Bicyclist sues city over Ballard Bridge accident
Last summer Terry McMacken was riding across the Ballard Bridge next to that low concrete wall when he was thrown into traffic and struck by a car. He lost his …
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Fishing pole, old car among bike rack winners
In the last hours of Ballard SeafoodFest, Sustainable Ballard announced the winners of the Ballard Bike Rack Design Contest.
Over 100 entries were submitted, many from middle school and high school students. The judges include architects, designers and the Chamber of Commerce. All are Ballard residents.
Sustainable Ballard’s Craig Benjamin (left) announced the six winners. They’ll get to see their designs built and placed around Ballard as early as September. Three of the locations are already determined, but the other three have yet to be approved. Click through below for the winning designs…
Critical Mass turns violent on Capitol Hill
This is out of the neighborhood, but nonetheless interesting considering Critical Mass came through Ballard the last time around, resulting in quite the discussion here on My Ballard. Last night …
New bike lanes on 8th Ave.
8th Ave N.W. is a busy street for cars, buses and bicyclists. There are designated bike lanes north of Market St., but when you get south of Market the bike …
Get ready for nude bikers in Fremont
Tomorrow is World Naked Bike Ride Day, so of course Seattle bikers will be making their way through the nude biking capital of Fremont. The “beginners” ride starts at Gas …
Bike road rage on Burke Gilman ‘missing link’
My Ballard reader Benton says he saw a road rage incident involving a pickup truck and a bicyclist along 45th St. near Fred Meyer today. That stretch of road (map …
Ballard man on ‘Tour de Dog’
Three months ago, Ballard resident David Sylvester took off on his bike with his dog Chiva in tow on a 15-month trek. His goal is to bike across the country, …
Celebrate Dump the Pump Day at Gas Works Park
Thursday marks the third annual National Dump the Pump Day, and the Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting a celebration from 4-6 p.m. at Gas Works Park. “Oh, the irony,” they …
Critical Mass rides through Ballard
At least two hundred cyclists rode up the middle of 15th, across the Ballard Bridge, down Market and all the way to Golden Gardens around 7 p.m. Friday evening. It’s …
Big turnout for Bike to Work Day
Ballard bicyclists represented this morning during Bike To Work Day. Before 7:45 a.m., volunteers had counted more than 360 cyclists going by a commute station behind Hales Ales in Frelard. …
Bring peds, bikes to Golden Gardens Dr.
That’s what anonymously posted fliers are touting at the construction site where flooding washed out a portion of the road last December. The organizer(s) suggest the drive be turned into a one-way …
Burke-Gilman trail to Golden Gardens
Good news for bicyclists and joggers. The construction project to extend the Burke-Gilman trail to Golden Gardens Park is very close to completion. We were down on Shilshole taking a …