A conversation with Seattle
Today, the National Weather service predicts a high of 68 degrees. Next Wednesday, the National Weather Service predicts a high of 68 degrees. But in between…Saturday: 74. (“They are a conservative lot down there,” says Cliff Mass.) Sunday and Monday should reach the upper 70s, maybe even 80. Continue reading For Next Five Days, Enjoy Summer in Springtime, Seattle
In 1992, 20 percent of cyclists downtown were women. By 2011, total cyclists had increased 200 percent, but only 22 percent of the 3,330 bicyclists spotted in a one-day count were women. In a city with as many outdoorsy women as Seattle boasts–trust me, REI membership is not 22 percent female–that’s not an accident. It’s a discriminatory by-product. Continue reading Op-Ed: In-City Bicycling is Not a Road Race (cc: SDOT)
There are few pleasures greater than whizzing down one of Bainbridge’s empty 2-lane roads, the glimmering blue waters of Port Madison or Port Orchard beckoning at the bottom of the hill, the smell of fir and spruce in the cool breeze that’s wicking away your sweat and rustling the number-tags you’ve pinned to your jacket. Yet this precious pleasure is only bought with the great pain of climbing each of the island’s hills, a couple of which are long and steep enough to qualify for Tour de France ratings. Continue reading 40th Annual “Chilly Hilly” Bike Ride More Than Delivers on Promise
Now, granted, this is one weekend in July, which is in theory the beginning of summer in the Northwest. But despite being a “weekend ride,” STP says something important about the utility of bicycles. First, you probably don’t want to ride more than 100 miles per day. But think of all the places you could get to that are under 100 miles away. Now think of all the places you get to that are under 10 miles away. What’s one mile away? Continue reading Seattle to Portland Bike Ride is Sold Out