bicycles

Author Tom Fucoloro discusses “Biking Uphill in the Rain: The story of Seattle from Behind Handlebars” which spans the history of cycling in Seattle from present day all the way back to the late 1800s.

A huge dress rehearsal for regional earthquake disaster relief, the Cascadia Rising exercise, was scrubbed due to the ongoing pandemic. It would have involved more than 22,000 participants – chiefly U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen as well as state, local and tribal emergency planners. Some smaller drills are going ahead featuring civilian volunteers demonstrating unconventional ways aid may get to Pacific Northwest earthquake survivors.

The Columbia River has long divided the two halves of Washington's cross-state Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. Now, a rebuilt rail trestle over the river south of Vantage connects the two sides making it easier for cyclists, horse riders and hikers to undertake a spectacular east-west journey.

The city of nearly 90,000 is making an effort to become bike-friendly as a way to cater to existing residents — many of whom bike because they have to.

Seattle has a year of experience with bike sharing. As the city awaits news on a $10 million federal grant to expand the system, it is poised to bring in…

New research suggests that bike share programs have a downside, but the program Seattle is launching this fall will have a key feature that could help…

With the number of bike commuters up 78 percent since 2005, bike lanes in Seattle are packed. But not everyone feels safe riding in close proximity to…

Five years ago, Seattle adopted a Bicycle Master Plan. It aims to triple the amount of bicycling in Seattle by the year 2017. But until just a few months…

To make city streets safer, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced a plan to step up the number of speed zones monitored automatically by radar and photo…

The morning routine has irrevocably changed for thousands of Seattle coffee drinkers. A popular barista at Espresso Vivaci, Brian Fairbrother, died…