seattle Bridge for another 15-plus years of traffic. Seattle Times
    • Should Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan consider bridge closure's effects?
  • Join us for a ride on the refreshed bike lane along East Marginal Way S. SDOT
  • Refreshed marking and flex posts along East Marginal Way. @Dongho_Chang
  • Crews Complete Work on SW Admiral Way Sinkhole. SDOT
  • Admiral Way sinkhole filled, but mystery remains. WSB
  • SURVEY: Getting to/from Delridge via Brandon and/or Findlay. WSB
  • Input needed for SW Brandon & SW Findlay Streets Trail Improvements & Wayfinding. Seattle Parks
  • New sidewalks and other creative improvements in South Park. SDOT

Eastside

• REI Co-op, Facebook Invest in Eastrail. 425 Business
• REI, Facebook Give $2 Million To Eastrail Project. Bellevue Patch

PIERCE COUNTY

• Pierce County Trails Conference — Wednesday, September 30. South Sound Talk

REGIONAL

• Sound Transit Recommends Unpausing 10 Projects, Key Projects Remain on Hold. Urbanist
• Near-term decisions offer clues to ST3 realignment. STB

STATE

• New law lets Washington cyclists treat stop signs as yield signs. It’s not a crazy idea. Bellingham Herald
• The Legacy of Cooper Jones: How a Family’s Loss Led to Washington’s ‘Share the Road’ License Plates. Cascade

NATIONAL & RESEARCH

• This Is the Moment to Reimagine Public Transportation. NRDC
• Study: Don’t Cut Corners on Corner Design. Streetsblog
• Building Public Places for a Covid World. NYT
• Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19? Streetsblog

Sport

Jobs

Mechanical, Maintenance, Retail, and Bikeshare

Season Bike Shop Mechanic, Bike Works
Mechanics & Retail Staff, Gregg’s Cycles
Bike Doctor, VanMoof

Policy, Planning, and Engineering

Transportation Planner or Engineer, Fehr & Peers
Traffic Engineering Manager, Sammamish

Advocacy

Temporary Community Engagement Coordinator, SNG
Temporary Communications Coordinator, SNG