Hundreds gather at ‘Missing Link’ in Ballard

Nothing more important than the demands of middle class, college educated, white professionals!

Fantastic showing! Let's get the thing built!

So nice to see your very nuanced view of the world.

I see everything through my white, liberal, middle class, professional, college educated glasses. It's why I live in Ballard, all the diversity!

Stupid Hippie is nothing more than an occasionally entertaining troll. Best to just avoid him if at all possible.

Fantastic! I'm sorry I couldn't be there.

Excuse me? A white, liberal, middle class, professional, college educated troll if you please; one who's biggest concerns are shared by all my fellow white, liberal, middle class, professional, college educated trolls.

You can see my tribe at places like the Ballard Farmer's market, or Sustainable Ballard festivals. You can tell we are white, middle class, professional, college educated liberals because we all claim we moved to Ballard for the 'diversity'.

maybe they will build a tunnel (sarcasm everyone!)

yes, a great showing. now if they can just get past the cement truck politics.

“cement truck politics”

I agree, who needs cement, we should use hemp for all our construction needs.

So far your best comment, hippie.

Kudos to all who attended and made it a successful event!

At the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, one of the largest ports in the world, thousands of port workers pedal to work daily amongst the huge engine of industry.
It's been done successfully all over the world. Bikes and industry have gone hand in hand for a long time.
Some car companies were initially bicycle manufactures, things change. Some things are changing back.

McGinn then pointed out that he has a beard and is dumpy, so he looks like everyone in Ballard, so they should vote for him. And he is a Democrat. And Mallahan brushed up against a Republican one time and therefore cannot be trusted. He then backed off his stance about having a beard but added this, “long-time non-profit, bicycle, green, environment, not-a-lawyer-anymore, viaduct, Obama”

I've had a friend get real hurt falling there. We could definitely get inventive and find a way to make this work.

I like the Hippie's comments, they are perceptive and generally very amusing, and in this case I think he is spot on.

I was only there for half an hour, but it was a good vibe. I got there a bit early and there were already several dozen people in orange shirts. The drivers passing by were mostly supportive, with only a few raised middle fingers.

I was really impressed by the turnout. King 5 was there with cameras; here's what they got:
http://www.king5.com/news/Burke-Gilman-Trail-Us…

I wish I had been down there just a little later in the day so I could see the owner/managers from the boatyard (that big green building in the background) pulling out their hair and cursing all the cyclists. Yep I'd of paid to see that. Ah well, maybe next time.

Who claimed it was diverse?? I moved here 15 years ago because it was quiet.

Unless the sight of orange or beards is that vexing to them, I'm not sure what their beef would have been. We weren't blocking their driveway. And when my toddler had to pee, we were polite enough to leave their big green building alone. But those parked railcars sure do come in handy.

As a card-carrying member of your stereotype, I can assure you none of us think Ballard is “diverse”. We have just awful guilt about that, didn't you know? Especially with the new school boundaries.

LOL. Careful where you let your kids go along that stretch. Many a late night wanderer has releived him/herself along there, as well as other things. I doubt it's the orange or the beards, but it is no doubt the bike path all together. The “Beaver” was rebuilt and painted inside the yard and the managment has some interest in keeping the parking outside the yard. There was even a thread about their sign warning of forklifts moving cars parked inside the yard earlier this summer.

Ah so. It's the parking. Well color me totally unsympathetic to their perceived “right” to have free employee parking on the public right of way.

Free parking isn't.

I like the forklift tow truck concept though.

Thanks for the link, gurple!

Did you notice that the video link goes to the wrong video? Unless sea lions are interfering with the bicycle traffic…