Walk, Bike, Ride Challenge

Once again ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's time for Seattle Department of Transportation's (SDOT's) summer Walk Bike Ride Challenge, a friendly neighborhood competition where you have a chance to win the following fabulous prizes simply by switching at least two car trips per week to walking, biking or transit: ·         An electric bike from Electric Bikes Northwest ·         An overnight stay at Pan Pacific Hotel in South Lake Union ·         A Zipcar 1-year membership & 5+ hours of driving credit ·         $100 Nordstrom gift card (courtesy of Commute Seattle) ·         $100 REI gift card ·         $100…

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Scenes from the Wallingford Greenway celebration

There was a great turnout on Saturday afternoon for the Wallingford Greenway ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration. Here are a few photos post by the greenway organizers. You can find the group (and more photos) on Facebook by clicking here. If you can't view the slideshow below, you can also view the photos here.

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Kidical Mass to Wallingford Greenway Celebration

Calling all biking kids and their families! Hop on a bike train to Saturday's Wallingford Greenway Par-tay in the form of this month's Kidical Mass ride. From Totcycle: Depart NE Green Lake, on the grass around the playground at the Green Lake Community Center, and we'll follow this route. Meet at 4pm, ride at 4:15pm, arrive for Ribbon Cutting, Kid Parade, road chalk, hot dogs, bike blenders, and GELATO from D'Ambrosio Gelato in Ballard and Cap Hill! Marco and Enzo, the…

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Wallingford Greenway Par-tay this Saturday

The Wallingford Greenway celebration is this Saturday (June 16), from 4:00PM - 7:00PM, and everyone in the neighborhood is invited. Bring the dogs, kids, and, of course, your bikes to walk, roll, or ride the route along N. 44th Street which will be cordoned off between Bagley and Sunnyside during the event. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony with SDOT at 5:00PM. Here's the full schedule of events: 3:00pm – close N 44th St between Sunnyside & Bagley (parking/local access…

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SDOT’s new online bike map

Just in time for a weekend of perfect bike riding weather, SDOT rolled out its new online bike map which you can find here. The online map features citywide routes that you can view via street map or aerial view; and this is the best feature: you can narrow your search by what kind of rider you are. Here's an explanation from the SDOT Blog: The first thing you’ll want to do is choose whether you are a frequent, average or…

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Greenway Sharrows

SDOT crews were out on Monday at N. 43rd and Burke Avenue N. painting sharrows for the new Wallingford Greenway. This segment of the greenway connects with the existing crosswalk on Wallingford Avenue N. (which will remain, with some modifications) and continues west on N. 43rd to Stone Way N. A reminder about sharrows from SDOT: Shared lane pavement markings (or “sharrows”) are bicycle symbols carefully placed to guide bicyclists to the best place to ride on the road, avoid car doors and…

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Greenway Par-tay Meeting

Folks, it's on! The Wallingford Greenway Block Party is happening on Saturday, June 16, from 4:00PM - 7:00PM! Now that we've got the date set, it's time to roll up our sleeves and start planning for this extravaganza. If you're interested in helping out, there's an upcoming meeting next Wednesday, April 25 at 7:00PM. Andrew has provided us with all of the details: Exactly two months to the Wallingford Greenway Celebration (Saturday June 16th from 4-7pm)! We have submitted a grant…

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