The Latest From The Saddle
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Whidbey Island Bike Tour and Organic Farmstay
- Whidbey Island offers abundant scenic bike routes, bountiful community farms, and a growing bike advocacy movement.
- We spent a weekend on Whidbey biking its rural roads and lodging at the Organic Farm School, which is reviving the art of sustainable community farming.
- Book a farmstay, support BikeWhidbey’s advocacy, and learn about the effort to create a 50-mile bike trail.
Paul Tolmé
4 Nov 2024
Cascade Members, Meet Your 2025 Board of Director Candidates!
E-ballots will be delivered to active Cascade members December 1, 2024 and must be submitted by December 15, 2024. For 2025, we have nine seats up for election.
Sara Kiesler
31 Oct 2024
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Davey Oil Brings Wombi E-Bike Subscriptions to Seattle
- Cascade supports the movement to get more families out of cars and onto electric cargo bikes. But not all households can afford to buy a Tern GSD.
- Enter Wombi, a new e-bike subscription service operated by one of Seattle’s cargo biking pioneers.
Paul Tolmé
24 Oct 2024
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Rita Hulsman to Seattle Voters: Vote Yes on Prop 1 to Save Lives
- Cascade Ride Leader Steve Hulsman died after being struck by an SUV in West Seattle on Dec. 21.
- His widow, Rita Hulsman, urges Seattle residents to vote YES on the Keep Seattle Moving levy to prevent future deaths.
Paul Tolmé
21 Oct 2024
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The Emotional Journey of Riding Solo (Mostly) Across WA
- 12 days, 650 miles, one flat, one crash, and one unplanned rest day = a bucket-list bikepacking adventure.
- Shannon Mangan planned and prepared to ride across Washington solo, but long-distance bikepacking sometimes requires improvisation.
Paul Tolmé
16 Oct 2024
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Amsterdamnnnnn: No Car Necessary
- Cascade's Communications Director celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary in the Netherlands with her spouse, where bicycling and transit are safe, celebrated, and reliable options to get around
- At a time when the U.S. is experiencing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation, Sara Kiesler ponders whether our car habits are to blame.
Sara Kiesler
15 Oct 2024
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Bike Walk Roll Summit 2024 Photo Album
- Two hundred people including 52 speakers attended our 2024 Bike, Walk, Roll Summit in Tacoma from Sept. 11-13.
- From cycle highways to complete streets to community bike rides, the Summit was a forum for sharing best practices and collaborating for solutions.
- Learn more and check out our photos from the event and our evening rides around Tacoma.
Paul Tolmé
2 Oct 2024
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Biking Tacoma’s Trail Network & Closing Shoreline’s Interurban Gap
- We biked Tacoma’s Prairie Line, Water Flume Line, and Scott Pierson trails to highlight opportunities for creating an integrated Tacoma bike network.
- Cascade organized the Tacoma ride and another in Shoreline at the Interurban Trail Gap to advance efforts by the Leafline Trails Coalition to connect the 900 miles of trails in King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.
Paul Tolmé
25 Sep 2024
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Ferries, Buses, and Trails: Biking Home from RSVP
- Marlene Druker has made a habit of biking home from Vancouver after participating in RSVP.
- Get Marlene’s tips, maps, and links for planning your own RSVP+RT (Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party + Round Trip).
Paul Tolmé
17 Sep 2024
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Go Ride the MLK Protected Bike Lanes–and Keep Seattle Moving by Bike
- Cascade has joined the coalition to Keep Seattle Moving, which seeks to win voter support for Proposition 1 and its $133.5 million in critical bike infrastructure funding.
- Keep Seattle Moving is the new name for the Seattle Transportation Levy that will appear as Proposition 1 on November ballots.
- Join us as we bike from downtown to the new MLK Jr. Way protected bike lanes to Columbia City to learn how Seattle Transportation Levy dollars create safer bike routes.
Paul Tolmé
5 Sep 2024
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Soggy Start, Sunny Finish: RSVP 2024 Photo Album
- 1,600 people participated in our Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party supported by Western Washington Honda Dealers on Aug. 24 and 25.
- Saturday morning rains whetted our riders' appetites for the sunshine and parties that awaited in Bellingham and Vancouver.
Paul Tolmé
3 Sep 2024
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Vote No on I-2117 If You Love Bikes and Trails
- I-2117 would put billions of investments in bicycle and pedestrian projects at risk in every corner of our state.
- It would cut funding that makes bicycling and active transportation more accessible to kids.
- It would also mean more air pollution across our state and rollback programs that help make communities less vulnerable to wildfires.
Sara Kiesler
3 Sep 2024
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Summer Bike Gear for Cool Cycling
- We gathered some hot new bikes and gear to keep you riding cool this summer.
- E-bikes, city bikes, women's saddles, belt drives, panniers, and subscription services: read our picks for super-charging your bike commutes or summer rides.
Paul Tolmé
22 Aug 2024
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Rolling Through Canyon Valleys on Cycle Oregon’s JoyRide
Written by Sara Kiesler and Shannon Mangan
- Joyride was Cycle Oregon’s first Women and Non-Binary three-day weekend camping adventure. The ride used to be a one-day wine ride.
- The ride featured road and gravel options, with short, medium, and long routes on Saturday and Sunday through stunning canyons, waterfalls, and vistas.
- The community, camaraderie, joy, and fun was palpable throughout the entire weekend, which featured dance parties, live music, catered meals, trail runs with BIPOC We Run Long, and an All Bodies on Bikes live podcast with Marley Blonsky.
Sara Kiesler
14 Aug 2024