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You’re invited for an evening with Mayor McGinn and special guests

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 by

This Friday, join Cascade Bicycle Club and the McGinn for Mayor campaign for an evening  with leading bike advocates from around the world.

The event, in support of the Mayor Mike McGinn for Re-Election campaign, will feature America’s preeminent experts on biking and walking, John Pucher, and Julie Anne Genter, Transportation Planner and Member of New Zealand’s Parliament.

Come meet some of the leading bike advocates from around the world and support a mayor who is a true bike champion.

Mayor McGinn has shown bold leadership in making our streets safer for everybody, whether they drive, haul freight, ride transit, bike or walk. He recognizes that 60 percent of people in Seattle want to bicycle more, but they are not doing it because they don’t feel safe. So he has shifted our bicycling investments toward physically protecting bike lanes from speeding car traffic and building more neighborhood greenways – low-speed, low-traffic streets that are safer for families.

Mayor McGinn has also been a tireless advocate for completing the Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail, in the face of lawsuits from those who don’t want it completed.

Event details:

Friday, June 21
6-7  p.m. (VIP Event)
7-8 p.m. (General Event)

The Production Network
1000 N. Northlake Way
Seattle, WA 98103
(Just past Stone Way directly off the Burke Gilman Trail)

Special VIP Tickets: $350
Tickets: $35

Beer from Ballard’s Peddler Brewing Company and small bites will  be provided.

Sound like fun?  Click here to RSVP >>

 

 

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Get the straight dirt on how Seattle’s bike network stacks up

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 by

Tonight, you have a golden opportunity to hear renowned cycling researcher and speaker Prof. John Pucher make his first-ever public appearance in Seattle. He’ll be talking about how cities around the world become places where everyone can bike and walk. He’ll also be giving the straight dirt about how Seattle is stacking up relative to other cities around the country and around the world, and how we can do better (sound familiar?)

Tonight, 6:30 – 8:30
Gowen Hall, Room 201
University of Washington
http://uw.edu/maps/?gwn

Details on the University Greenways Facebook

Prof. Pucher spoke in Vancouver on Friday to a full crowd. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from him for yourself tonight.

The Vancouver Sun caught up with Prof. Pucher as well. Here’s an excerpt:

Rutgers University professor John Pucher’s eyes light up when talking about the increasing popularity of cycling among North American commuters. The 62-year-old authorand civic transportation expert has studied commuting infrastructure in cities around the world and was in Vancouver over the weekend giving a lecture at SFU’s Vancouver campus. Pucher travels the globe, constantly evangelizing the benefits accrued by all citizens when their governments invest in cycling infrastructure.

He sat down Sunday to talk to The Sun before taking the train to Seattle for another lecture. Here is an edited transcript.

Q: How did your crusade for biking start?

A: It started in 1984. There was 20 to 25 years where I did research on mass transit – transit systems around the world.

I was in Münster, Germany. I was a visiting professor at this university for a little bit more than two years. Well in Münster, 40 per cent of all trips are by bike. Stunned isn’t quite the right word. I was incredibly impressed by the fact that there were people in their 80s cycling, little kids cycling, more women then men cycling, people with certain kinds of disabilities cycling.

I thought, ‘Wow, everyone cycles. Even the bishop rides a bike!’

Read the full interview here.

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Speak out for Kirkland biking

Friday, June 7th, 2013 by

City of Kirkland leaders have launched an ambitious and inclusive public involvement campaign, titled “Kirkland 2035: Your Voice. Your Vision. Your Future,” as a way to listen to ideas from community members about the future of the city.

City of Kirkland is looking into making Juanita Drive safer for all users

Several long-range and strategic plans are being updated and developed that will shape Kirkland’s future in land use, housing, transportation, parks and the Cross Kirkland Corridor.

There are two important meetings to set the groundwork for making the city safer for families to bike through their neighborhoods. We encourage you to attend or comment as you are able.

The first meeting covers the future of the Cross Kirkland Corridor, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to knit together the city with a new trail on the former BNSF rail line, and other long range plans; the second reviews efforts to improve the Juanita Drive Corridor, which is heavily used by bicyclists.

Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Community Planning Day, including the Cross Kirkland Corridor
Kirkland City Hall, 123 Fifth Ave

Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Hands-on workshop for the Juanita Drive Corridor Study
Finn Hill Middle School, 8040 NE 132nd St

Thanks in advance for speaking out for making Kirkland safe for families to bike!

Posted in Advocacy, Eastside | 4 Comments »

East Lake Sammamish Trail –Issaquah segment to open June 12

Thursday, June 6th, 2013 by

Courtesy of King County Parks

After a year of waiting, the newly paved segment of the East Lake Sammamish Trail (ELST) in Issaquah is scheduled to re-open June 12. This 2.2-mile stretch between SE 43rd Way and Gilman Boulevard has been closed since May 2012.

Open to bicyclists, pedestrians, joggers and skaters alike, the multiuse trail features improved trail safety and accessibility through widening and paving of the trail. Other improvements include a new stormwater system, retaining walls, signage, bollards, fencing, landscaping and native vegetation.

The Issaquah segment of the multiyear development of the East Sammamish Trail corridor.

King County Parks will host a grand re-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 12 at 11 a.m. on the spot where the ELST and Gilman Blvd intersect.

Visit the project’s webpage for more information.

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John Pucher to address bicycling and walking in Seattle

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 by

Ahead of the International Bicycle Urbanism Symposium, Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, University of Washington Transportation Services and the Sierra Club Washington Chapter are teaming up to bring you an educational evening with professor John Pucher.

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. He’ll show how cycling can thrive even in cities with no history or culture of daily, utilitarian cycling if government policies provide safe, convenient and pleasant bicycling conditions. Similarly, Pucher argues that government policies and supportive measures are key to increase walking.

We’ll learn from Dr. Pucher that Seattle –like dozens of cities in North America that have more than doubled its participation in cycling since 1990 –is on the right path, but has much room for improvement. He will discuss some of the specific measures being proposed in the Seattle Bike Master Plan Update as well as some political strategies needed to increase walking and cycling while also making them safer.

Pucher’s talk will take place Tuesday, June 18, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at University of Washington’s Gowen Hall in room 201. Seating is limited; please RSVP!

 

Posted in Advocacy, Around town, Complete streets, Events, Greenways, Seattle Bicycle Master Plan Update | 1 Comment »

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