Bike Happy: Pi Edition

EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks again to Brock Howell of Bike Happy for putting together this comprehensive weekly newsletter.

TOP THINGS TO KNOW & DO

1. REI won't sell Giro and Bell helmets because the parent company also sells AR-15s.
2. The Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meetings to choose small transportation and parks improvements in your neighborhoods continues this week.
3. There are four community workshops/meetings this week relating to transportation improvements for North Downtown, including one tonight.
4. Last chance to help reach Bike Happy Month fundraising goal by the March 11 deadline.
5. Be irrational. Go on a Pi Pie Ride on March 14, 1:59 p.m. and 26.5 seconds.

Last Chance to Make Bike Happy Month & Pedaler's Fair a Reality
Community Fundraising Deadline: Sunday, March 11

Bike Happy Month will be a month of crowdsourced, DIY bike fun to close-out the 2018 summer in the vein of Portland's Pedalpalooza - with a huge street festival in Ballard to cap off the festivities.

The fundraising deadline is critical for securing additional funding through a city grant program, and beginning the process for securing city permits for the street festival.

SOCIAL, LIFESTYLE, & ADVENTUREUPCOMING ACTIVITIES"

• Thursday, Mar. 8
  • Crucible Brewing's Dollar Off Night for Riding Two Wheels
  • 7pm, Point 83 Ride
• Saturday, Mar. 10
  • Noon-5pm, Bellingham Bike Swap
• Sunday, Mar. 11
  • 11am-2pm, Familybike's DIY Rain Poncho Making
• Monday, Mar. 12
  • 6:30-8:30pm, REI Seattle's Drivetrain Class ($)
• Tuesday, Mar. 13
  • 6:30-8:30pm, REI Seattle's Fix-a-flat Class ($)
• Wednesday, Mar. 14
  • 6-7:45pm, Pi Day Ride (University Place)
  • 6-9:30pm, Sharing Wheels' Bike Mechanics Class (Everett)
• Thursday, Mar. 15
  • Crucible Brewing's Dollar Off Night for Riding Two Wheels
  • 7pm, Point 83 Ride

ARTICLES & POSTS

• "Passhunting in Japan," Jan Heine's Blog.
• "Cascade's summer camps keep kids engaged in learning," Cascade.
• In response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Kent-based REI will no longer carry the product lines of Vista Outdoors, which includes Bell, Giro, and CamelBak, because Vista also sells assault-style weapons, like AR-15s (Bicycle Retailer).
• Kent-based Accell North America, which sells the brands Raleigh, Diamondback, and Redline, hired John Short as their new CEO (Bicycle Retailer).
• Product Review: "The CERO One Cargo eBike," NW in Motion.
• Seven Seattle Police Department Bike Squad officers completed Cascade's Chilly Hilly in uniform, on their SPD bicycles (SPD).

POLICY & INFRASTRUCTUREACTION

• Attend a Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting to help select a small transportation or park improvement in your neighborhood.
• Tell Mayor Durkan you support a safe 35th Avenue NE.
• Tell the Seattle City Council you support better bicycle parking.
• Apply to have your building named best for bicycling parking in the Seattle region.
• Tell the King County Public Health Board to repeal the bicycle helmet law.

UPCOMING EVENTS"

• Thursday, Mar. 8
  • 5-7pm, Community-led meeting to discuss access to the future Seattle Arena
• Monday, Mar. 12
  • 10am-noon, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - Delridge
  • 5:30-7:30pm, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - Ravenna
  • 5:30-7:30, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - City Hall
  • 6-8pm, Central Seattle Greenways Meeting
• Tuesday, Mar. 13
  • 5:30-7:30pm, Urbanist Meetup
  • 7-9pm, North Downtown Mobility Action Plan Community Meeting - Uptown
• Wednesday, Mar. 14
  • 5:30-7:30pm, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - West Seattle
  • 3-5pm, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - Licton Springs
  • 6-7:30pm, Pinehurst Meeting re: SDOT Safety Projects Updates
  • 6-8pm, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - Meadowbrook
  • 6:30-8pm, North Downtown Mobility Action Plan Community Meeting - Belltown
• Thursday, Mar. 15
  • 5-6:30pm, SDOT's North Downtown Mobility Action Plan Community Meeting - South Lake Union
  • 5:30-7:30pm, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - Wallingford
  • 5:30-7:30pm, Your Voice Your Choice Project Development Meeting - Broadview
  • 6-9pm, I-5 Lid Collaborative: Collab #1

