Share the Road

Ten lessons for a vibrant city

Even though I’ve been back in Seattle for a week, my head and heart are […]

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Bicycling Zen and the Irate Motorist Syndrome

A hundred-mile ride sounds inconceivably long to most people, and when I think about it […]

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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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A Pledge for Bicyclists and Motorists

As a bicyclist, I: Will ride predictably and follow the rules of the road. Won’t […]

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Teaching traffic school attendees to safely interact with bikes and pedestrians a legislative priority for the Bicycle Alliance

Washington Bikes wants motorists in traffic school courses to be taught how to safely interact […]

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Cyclists and motorists are mutually responsible for sharing the road

Earlier this week, a man—a bike commuter—dropped by our office to talk to me about […]

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Drive Nice, Tacoma

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

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Top 10 Reasons to make a year-end donation to the Bicycle Alliance

(Thanks to Development Director JoAnn Yoshimoto for compiling this list!) 10. We help to educate […]

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Ferry-bike system works: tell the experts they are wrong!

Photo by Carla Gramlich. Earlier this fall, Governor Chris Gregoire released a report she requested […]

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Education: A Bicycling Cornerstone

Riding up 12th Avenue in Seattle one day, I came up behind a bicyclist who […]

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