Author Archives: Louise McGrody

Louise has been with Washington Bikes since 1994 and is often referred to as its institutional memory. Her community outreach efforts for the WA Bikes have spawned the formation of several local friends groups, including Friends of Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle and the Fish Lake Trail Action Group in Spokane. She has a passion for the outdoors and is happiest when exploring it by bike, skis or hiking boots. She also likes to knit and has been known to stash small knitting projects in her cycling panniers and backpacks.

Blake Trask joins the Bicycle Alliance as Statewide Policy Director

Blake Trask is a self-identified policy wonk who began addressing transportation issues through research in […]

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Remembering Gary Strauss

Gary in the Tulips.  Photo by Arnold Chin. There is sadness in the bicycle universe […]

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What I learned from a road trip

Photo by Ben Brown. I did a Bicycle Alliance road trip last week. Accompanied by […]

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US Bike Route 10: The Work Begins

In May, Washington Bikes participated in a month-long fundraising campaign organized by Adventure Cycling Association […]

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Bicycle Haiku

Bicycle kanji A few months ago, just for fun, I posted a bicycle haiku that […]

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We’re Hungry for Good Urban Public Space

Seattle’s Alki waterfront…a welcome dose of sunshine…near 80 degree temperatures. These elements converged last Saturday […]

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Coming to a City Near You: Car-free summer events

What happens when you take cars off the streets for awhile?  Folks come out to […]

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Planting a tree for Susie Stephens

Last week was Bike to Work Week and it was the perfect time to remember […]

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Should the Ride of Silence be silent?

It began in 2003 as a bike ride in Dallas to remember a cyclist who was hit […]

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Get out of my bike lane!

Does this look familiar?  I regularly encounter parked vehicles that take a portion of the […]

Posted in Attitudes, Legal, Safety, Seattle, Spokane County, Transportation | 5 Comments