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Bicycle Weekends return to Lake Washington Boulevard in 2023

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 08 May 2022 00:04:02 +0000

Updated for 2023 — If you’re a Seattle-area bicycle rider who’s tired of mixing it up with motorists, you can head down to Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Boulevard on 10 weekends this summer.

Bicycle Sundays on Lake Washington

The city has chosen 2 weekends each in May, June, July, August, and September when it …

Palouse to Cascades trail trestle opens in Eastern Washington

Gene Bisbee — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:38:05 +0000

This is turning into quite the banner year for the 250-plus mile-long Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. First the state parks department announced the Beverly Bridge across the Columbia River will open officially on April 8. Now we learn that renovation of the long-closed Tekoa Trestle near the Idaho border has been completed and …

East meets West as Beverly Bridge across the Columbia River opens for bicyclists on April 8

Gene Bisbee — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:18:33 +0000

The western and eastern segments of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail — Washington state’s longest trail at about 230 miles — officially will be joined on April 8 with the dedication of the refurbished Beverly Bridge across the Columbia River.

Newly refurbished Beverly Bridge on Palouse Cascades Trail across the Columbia River.

I …

RAGBRAI co-founder passes

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:21:52 +0000

John Karras, who co-founded the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, died Wednesday. He was 91.

John Karras

Together with former Des Moines newspaperman Donald Kaul, the two bicycle enthusiasts took off on a cross-state bicycle ride in 1973. Announcing their intention in the Register, they were shocked when 100 people showed up to …

Check those bike pedals: Trek recalls Bontrager Satellite City pedals

Gene Bisbee — Sat, 29 May 2021 17:39:52 +0000

Trek Bicycles is recalling 316,500 bicycle pedals that — if incorrectly installed during bike assembly — could fall off the crank arm and cause a crash.

The Bontrager Satellite City bicycle pedals are installed on Trek “Allant+,” “Dual Sport+,” “FX 2,” “FX 3,” “Verve 2,” “Verve 3,” and “Verve+” model bicycles. The pedals are stamped …

Final upgrades to East Lake Sammamish Trail begin June 1; segments closed through 2023

Gene Bisbee — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:43:44 +0000

The widening and asphalt-paving of the two remaining crushed rock segments on the East Lake Sammamish Trail begins June 1. The work means use of the 11-mile bicycle trail as a through-route between Redmond and Issaquah will be interrupted through late 2023.

King County Parks map (click for larger view)

King County Parks says the …

Pedestrian bridge work starts on Willapa Hills Trail near Chehalis; short section closed

Gene Bisbee — Tue, 04 May 2021 19:06:38 +0000

Work started this week on a long-awaited pedestrian bridge on the Willapa Hills State Park Trail over busy WA 6 in near Chehalis in Lewis County.

The pedestrian bridge will greatly improve safety at the WA 6 crossing, a high-speed highway with heavy traffic. Currently, a paved section of trail ends in deep gravel at …

Another gap closed on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

Gene Bisbee — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:34:29 +0000

Chalk up another trail segment opening along the 285-mile Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in Washington state.

State parks image of completed Renslow Trestle in April 2021

The state parks department announced Thursday that work to the Renslow Trestle across I-90 is complete, meaning that trail users will no longer have to detour around …

Mountains to Sound bike bridge completed in Bellevue

Gene Bisbee — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 05:56:27 +0000

That bicycle bridge spanning the busy Factoria Boulevard in Bellevue opened this week.

Cyclists emerge from the tunnel under a freeway onramp

The project helps hundreds of bicycle commuters and recreational bicyclists daily who will no longer have to negotiate the busy Factoria Boulevard – I-90 interchange in the shopping district.

Officials started working on …

Bicycle touring group makes plea for donations

Gene Bisbee — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:57:26 +0000

A long-running Pacific Northwest bicycle touring group — Bicycle Rides Northwest — is seeking financial help after undergoing a bumpy ride the past few years.

Founded in 1987 as Oregon Bicycle Ride, the Portland-based tour agency has changed its name and expanded its reach over the years beyond Oregon into Washington, Idaho, Montana, and California. …