Vote for … a cyclist?
Should a cyclist vote for a political candidate simply because he or she is a fellow cyclist? Obviously the answer is no. Otherwise we would have voted for George Bush, an avid and by most accounts...
View ArticleCan Elected Bike Riders Impel Change We Can Believe In?
With the election of Mike McGinn as mayor of Seattle and re-election of Council president Richard Conlin, it now looks as though the two most powerful office-holders in the city are, of all things,...
View ArticleRasmussen’s Indigestion: New Seattle walks, bikes, rides. Old Seattle has gas.
[UPDATE: In a comment posted on Cascade Bicycle Club's blog, Rasmussen says he has "not come out in opposition" to the Nickerson road diet. This still leaves open the possible he may choose to do so,...
View ArticleRichard Conlin Interview, Part 1: Deep-Bore Tunnel is “green” solution
[Editor's note: Even before he ran for City Council in 1997, Richard Conlin was one of Puget Sound's leading sustainability champions. Throughout his tenure, Conlin has consistently proven to be a...
View ArticleRichard Conlin, Part 2: “I’ve been wrong before.”
[Editor's note: Increasingly puzzled by Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin's support for the $4.2 billion Deep-Bore Tunnel project — given his sterling environmentalist credentials — we...
View ArticleThe Conlin Chronicles, Part 4: More debate on the Deep-Bore Tunnel
The debate over Seattle’s mega-highway project, the $4.2B Deep-Bore Tunnel, continues to deepen and is anything but boring. Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin, the subject of our two-part...
View ArticleNews Cycle: Back in the saddle again
Bike boxes have arrived in Seattle. You can help support bike-friendly candidates at a Cascade Bicycle Club dinner Tuesday, Oct. 12. The Red Bull Rampage, where Wade Simmons first showed the mainstream...
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