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2026
9 Feb 2026
Answering call from his Minneapolis bike shop, Critical Mass will ride for Alex Pretti Friday + Alki and 9 other WA communities ride Saturdayoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2026
Bike and trail orgs, cities and high school students unite around WA bill to clarify difference between e-bikes and e-motosoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2026
Amid panic following terrible New Jersey law regulating all e-bikes as mopeds, some look to remove throttles from e-bike definitionoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026
WA bill would clarify line between e-bikes and e-motos, task state staff with developing enforcement guidelinesoriginal ↗
14 Jan 2026
Through protests and vigils on Beacon Ave, Rodriguez’s friends refuse to let them be forgotten + Police still seeking suspect who fledoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2026
WA Bikes seeks ‘presumed liability,’ e-moto clarifications and preserved safe streets funding in 2026 state legislative session + One bill gets hearing Jan 14original ↗
9 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026
Watch: Zen out on a New Year’s Eve tour of some of Seattle’s 2025 bike lanes (feat. Gordon Padelford)original ↗
7 Jan 2026
The Lime + transit hack explained: How to get a Lime ride and 3 transit tickets for $1.66*original ↗
6 Jan 2026
2025
After pricing overhaul, 20-minute bike and scooter rides now cost the same as transit fare for LimePrime subscribersoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2025
Mayor-elect Wilson shakes up SDOT leadership + City needs to get back on pace to keep up with the transportation levy’s demandsoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2025
18 Dec 2025
Customers set to be screwed as Rad Power Bikes files for bankruptcy + Former St. Paul Councilmember says a Rad battery fire destroyed his houseoriginal ↗
16 Dec 2025
16 Dec 2025
Flood breaches Green River levee in Tukwila, evacuation area includes both Green River and Interurban South Trailsoriginal ↗
16 Dec 2025
Person biking on Beacon Hill killed, driver fled the scene – UPDATE: Mourners shut down the intersection for protest and vigiloriginal ↗
14 Dec 2025
Two Foothills Trail bridges closed pending additional inspection for flood damage – UPDATEDoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2025
Palouse to Cascades Trail significantly damaged by washout and landslide due to heavy rain – UPDATE: Trail is closed west of Eastonoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2025
Floods close some roads and trails near Green, Snoqualmie Rivers + Many area rivers are in flood stagesoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2025
3 Dec 2025
2 Dec 2025
Tuesday: Community Council forum on ‘scooter public safety’ + It’s time to take bike and scooter share seriouslyoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2025
CPSC issues safety warning for Rad Power batteries, beleaguered company refuses to issue a recall or offer refundsoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2025
Holy Turkey! Seattle Cranksgiving 2025 riders clobber records, bike 6,540 pounds of donations to food banksoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2025
SDOT should pilot Airport Way bike lanes in Georgetown and create a wider neighborhood-led circulation plan – UPDATEDoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2025
Katie Wilson says she ‘will be a mayor for everyone,’ critics should try taking her at her wordoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2025
To restore public trust, Seattle city government needs a renewed commitment to transparencyoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2025
Rad Power Bikes sends employees notice of ‘potential’ closure as efforts continue to ‘save Rad’original ↗
10 Nov 2025
Walkways across the Ballard Locks will remain open while other visitor facilities are closed due to federal shutdownoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2025
6 Nov 2025
31 Oct 2025
Alert 11/3-14: Sammamish River Trail ‘intermittent’ closures near NE 175th St + 2 days of full closures, dates TBDoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2025
Seattle Cranksgiving 2025 is November 22 + More ways to support community food security with your wallet and your bikeoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2025
Alert 10/22-11/18: Snoqualmie Valley Trail bridge closed for emergency repairs south of Duvall, no detour providedoriginal ↗
24 Oct 2025
21 Oct 2025
Who transportation orgs are endorsing in the 2025 general election + WA Bikes snubs several bike champions?original ↗
17 Oct 2025
Watch: Best Side Cycling rides the E Marginal Way bikeway + Join us for a collab ride October 25original ↗
16 Oct 2025
Packer: City staff created shovel-ready design for Lake Washington Blvd safety upgrades before Mayor Harrell cancelled themoriginal ↗
14 Oct 2025
8 Oct 2025
3 Oct 2025
Under Mayor Harrell’s leadership, bike, walk and bus improvements that required years of outreach can be removed without any notice – UPDATE: The bus lane is saved!original ↗
2 Oct 2025
1 Oct 2025
30 Sept 2025
26 Sept 2025
Bike routes from Georgetown to downtown and South Park officially open + Dual celebration Sept. 28original ↗
25 Sept 2025
Seattle Times: Buckley and Enumclaw residents are walking and biking in large numbers with SR-410 bridge closedoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2025
The Redmond Central Connector Trail now connects to the Eastrail + Celebration ride Sept. 20original ↗
12 Sept 2025
Mayor Harrell’s growth plan for Seattle is inadequate, but Council has a chance to make it betteroriginal ↗
11 Sept 2025
Balk: 20% of Seattle households are car-free, and we have barely added cars to our city since 2017original ↗
10 Sept 2025
9/13: Foothills Trail bridge over Spiketon Ditch opens, providing more options for folks bypassing closed SR 410 bridgeoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2025
Seattle permitted a car commercial shoot in the middle of Bicycle Weekends and an accessible cycling eventoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2025
The Woodland Park dirt jumps are saved! Updated design concept shifts fields toward the parking lot insteadoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2025
3 Sept 2025
Alert 9/2-10/2: Terminal 91 path closed in Interbay to remove that odd bridge thing, detour uses skinny Magnolia Bridge sidewalkoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2025
Man struck from behind while biking on section of Lake Washington Blvd where city dropped planned safety upgradesoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2025
Plan would flatten the Woodland Park dirt jumps to build a JV football field, but BMX and MTB riders are fighting backoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2025
Saturday: Join Seattle Bike Blog and friends for a bicycle rally on car-free Lake Washington Blvd to support Katie Wilson for mayororiginal ↗
18 Aug 2025
SDOT plans 4th Ave bike lane connection to Seattle Center, but on the wrong side of the street + How to fix it and reclaim Broad Streetoriginal ↗
1 Aug 2025
Report: Seattle Police officer strikes person biking on Bell Street, investigation reveals need for more transparency into officer collisionsoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2025
New in the shop: When Driving Is Not An Option, signed by author Anna Letitia Zivarts while chilling on a beachoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2025
With Alaskan Way bikeway opening, Seattle has a complete bike route along its downtown waterfront for the first time in city historyoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2025
Biking to transit is the ultimate hack to get around I-5 construction this summer (and every other day, too)original ↗
23 Jul 2025
Listen: Bike Talk radio show features Seattle’s Merlin Rainwater in episode on tactical urbanismoriginal ↗
15 Jul 2025
14 Jul 2025
Alert 7/21-September: Bike/walk bridge to Myrtle Edwards Park will be closed for trail constructionoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2025
Following 5 years of process and some scary collisions, Mayor Harrell removes safety improvements from already-watered-down Lake Washington Blvd projectoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2025
7 Jul 2025