The Latest From The Saddle

• 1,089 participants biked more than 204,000 miles during our Bike Everywhere Challenge.
• Celebrate our Bike Everywhere Month successes with a pizza party and prizes on June 17.

• Join Khedija and MTP youth on the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic this July.
• Read MTP Coordinator Alissa Lederer's interview with Khedija about bike commuting, participating in Cascade's big rides, and the joy of feeling the wind while biking.

• May is Bike Everywhere Month, and we have filled the calendar with rides and gatherings to keep you spinning all month long.
• Bike to school on May 6, or show your cycling pride by pedaling to a Celebration Station on Bike Everywhere Day, May 13.

• Cascade’s Pedaling Relief Project is expanding to Bellevue thanks to a new partnership with Hopelink Bellevue Market.
• Pedaling Relief Project is a national model for cities seeking to reduce waste, traffic congestion and climate pollution.

• Killed by a Traffic Engineer author Wes Marshall blames his own profession for America’s deadly roads.
• Marshall will discuss his book and the lack of science in road designs during the Washington Bike Walk Roll Summit, April 1-3 in Wenatchee.

Cascade’s MTP students and staff were honored to participate in The Woodland Park Gran Prix, which is one of the largest cyclocross events in the nation. Events like these are an important way for us to give students from Pierce County an opportunity to leave their neighbourhood and explore the wider world of cycling.

• With federal bike lane funding being slashed, Seattle must move quickly to deliver the $133.5 million in bike investments in the Transportation Levy.
• Cascade's 2026 priorities include advocating for a safe bike route through the Rainier Valley and completing the connection from East Marginal Way to South Park.
• Read about our other priority projects for 2026 and beyond, which include making Aurora Avenue a Complete Street and finishing the Beacon Hill bike lanes.

• Beacon Hill, SODO, Georgetown, and South Park are becoming more bike-friendly thanks to big improvements in South Seattle’s Bike Network.
• With nearly 20 miles of protected bicycle lanes added in recent years, it's a great time to go for a ride and explore Seattle by bike.

• Cascade and the Leafline Trails Coalition held a ride on Sept. 5 to push for progress on the Sound to Olympics Trail.

• King County Parks Levy includes $182 million for Eastrail, the Lake to Sound, Green River, Interurban, Soos Creek, and other regional trails.
• Voters who support a safe, connected bike network across King County should vote YES for the Parks Levy on August ballots.
• Read on for more trail news in Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Seattle, and King County.

• 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.

• The League of American Bicyclists has named Executive Director Lee Lambert Bike Advocate of the Year.
• Lambert accepted the award at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, where Cascade staff visited Capitol Hill to speak up for federal bike funding.
• The trip coincided with a federal directive to halt federal grants for bike lanes. 
   

• 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. 
   

• Seattle’s network of protected bike routes is rapidly expanding in early 2025.
• Join us on a photo journey of new and coming bike infrastructure in Eastlake, Montlake, Beacon Hill, SODO, Downtown, and the Waterfront.