SDOT bicycle survey
Guess what? The Seattle Department of Transport wants to know how you bike! The Bicycle Master Plan is due to be updated this year, and as part of that process SDOT has created an online survey and...
View ArticleBike month video extravaganza
As part of Bike Month, Cascade Bicycle Club has put out a call for videos illustrating a point along your ride that could be improved with the help of better signage or infrastructure. They’re pinning...
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The art of relaxation
I like to pretend to my coworkers that riding my bike to work is really the most natural thing I could do. It’s fun, it’s relaxing, it’s… …often quite hard to motivate myself out the door. I’m always...
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But what do you wear when it’s raining?
You know all those beautiful crisp winter days we had? The ones where your bike tires went tzssssssssss through the glittering rime of frost on the trail? When the fog of your breath sparkled in the...
View ArticleLife, the Universe, and Everything
Some mornings I wake up in a panic, frantic math equations (subtraction, mostly) rushing through my head. 24 (hours in the day) – 9 (hours at work) – 8 (hours asleep) – 3 (hours spent on chores:...
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Check it out! The Green River Trail’s back in action
I don’t have a lot of routing options on my way to work. My only real choice, actually, is of which semi-truck-infested gauntlet I choose to run in order to bridge the 3 miles from my house to the...
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I know I should be riding my bike, but….
I haven’t been commuting by bike much these days. I mentioned a while back that in addition to the Seattle drizzle, I’ve been feeling pretty blah about my commute in general. Part of it is the...
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30 days of biking
Today is the first day of 30 days of biking. I was a slacker at riding this winter, so I’m looking forward to this challenge to get myself back into the habit. This year last time, I would have made...
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A sunny, sad sort of day
I had a beautiful ride into work this morning. It was clear, sunny, and surprisingly crisp (my fingers didn’t unfreeze until about mile 5). My interactions with cars were generally positive or at least...
View ArticlePortland bike infrastructure: What the hell?
I’ve had a pretty uneventful beginning to my new year, and I so needed it after a crazy and hectic holiday season that combined a) visits to three sets of families, b) a move to Portland, c) an attempt...
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