Top Things to Know & Do

1. The East Lake Sammamish Trail will tear down walls on the Eastside.
2. Marley Blonsky was featured in the Washington Post.
3. Want to ensure the Eastlake Protected Bike Lane gets built? Attend early and often to the four Roosevelt RapidRide J Open Houses.
4. Construction has begun on the Green Lake & Wallingford Multimodal Corridor Project, and will begin on Jan. 27 for the Northgate Pedestrian Bridge.

Lifestyle, Adventure, + Industry

Upcoming Activities

• Bike Works programs:
  • Jan. 21 - Mar. 17, Earn-A-Bike Class: Tuesday Beginner Repair (ages 9-12)
  • Jan. 22 - Mar. 18, Earn-A-Bike Class: Wednesday Intermediate Repair (ages 12-17)
  • Feb. 1 - Mar. 28, Winter R.I.D.E.S. Club, Saturdays 9:30a-1:30p (ages 10-13)
• Thursday, Jan. 23
  • 6-7p, Tukwila Trek Store's Bicycle Maintenance 101
  • 7p, Point 83 Thursday Night Social Ride
  • 7:30-9p, Ascent Cycles' WTF Bike Care Clinic
• Friday, Jan. 24
  • 7-9a, Seattle Bike Train
  • 7p, Seattle Bike Disco: Monthly Bike & Dance Party
• Saturday, Jan. 25
  • 10a-3p, Stinky Spoke Poker Ride
• Sunday, Jan. 26
  • 11a-4p, Bike Works Warehouse Sale
• Thursday, Jan. 30
  • 5:30-8:30p, Cascade's WTF Night Out: Afghan Cycles Screening and Discussion
  • 7p, Point 83 Thursday Night Social Ride
• Friday, Jan. 31
  • 7-9a, Seattle Bike Train
• Saturday, Feb. 1
  • 8:30a-12p, Swift Saturday Social Ride
• Saturday, Feb. 2
  • 7-10:30a, Tukwila Trek Store's Gravel Road Ride
  • 9-11:30a, TWBC's Superb Owl Ride

Articles

• They call themselves ‘fat cyclists’ — and they want to get more people, of all sizes, on bikes. WaPo
• People who don’t let snow stop them from biking offer some advice. SBB
• The Daily: UW program offers students quarterly bike rentals. SBB
• U Bike bicycle library program fosters long-term bicycle ownership. UW Daily
• Nonprofit bike shop Sharing Wheels has plenty to give. Snohomish Tribune
• The RadRover Step-Thru could be the perfect Boomer e-bike. Treehugger
• The RadBurro Is An Electrified Supertrike Built To Kick Ass For Businesses. Clean Technica
• Rad Power Bikes adds a RadRover Step-Thru & renews the line-up for e-bikes for 2020. Clean Technica
• Wash. state residents 2nd most physically active in US. KOMO
• Help Me Find the Longest Commute in Seattle. Stranger
• In a career filled with firsts, the face of Tacoma Police Department kept her Cool. The News Tribune

Policy + Infrastructure

Take Action

• Provide comments on the design of SDOT's 2019-21 Neighborhood Street Fund Program projects.
  • NSF project designs open for comments. WSBC
• Announcing the 2020 Cascade Advocacy Leadership Institute Training Schedule. Cascade
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Upcoming Events

• Thursday, Jan. 23
  • 6-7:45p, Beacon Hill Safe Streets meeting
• Saturday, Jan. 25
  • 10-11:30a, DON's Neighborhood Matching Fund Workshop
• Tuesday, Jan. 28
  • 5-9p, SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid Ride J
  • 6-7:30p, Ballard-Interbay Regional Transportation Study Open House
  • 6:30-8, Queen Anne Greenways meeting
• Wednesday, Jan. 29
  • 12-4p, SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid Ride J
  • 5-7p, Tacoma Downtown On the Go Fundraiser
• Thursday, Jan. 30
  • 9a-12p, SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid Ride J
• Friday, Jan. 31
  • 5:30-8p, SNG's Annual Volunteer Appreciation Party
• Saturday, Feb. 1
  • 9a-12p, SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid Ride J

