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.

Drive Nice, Tacoma

By Louise McGrody | Published January 6, 2011

A catchy public awareness campaign is reminding Tacoma motorists to share the road with bicyclists, […]

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Staff Transitions: Hellos and Goodbyes

By Louise McGrody | Published December 21, 2010

John Vander Sluis If you’ve phoned or dropped by our office recently, you’ll know the […]

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Go by Bike: Bicycle Boulevards

By Louise McGrody | Published December 15, 2010

Berkeley bike boulevard. During a visit to the San Francisco Bay area in 2006, I […]

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Tree Number 105: Remembering Susie Stephens

By Louise McGrody | Published December 8, 2010

Nancy MacKerrow (L) spearheads the tree plantings.  On a chilly morning in November, I joined some Spokane […]

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Bicycle City

By Louise McGrody | Published November 30, 2010

pedbikeimages.org/Dan Burden Imagine a planned car-free community where people can live, play, work and visit.  […]

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Snow Day

By Louise McGrody | Published November 24, 2010

Sometimes it’s good to park the bike and experience the world from a different perspective. […]

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You’ve come a long way, baby!

By Louise McGrody | Published November 22, 2010

Eric Berg of JRA Bike Shop recently got his hands on a copy of Seattle’s […]

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The future is worth a thousand visions

By Louise McGrody | Published November 18, 2010

The future is worth a thousand visions–or so believes the Spokane Regional Transportation Council.  SRTC […]

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John Streich: Farewell to a Friend

By Louise McGrody | Published November 9, 2010

John Streich working at the 2008 auction. John Streich was one of the first volunteers […]

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Success! Auction Raises $84K for Bicycle Advocacy.

By Louise McGrody | Published October 25, 2010

Saturday–auction day–was an unsettled day of weather in the Puget Sound.  An overcast and showery […]

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