PubliCalendar: A Transportation Celebration, a Dinner with Democrats, and a Link from East to West
Today's picks for civic nerds.
Image: transportationchoices.org
For Saturday
Transportation Choices Turns Twenty
Celebrate Transportation Choices Coalition's twentieth year promoting balanced state and local transportation policies at this '20s-themed fête, which includes dinner, dancing, and appearances by state transportation secretary Lynn Peterson and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). Don your best '20s attire to celebrate TCC's past accomplisments and find out about their plans for the next 20 years.
Roaring into Our Twenties, Sat, May 18, 6:30-9:30pm, Westin Downtown Seattle, 1900 5th Ave, $135.
Dinner with Democrats
Join the Democrats from the 11th, 30th, 33rd, 34th, and 47th state legislative districts for their third annual South King County dinner. This year's spaghetti dinner includes a sauce-off competition with prizes, live and silent auctions, and a keynote on creating a responsible U.S. military by U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA,9).
South King County Democrats Third Annual Dinner, Sat, May 18, 5:30pm, International Aerospace Machinists Hall, 9125 15th Pl S, $20.
For Tomorrow
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.
And For Today
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 by car.
Downtown Bellevue Segment Final Design Kick-Off, Thurs May 16, 5-7pm, Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, free.
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