Spokespeople news and links
Spokespeople news and links
*The Ballard "missing
link" of the Burke Gilman Trail will have a Hearing
on Friday, March 5. Michael Snyder, SPOKESPEOPLE Ride Leader
extraordinaire, made a video and posted it on his Seattle Likes Bikes blog of
what the missing link looks like from a bike's perspective and discusses why
cyclists (and pedestrians) are eager to make the Burke-Gilman Trail complete: http://seattlelikesbikes.org/wordpress/?p=224
*Sat March 13 at 11 a.m.
Cindy Riskin will lead Easy Riders first
round-trip ride of the season from Marymoor to Redhook
Brewery on the Sammamish River Trail.
*Many of you wrote in
support the Vulnerable User
Bill. Thank you! Unfortunately, while the Bill made it through
the Judiciary Committee this year – further than it has gone in previous years
– there was lots of higher priority legislation that kept the Vulnerable User
Bill from a vote again this year. Cascade will try again next year and will be
asking for your help again.
*In February nearly 30
Spokespeople rode around Lake
Union Wallingford Wallingford
*
Spokespeople West Seattle will have its first ride on Sunday, April 4 and
will meet every 1st Sunday of the
month at 10:00 am throughout the year. Check Cascade
Rides or Sustainable West Seattle www.sustainablewestseattle.org/events
for details.
*See
some great urban bicycle videos at Street Films including
a 4-minute video of a
bike
to work trip with Seattle’s Mayor Mike McGinn
Spokespeople news and links
*The Ballard "missing
link" of the Burke Gilman Trail will have a Hearing
on Friday, March 5. Michael Snyder, SPOKESPEOPLE Ride Leader
extraordinaire, made a video and posted it on his Seattle Likes Bikes blog of
what the missing link looks like from a bike's perspective and discusses why
cyclists (and pedestrians) are eager to make the Burke-Gilman Trail complete: http://seattlelikesbikes.org/wordpress/?p=224
*Sat March 13 at 11 a.m.
Cindy Riskin will lead Easy Riders first
round-trip ride of the season from Marymoor to Redhook
Brewery on the Sammamish River Trail.
*Many of you wrote in
support the Vulnerable User
Bill. Thank you! Unfortunately, while the Bill made it through
the Judiciary Committee this year – further than it has gone in previous years
– there was lots of higher priority legislation that kept the Vulnerable User
Bill from a vote again this year. Cascade will try again next year and will be
asking for your help again.
*In February nearly 30
Spokespeople rode around
*
Spokespeople West Seattle will have its first ride on Sunday, April 4 and
will meet every 1st Sunday of the
month at 10:00 am throughout the year. Check Cascade
Rides or Sustainable West Seattle www.sustainablewestseattle.org/events
for details.
*See some great urban bicycle videos at Street Films including a 4-minute video of a bike to work trip with Seattle’s Mayor Mike McGinn
Where do we go from here?
- Routes may vary in length from under one mile up to three miles
- SPOKESPEOPLE routes will create spokes between urban centers
- Future SPOKESPEOPLE routes could begin at other hubs such as Columbia City BikeWorks (link here)
