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Seattle Bike Blog is independent pedal-powered news and opinion since 2010. Have a bike event, question or story idea? Interested in contributing? Drop me a line at tom (at) seattlebikeblog (dot) com or call 206.696.3059. About Tom Tom Fucoloro is the Founder and Editor of Seattle Bike Blog.
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Mayor Wilson orders major overhaul to deliver more street safety improvements more quickly, including on busy high-injury roadways
Mayor Katie Wilson signs five executive orders. Photo from SDOT. In one of the biggest overhauls of Seattle's approach to making streets safer, Mayor Katie Wilson signed five executive orders (PDF) to speed up delivery of safety fixes and expand the city'
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Alert 8/22-30: The bike/walk path will remain usable during weekend Spokane Street Bridge work + Sound Transit will close short section of Delridge trail
If you saw a bunch of signs warning about a Spokane Street Swing Bridge closure this weekend, that is only for motor vehicles. The biking and walking path will remain open and usable. Unlike many previous closures, this one actually has nothing to do with
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Friday: Seattle Bike Disco tours swimming spots
If biking and swimming are your thing, then the Seattle Bike Disco has a ride for you. The evening time group ride is hopping from swimming spot to swimming spot Friday night, and you're invited. Put on a swimsuit and bike to Occidental Square by 7 p.m. F
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CM Saka is developing a city ordinance aimed at codifying Vision Zero work, requiring city contractors to install truck side guards
A ghost bike for Robb Mason near the Spokane Street Bridge. Shortly after his death, then-SDOT Director announced that the City Traffic Engineer would also be the Chief Safety Officer. Proposed ordinances would rewrite sections of Seattle's code to give t
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Back from the eclipse. What did I miss?
I saw the eclipse in Iceland! Well, OK, "saw" might not be the most accurate description. It was very cloudy and rainy. But it got really dark, which was cool. Then Björk did a DJ set wearing a dress made out of balloons. Our trip took us to Glasgow, then
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July bike counts obliterated Seattle's all-time monthly record
Data through July 2026. People took more bike and scooter trips across the Fremont Bridge in July than in any month ever in the city's history, and it wasn't even close. The 153,238 trips was near 11,000 trips more than the previous high-water mark set in
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Saturday: A day of open streets parties in Redmond and on Lake Washington Blvd
The 2-Line will connect two big open streets parties Saturday, so clear your schedule and plan for a day of biking and dancing in the streets. The annual Move Redmond Open Streets Festival goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the lineup includes a performance
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I saw the world's oldest bicycle (maybe)
I'm in Glasgow and stumbled upon what the Riverside Museum claims to be possibly the oldest bicycle in the world, an invention of Gavin Dalzell. If nothing else, they seem quite certain it is the oldest surviving bicycle. They didn't let me ride it and we
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Latest Highland Park Way SW design maintains bike lane protection up to the W Marginal Way intersection
SDOT is standing by its reworked design for a new downhill protected bike lane on Highland Park Way SW. But the biggest improvement should be to the safety of people inside cars. The project is planned for construction "as soon as February 2027," accordin
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Woman died Tuesday in e-bike crash on 1st Ave S Bridge path: RIP Janine Cross
Map from a Washington State Patrol press memo (PDF). The 51-year-old woman who died Tuesday after colliding with a gate on the 1st Avenue South Bridge has been identified as Janine Cross. Our condolences to her friends and family. Janine was riding a Letr
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