NEWS

• 35th Ave NE
  • With the 35th Ave NE Paving & Safety Project's design finalized and the project construction bid about to go out the door, the project remains in jeopardy (Q13, SBB). Councilmember Rob Johnson expressed his strong support (Rob's Post).
• Seattle Arena
  • The environmental review for the Seattle Arena remains on schedule (KING5).
• Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link
  • The opponents of the Missing Link project appealed the hearings examiner decision to the King County Superior Court.
• Parking
  • "Proposed bill would add more parking, lower Seattle rents" (KIRO7)
• Seattle bikeshare, e-bikes, mode share
  • The Washington Post reports on Seattle's experience with dockless bikeshare (WaPo).
  • "Bike share programs: What do cyclists think?" (UW Daily).
  • Clarified e-assist bicycle rules head to governor's desk (SBB, WA Bikes).
  • Seattle's voters and leaders know the value in keeping commuters out of cars (Mobility Lab).
• Eastside
  • The Mercer Island City Council's 2018 goals include improving first & last mile bicycle and pedestrian connections to the future light rail station (MI Reporter).
  • Totem Lake Bridge is result of many years of public input (Kirkland Reporter).
• Snohomish County
  • The state's biennial transportation budget includes $6 million for the Waterfront Connector in Edmonds (MyEdmonds).
  • Letter: Lynnwood's 168th Street doesn't need new bike lanes (Everett Herald).
• Statewide
  • "Innovative Ideas at 2018 Washington Bike Summit," (Cascade).

SPORTUPCOMING EVENTS

• Saturday, Mar. 10
  • 9am-5pm, 2018 Tour de Dung Circuit Series #1 (Sequim)
  • 1:30-3pm, Bethany Price Skills Clinic at Peninsula Indoor BMX
• Sunday, Mar. 11
  • 9am-5pm, Gran Fondo Ephrata
  • 10am-1pm, West Side MTB Series: "King County's Henry's Ridge Trails"
• Wednesday, Mar. 14
  • 6pm, Seattle Bike Polo's Beginner's Night (Cal Anderson)

SAVE THE DATES

• Segregated Seattle: Bike the Infamous Redline, Mar. 17
• 2018 Gorge Gravel Grinder, Apr. 8
• Washington Bike Summit, Apr. 29-30
• Bicycle Sundays: Twelve Sundays, May 20 - Sept. 16

RECENTLY STOLEN BIKES

In the past week, twenty five bikes were reported as stolen to SPD, which doesn't count stolen bikes related related to burglaries and assaults. Help fight back by (1) registering your bike on Bike Index, and (2) always locking up your bike with a U lock, even inside a bike room. Bicycle Security Advisors provides additional information on how to keep your bike safe.

BIKE INDUSTRY JOBS

Bike Retail
Seasonal Bike Shop Mechanic, Bike Works
Seasonal Bike Shop Sales & Retail Assistant, Bike Works
Seasonal Recycle & Reuse Assistant, Bike Works
Mechanics & Retail Staff, Gregg's Cycles
Nonprofit
Program Coordinator, Bike Works
Director of Development, Cascade
Volunteer Program Assistant (Seasonal), Cascade
Major Taylor Ride Leader/Instructor, Cascade
Business Relations, Policy & Operations Manager, Commute Seattle
Government
Associate Civil Engineer, SDOT
Public Space Management Inspector, SDOT
Traffic Records & Data Supervisor, SDOT
Supervising Project Manager, SDOT
Senior Transportation Planner - Parking & Mobility, SDOT (3/11)
City Center Program Manager, Lynnwood (3/18)
Senior Parks Planner, Kent (3/15)
Planning & Innovation Internships, Sound Transit (3/11)

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