Publicalendar: Supporting Bicycling, East Link, and Public Restrooms
Today's picks for civic nerds.
For Friday
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Bike to Work Day
Wherever your morning commute leads you, celebrate it with fellow bicyclists during the F5 Bike to Work Day. Begin your morning with Mayor Mike McGinn in his ride from KEXP studios to City Hall for a brief rally at 8am to support local bike advocacy in Seattle.
If the rally doesn't fit into your commute, you won't miss out—there are dozens of commuter stations in the Seattle area offering treats, prizes, and bike swag. The day continues with a cyclist happy hour at the Peddler Brewing Company and an official Cascade Bicycle Club afterparty at Velo Bike Shop downtown. A full list of the day's events can be found on Cascade's website.
F5 Bike to Work Day, Fri, May 17, 7:30am-9pm, various locations, free.
For Tomorrow
Linking East and West
Join Sound Transit to check out Sound Transit's final design for the downtown Bellevue segment of Link Light Rail. When the Bellevue segment is complete, riding East Link between Bellevue and Seattle will take less than 20 minutes—half the time of a rush hour commute.
Downtown Bellevue Segment Final Design Kick-Off, Thurs May 16, 5-7pm, Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, free.
And For Today
A Loo in the Park
Ever wish there were more public restrooms downtown Seattle? Attend the neighbhorhood meeting in Pioneer Square to discuss a proposal to build a new public restroom by the Sinking Ship Parking Garage in Pioneer Square, using the Portland Loo as an example.
Neighborhood Meeting to Discuss Public Restroom, Wed, May 15th, 4:30-6pm, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, 319 2nd Ave S, free.
A Great Day to Donate
Stretch your charitable contributions further by participating in The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG day. Every donation to the more than 1,400 participating nonprofit groups will be "stretched" by funds from a pool of funds that cosponsors contributed in advance, and each donation will receive a prorated portion of the matching funds.
Donors will be chosen at random to win a "Golden Ticket"—an additional $1,000 and a round-trip plane ticket, courtesy of Alaska Airlines, that will go to the nonprofit of their choice.
The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG Day, Wed, May 15, midnight to midnight, donate online.
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