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In this issue: Flying Wheels is this weekend! Cycle in the footsteps Professor John Pucher to address bicycling and walking Give input on the Seattle Bike Master Plan Update Summertime trail safety campaign kicks off this month Family biking classes coming up Take a survey to help rebuild part of
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Flying Wheels Summer Century
The open road is calling! Now that summer weather has arrived, let's get out of the city and enjoy some of our region's finest rural riding on our Flying Wheels event this Saturday!
In addition to the century ride (100 miles), this event also offers shorter distances for full-on fun, no matter your speed or distance. This event is frequently used as training for our longer distance Group Health STP and RSVP rides. Start early to ride the 100-miles or sleep in and ride 25. Or join us for distances in between! Online registration closes at midnight on June 6 but there will also be day-off registration at the start line on Saturday morning. [more]
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Cascade will be hiring four new AmeriCorps members (interns) to start October 1, 2013. The four positions, Community/Ambassador Program Assistant, Youth Program Assistant, Major Taylor Outreach Assistant and Commute Assistant, work closely with the Education and Policy, Planning & Government Affairs departments to help run youth, adult and community programs. Positions run from October 1, 2013 through August 15, 2014. Members receive a stipend, health benefits and education award through the state AmeriCorps program. [more] Cycle in the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark
On this four-day September tour, you’ll cycle in the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark "Corps of Discovery" Expedition, cruising past dunes, 200-year-old National Park Service sites, lighthouses, wildlife preserves and historic Oysterville. [more] Professor John Pucher to address bicycling and walking in Seattle
Pucher is one of our nation's leading researchers in the analysis of international best practices that make bicycling and walking safe, enjoyable and accessible to everyone. In his talk, Pucher will document the recent boom in bicycling in both European and North American cities, demonstrating how cycling can thrive even in cities with no history or culture of daily, utilitarian cycling. He’ll also address the Seattle Bike Master Plan Update as well as some political strategies needed to increase walking and cycling while also making them safer. [more] Make your commute better: give input on the Seattle Bike Master Plan Update
SDOT will host three Open Houses as well as once citywide online lunch presentation. Mark your calendars for:
Summertime trail safety campaign kicks off this month
The messages will be posted throughout Seattle this summer starting this month at the I-90 trail, the Burke-Gilman Trail at UW, Logboom park and Olympic Sculpture Park. Our friendly Bicycle Ambassadors will be hosting Energizer Stations, answering trail safety questions and sharing maps and resources. Stop by and meet them!
Summer is a great time to start biking with the whole family The sun is shining and school is almost out. Let's roll out to enjoy summer fun on two wheels! We offer a series of classes to get the whole family biking! Upcoming classes:
Our big bike rodeo is fun for all ages and has practical skills too! In addition to negotiating the "driveway ride out,” looking back while riding in a straight line, signaling and passing, we’ll have the “chicken dodge,” teeter-totter and flower slalom. Everybody plays – come out and show ‘em your excellent biking skills. Family Biking Skills Teach your kids to ride on safe streets. Children and parents learn key aspects of riding bikes to school or around town. Learn how children “see” traffic and what parents need to know according to a child’s age and development level. CALENDAR ITEM ARTCRANK: The Poster Party for Bike People comes to Seattle
Since 2007 ARTCRANK has been staging live events featuring bicycle-inspired posters created by local artists. For the first time ever, ARTCRANK will be coming to Seattle this June. On Saturday, June 29, the show will feature limited edition, bike-inspired posters created by 24 Seattle artists with the goal of introducing people to talented local artists and sending them home with affordable, original works of art. [more] We've got three terrific job openings, including the Executive Director role. Share in your network and help the right person find us! A Golden Opportunity to Improve the Burke-Gilman Trail
Fortunately, the UW has applied for a federal grant that would fund rebuilding the entire 1.7 segment through campus in time for the opening of the UW light rail station in 2016. But this grant is highly competitive and judged in part on community support. Every one of us needs to show our support if we want to help the UW rebuild the trail. [more]
Bicycle headlines from around the globe: - Under austerity, Italians are scrapping cars for bikes - The Bike Boss: Why New Yorkers Will Keep on Riding - Bike culture: Not as white as you think - Beauty and the bike: Marketing, cycling and women - The City of Copenhagen Bicycle Account 2012 - The Surprising Diversity of the American Cycling Community - Bicycling is social in Amsterdam - From cycle track to green route to super highway - Important Old People Weigh In on Bike Share: Bill Cunningham Loves It, Dorothy Rabinowitz Does Not - Study: Bike lanes matter less than light, speed in reducing severity of crash injuries
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