Madi, Author at Wallyhood

Shine on Seattle

Madi October 6, 2011 Comments are off

Shine On Seattle is a community bike-ride fundraiser benefiting Seattle Public Schools where participants will ride as sponsors for their school of choice. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase shares for local schools in Seattle City Light’s groundbreaking Community Solar Project. The fun starts at Gas Works Park at 8:00 a.m. (ride at 9:00 a.m.) on Sunday, October 9th. As of Monday afternoon, 70 riders had registered, according to the Facebook page.

Details:

WHAT: 10-mile family-friendly ride WHEN: Sunday, October 9, 2011. Check-in starts at 8:00 a.m., ride starts at 9:00 a.m. WHERE: Gas Works Park. The…

Wallingford home to most dangerous intersection for cyclists

Madi October 1, 2011 15 Comments

Seattle Department of Transportation data identifies the block of Dick’s Drive-In (111 NE 45th St) as 2010’s most hazardous intersection for bicyclists, reports seattlepi.com. Four collisions involving bicycles happened at this site last year, and six over the last three years. Fortunately, none were fatal.

I walked the two blocks to Dick’s Thursday evening to watch bikes and cars. I saw several bikes come downhill in the street, a couple ride uphill on the sidewalk (legal in Seattle), and a few motorists turn into Dick’s or onto 2nd Avenue with cell phones to their ears.

A helpful hint from reader …

Moving Planet

Madi September 19, 2011 7 Comments

Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting a family-friendly Moving Planet Seattle – Wallingford to Lake Union ride next Saturday, September 24th. Oodles of Wallingfordians are predicted to meet at the Wallingford Center (1815 N 45th St) at 11:00 a.m. and arrive at South Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave. N) at noon. The ride will be easy and paced for riders of all ages and ability levels. Riders will regroup after the 3:30 p.m. aerial photo for a festive ride back to Wallingford.

As non-Wallingford parks go, I like South Lake Union Park. I’d like it more if it had …

Rubber Side Down bike polo party

Madi July 22, 2011 Comments are off

Don’t ask me how they get the horses on the bikes. But horse or no horse, everyone (everyone 21 and up, that is) is invited to a fundraising party at The Wherehouse (3310 Wallingford Ave) from 7pm Saturday night and supposedly ending at 5am on Sunday.

From Seattle Bike Polo:

BIKES, BANDS, BEER AND MORE!!!

All proceeds will go towards the 2011 World Hardcourt Bicycle Polo Championship [September 7-8, 2011 in Magnuson Park] in Seattle.

Live bands, bike games, drinks, dj…everything you could want in a party.

RSVP on Facebook.…

Folding bike tour of baked goods

Madi July 8, 2011 3 Comments

If you like biking past gawkers astride a funny folding bike, imagine the looks you’ll get in a peloton of folding friends. Join Cascade Bicycle Club this weekend for a leisurely ride of folding bike riders to Wedgwood and back.

Unfold your bike and tuck away a donut
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.
Meet at the east end of the Gas Works Park parking lot

Bromptonauts, Dahonians, Birdyites, and folderators of any and all other stripes, join us for a leisurely, not-too-hilly jaunt to bakery heaven, the intersection of Top Pot Donuts and Grateful Bread. After a morning …

5th of July Gas Works Cleanup

Madi June 24, 2011 Comments are off

Last year, all the good trash was gone by the time I got to the Starbucks 5th of July Cleanup at Gas Works Park. In response to the huge 2010 turnout, this year boasts three check in points: Gas Works Park, the Center for Wooden Boats at South Lake Union, and Rogers Playfield in Eastlake) so hopefully trash enough for everyone. I’d still recommend checking in at 9am to ensure you don’t get stuck with a choice of extra-venti or extra-extra-venti for your t-shirt and everyone in your party gets his/her own trash picker.

Check-in and snacking …

Overnight Solstice Bicycle Scavenger Hunt

Madi June 16, 2011 1 Comment

(Wallyhood welcomes new contributor Madi Carlson, who is normally out and about schlepping kids around by bike in Seattle, but will be sleeping soundly during the Nine to Five)

Want to celebrate the summer solstice on your bike, but find the Solstice Parade too naked and/or daylight-y? You’re in luck because Go Means Go is hosting their third annual sunset-to-sunrise bicycle solstice scavenger hunt, the Nine to Five:

The Nine to Five is a bike event unlike all others in Seattle. Its goal is to bring together our diverse cycling community and to celebrate our love of two wheels. The …

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