The Latest From The Saddle

• Pronouns: She/Her
• Residence: Seattle, WA
• Loves how there's "no one way" to be a cyclist in the Cascade community  – fast, slow, long, short, there's a group of riders for you.
• 25 miles used to be the most she could ride. Then she discovered the Cascade Training Series, and now she's ridden STP three times.

• Pronouns: She/Her
• Residence: Seattle, WA
• Learned about Cascade from a Zine she found at Recycled Cycles that mentioned Free Group Rides
• Enjoys how the friends she's made through Cascade encourage her to ride distances she wouldn't be able to do solo.

• Pronouns: He/Him
• Generation: Z
• Residence: Seattle, WA
• Keep your eyes peeled because you might just catch a glimpse of Doug riding all around the Puget Sound, whether he's commuting, heading to an appointment, or date night with his partner.
• Doug sees bicycling as a great way to reduce stress in his life, while better experiencing and appreciating the world around him.

• Pronouns: Jen (she/her) and Adam (he/him)
• Generation: Millennials
• Residence: North Bend, WA
• Read about this couple's journey from searching for "social biking events hear me" to riding STP.
• Along the way, Jen and Adam found a welcoming Cascade community that has provided motivation, support, and fun. 
   

• Bike buses are caravans of parents, teachers, and kids who ride rather than drive to school.
• Cascade is partnering with Seattle Public Schools to encourage more PTAs and educators to create bike buses this spring.
• May 7 is Bike to School Day–the perfect time to hop on a bike bus.

• Thanks to the Major Taylor Project and his own determination, a Tacoma high school graduate named Visett has achieved his dream of learning to ride a bike.
• Help more youth like Visett fulfill their dreams of transportation independence by registering for the Ride for Major Taylor on April 13. 
   

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.

• 19 Orondo fifth graders are the first students to earn their own bicycles from Washington’s statewide bike education expansion being implemented by Cascade.
• We attended a joyous community celebration at Orondo Elementary where students, families, and educators celebrated the launch of Washington’s Earn-a-Bike initiative.
• Earn-a-Bike and Let’s Go Across the State are funded by the Climate Commitment Act.

• Swan Creek Park in Tacoma has numerous beginner-friendly mountain bike trails
• Major Taylor Project students spent a day volunteering with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance on trail maintenance and riding the smooth and flowy trails

E-ballots must be submitted by December 20, 2023.