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.

Location, location, location!

By Louise McGrody | Published October 1, 2010

pedbikeimages.org/Dan Burd In August, I wrote a post titled It’s all about the bike rack […]

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Auction: Food, Fun and Fundraising

By Louise McGrody | Published September 29, 2010

Join us for our 18th Annual Auction on October 23! We hope you’re planning to […]

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Want more people to bike? Feminize cycling!

By Louise McGrody | Published September 23, 2010

I’m a woman and I make all sorts of trips by bike, including my work […]

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Green Bikes Invade West Seattle

By Louise McGrody | Published September 20, 2010

If you take a stroll through the business districts in West Seattle these days, you’re […]

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I Bike: Suzanne Skinner

By Louise McGrody | Published September 17, 2010

Suzanne astride “the Precious” with thanks to Bill Davidson. Suzanne Skinner of Mercer Island began […]

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It’s all about the bike rack

By Louise McGrody | Published August 25, 2010

As more folks hop on their bikes to run errands, shop and go places–and Dave […]

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Obama’s words to me: Keep up the good work, bike advocate!

By Louise McGrody | Published August 18, 2010

President Obama made a whirlwind visit to Seattle on Tuesday and I managed to catch […]

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I Bike: Jon Snyder

By Louise McGrody | Published August 9, 2010

Jon Snyder of Spokane is the founder and owner of the publication Out There Monthly, […]

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You Can’t Keep a Good Bike Advocate Down

By Louise McGrody | Published August 5, 2010

After taking a week off for her daughter’s wedding, Washington Bikes’s Executive Director Barbara Culp […]

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Tour de Fat Features Bikes, Folly and Fundraising

By Louise McGrody | Published August 2, 2010

Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing Company’s traveling festival in celebration of bikes, rolled into […]

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