Sustainable Living

Earth Month: Ride Your Bike

By Louise McGrody | Published April 17, 2015

April is Earth Month and April 22 marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. Riding […]

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Sunday Farmers Market Bike Ride: Bike Local, Shop Local, Eat Fresh

By Louise McGrody | Published January 14, 2015

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig. Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. It […]

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Seattle Summer Streets are Back

By Louise McGrody | Published May 19, 2014

Seattle kicked off its Summer Streets events yesterday with the Alki Beach Party. Alki Avenue […]

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Delivering More Bike Parking for Seattle

By Guest Blogger | Published December 30, 2013

This post was contributed by Kyle Rowe and Brian Dougherty from the Seattle Department of […]

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Downtown to Defiance: Tacoma Hosts Open Streets Event

By Louise McGrody | Published September 18, 2013

Enjoy almost 7 miles of Tacoma waterfront carfree this Sunday! It’s been a summer for […]

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Bicycle Urbanism Symposium a Smashing Success.

By Administrator | Published July 1, 2013

After considerable anticipation and planning over the past year and a half, the Bicycle Urbanism […]

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Upcycle your used bike tubes!

By Louise McGrody | Published June 24, 2013

Have you patched your bike tube for the last time? Don’t throw it away—upcycle it! […]

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Bicycle Urbanism Symposium at the University of Washington June 19-22

By Administrator | Published June 6, 2013

In late January I wrote a post inviting your participation in the University of Washington’s […]

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Open Streets: Coming to a community near you?

By Louise McGrody | Published May 6, 2013

Imagine a street closed to motorized traffic. Now imagine this street alive with human activity […]

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Reimagining Bicycle-Friendly Cities at the UW Bicycle Urbanism Symposium June 19-22

By Administrator | Published January 23, 2013

The University of Washington’s College of Built Environments is hosting an exciting new event June […]

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