June 2012
Bicycle Trips, Trails, and Gear
By Allison WilliamsWith contribution from Brian Colella, Emily Dhatt, Nicole Fancher, Anne Larkin, Jessie Wesley, and Amanda Zurita
Seattle is hilly, it’s wet, and it’s one of the top-ranked cycle cities in the nation, thanks to our committed commuters and twisting trails. Turns out we love our bikes and the number of pedal pushers grows with every year (and every bump in gas prices). We explored the best two-wheeled travel in the Northwest.
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Bike Crashes Along SLU Streetcar Pit Cyclists Against City
When cyclists started wrecking, one after another, on the South Lake Union Streetcar tracks, it looked like the growing pains of a city trying its best to get people out of their cars and into alternate transportation. But then a lawsuit raised questions about Seattle’s commitment
to rider safety.
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