News

SEATTLE

• General
  • Speed-limit cut to bring thousands of new signs. WSB
  • The streets Seattle plans to plow + City site tracks which streets have been plowed recently. SBB
• Leadership
  • Councilmember Pedersen outlines his vision as the new Transportation Committee Chair, offers an olive branch to safe streets advocates. SBB
• North Seattle
  • We want to hear from you: Weigh in on transportation upgrades from downtown Seattle to Roosevelt. SDOT
  • William Fondrie sadly injured Seattle bicycle hit-and-run. Legal Advocate
• Central Seattle
  • Three reasons to hop back on a bike during #Connect2020. SDOT
  • Connect 2020 is a reminder to improve 4th & Jackson. STB
• South & West Seattle
  • New estimate for 35th/Dawson stoplight activation. WSB
  • ‘Fake’ speed-camera sign finally removed. WSB

SNOHOMISH

• First six candidates for vacant Edmonds City Council seat to be interviewed Jan. 14. MyEdmonds

EASTSIDE

• East Lake Sammamish Trail
  • King County takes legal action to clear illegal use of East Lake Sammamish trail corridor. SBB
  • King County files lawsuit to finish East Lake Sammamish Trail. Redmond Reporter
  • King County sues Lake Sammamish homeowners, demands they remove structures from public trail easement. Seattle Times
  • Officials want docks, fences removed for East Lake Sammamish Trail project. KING5
  • King County acts to affirm public ownership and finish final East Lake Sammamish Trail segment. King County
• A look at the Redmond Link stations. STB

SOUTH KING

• Please take this survey about E-Bikes on King County trails. B-Town Blog

PIERCE

• Round and round the council goes, and the latest vote comes out roundabout. The News Tribune

STATEWIDE

• Car Tabs
  • Sen. Marko Liias introduces a Sound Transit car-tab fix. Everett Herald
  • Car-tab fallout dominates as transportation leaders return to Olympia. Seattle Times
  • Republicans aim to guarantee $30 car tabs amid court hang-up. Kitsap Daily
• Stop Building New Highway Lanes, Fund Local Streets and Transit First. Feet First
• Street of Dreams: Can We Live the Martin Luther King, Jr. Way? Bike Style Life
• Palouse to Cascades trail report to legislators seeks input from Adams County landowners. Ritzville Journal
• Trails mean business for cities, state studies say. The News Tribune

NATIONAL

• Inside Bloomberg's $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan. CityLab
• U.S. Mayors Say Infrastructure Is a Priority. But What Kind? CityLab
• In Defense of Dumb Cities. Mike McGinn
• Uber Launches 'City Mobility Campaign' to Advocate for Safer Streets. Planetizen

Sport, Racing, + MTB

Races & Events

• Jan. 25, 5-7p, Rapha's Vicious Cycle Fondo Kick-Off Party
• Jan. 28, 6:30-8:30p, Evergreen MTB's West Sound Annual Membership Meeting
• Feb. 1, 9:15a-3:15p, Rapha's Winter Training Ride

Articles

• New Year, New Trails, New Decade, New Records: Unwavering rider support launches Evergreen into a new decade of trail development. Evergreen MTB
• Above and Beyond Introducing the 2019 Evergreen Volunteers of the Year. Evergreen MTB
• David’s Bike for Paris-Brest-Paris. Rene Herse

Jobs

Mechanical, Maintenance, Retail, and Bikeshare

Bike Mechanic, G&O Family Cyclery
Operations Assistant, Rene Herse
Bike Shop Manager, Sharing Wheels
Seasonal Bike Shop Mechanic, Bike Works
Mechanics & Retail Staff, Gregg’s Cycles

Education, Training, and Commute Services

Major Taylor Project Ride Leader/Instructor, Cascade
Bicycle Education Leads, Cascade

Policy, Planning, and Engineering

Transportation Planner or Engineer, Fehr & Peers
Revenue & Capital Development Manager (Strategic Advisor 3), SDOT (1/28)
Traffic Analysis Lead (Senior Civil Engineer), SDOT (1/28)
Associate Traffic Control Reviewer, SDOT (2/4)
Transportation Engineer, Bellevue (2/13)
Senior Current Planner, Issaquah (2/29)
Transportation Engineer III, Kent
Chief of Staff for Planning, Environmental & Project Development, Sound Transit
Transportation Project Engineer I, Olympia
Director of Traffic Operations, WSDOT (1/26)

Communications, Development, and Management

Administrative Assistant, Washington Student Cycling League
Lead Décor Volunteer for Annual Fundraising Dinner & Auction, Bike Works
Volunteer Coordinator, Cascade
Community Outreach Corridor Manager, Sound Transit