Jul 3, 2013 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Fourth of July weekend is full of hustle and bustle, but maybe you’d just like a walk in the park? Ahh, shady trails, quiet conversation and a babbling brook sound pretty nice after the “rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air”. For our...
Jun 30, 2013 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being
In the fall of 2012, WABI Burien and the City of Burien applied for and were awarded a grant of $10,000 from the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board for the Downtown Burien Bike Rack Project. One of the goals was to engage sponsors for the racks,...
Jun 30, 2013 | Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Health & Well-Being
What a great day for 100 people to cut some ribbon and celebrate. With the new bike racks in Burien and all the community support, (in addition to the warm, sunny day),there was much to applaud . The group of 100 spilled out in 4 vacated parking spots, as well as...
Jun 26, 2013 | Bike Racks, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured
Just by showing up you get one FREE raffle ticket. By showing up ON A BIKE, you get TWO. (Wear your helmet so we know you’re on your bike… and so you’re safer.) In a couple of days, on Saturday, June 29, WABI will ask you to put your hands together for all...
Jun 18, 2013 | Bike Racks, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured
Build Bike Culture in Burien: BUY BURIEN BY BIKE. Now it’s easier to hop on your bike, head into town and do your shopping at the local businesses. We’ve just installed a couple dozen, sparkling new, custom-designed bike racks around town, through the...
Jun 12, 2013 | Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured
Let the bikes roll in Burien. This morning, (June 12, 2013) starting at 6:30, the Burien Public Works crew installed 24 bike racks in the public right-of-way. The racks can now be found along SW 152nd, as well as other areas scattered throughout the city. (These...
May 31, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time for a walk! (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you normally wouldn’t chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the June...
May 9, 2013 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured
Friday, May 17th is “National Bike to Work Day”, but WABI has declared it “Burien Bike Day”. We want to encourage local folks to choose pedal-power not just for their commuting when possible, but also for fun and exercise. In support of the...
May 8, 2013 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured
Each year, more and more people choose bicycling for transportation. While you may know how to ride a bike, you may wonder how to share the road with traffic, plan the best route to work, and arrive in style for that first meeting of the day. Join a certified Cascade...
May 5, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Today was the month of May’s first Sunday and, therefore, a Walk-n-Talk day. And, oh, what a walking day it was! Sunny. Blue sky. Warm temp. Dry paths. And a group of faces that are more familiar every month. Twenty-one people showed up to start at an elevation...
Apr 27, 2013 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright green with spring? This Sunday, May 5, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to the Marine Science Center at the north end of Seahurst Beach. The road winds down toward the water...
Apr 24, 2013 | Art Walks, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
All are invited to the 2nd annual Highline School District Student Art Walk Thursday, May 9th, 5:00-8:00 p.m. • A Free Event Celebrate Art Education Month and wander Downtown Burien from 4th to 10th on SW 152nd to find art from talented middle and high school...
Apr 19, 2013 | Bike Racks, Cycling, Featured
WABI Burien’s Bike Rack Sponsorship Sprint was launched at 9:00 a.m. this morning. By 2 seconds after 9:00, the first sponsor had e-mailed a pledge to sponsor two racks. By 9 seconds after 9:00, the second sponsor wrote in. And so it went. By 9:15, we had TWENTY...
Apr 17, 2013 | Bike Racks, Cycling, Featured
The other day a bunch of Highline High School Class of ’75 classmates were gathered for chips and salsa. After a few margaritas, conversation rolled around to the Burien Bike Rack Project. Before long, all the Highline Pirates at the long table were pledging...
Apr 17, 2013 | Bike Racks, Featured
There are 41 snazzy, new bike racks coming into town and each one is looking for a good name: YOURS. Sponsor a Bike Rack You can have your business, organization, family or personal name emblazoned on two sides of a bike rack for 5 whole years for the low cost of...
Apr 17, 2013 | Bike Racks, Featured, Health & Well-Being
Increasing secure parking is a key component of making Burien more bikeable and connecting residents to local business. We’ve got 41 new, custom bike racks coming in May, to be distributed among the city’s commercial areas. These racks will go a long way...
Apr 11, 2013 | Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured
The morning started dry, but the Hot Spot Dot team ended up with wet heads and cold hands. Representatives from Burien Public Works Department, Urban Racks and WABI got together for a walk-through along SW 152nd. They discussed the locations for the bike racks coming...
Apr 11, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
Jaymi Heimbuch, Treehugger.com • Living / Health • April 2, 2013 Urban living gives you brain fatigue. It flat out makes your brain tired of constantly being alert and aware. And a walk in the park can go a long way to clear up the resulting fuzziness. I like how Fast...
Apr 9, 2013 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Featured
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is soliciting a request for qualifications for the 2013 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program Citizens Advisory Committee. We are seeking individuals with expertise in the various eligible categories for funding under this...
Apr 8, 2013 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
If ever there were a day to wear rain slickers and carry bumbershoots, today was it! It POURED on us… and we laughed the whole way. We had so much fun that when we finished our walk, back at Town Square Park, we continued to stand there in the rain, talking. We had a...
