Jan 10, 2018 | Art Walks, Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Do You Want to Help Make Burien More Walkable/Bikeable? Just imagine… Leading fun walks in local neighborhoods: “I didn’t know this was here!” Meeting your neighbors while having a healthy walk. Working with the City of Burien to improve sidewalks...
Jul 10, 2015 | Bike Racks, Cycling, Featured
In March, when writing the Downtown Burien Bike Rack Project Wrap-up, there were still 6 bike racks awaiting installation. Since 2013, we had completed installation of 35 bike racks in the public right-of-way and on the few private properties that had participated....
Mar 5, 2015 | Bike Racks, City of Burien, Cycling, Featured
by Maureen Hoffmann, Walk/Bike Burien (WABI) President It’s been an epic and exhilarating project. The efforts have come from throughout the community to bring the Downtown Burien Bike Rack Project to completion and success. There are now 41 new bike racks in...
Feb 4, 2014 | Bike Racks, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being
WABI Burien is pleased that our new bike racks were listed as one of “Ten Great Things Happening in Washington State” by the Washington D.C.-based organization, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The following is an excerpt from the article written by Amy...
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...
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 5, 2013 | Bike Racks, Cycling, Featured
Very exciting news: WABI Burien has 41 bike racks in production, customized for the City of Burien, and they’ll be installed all over town! We’ve all been waiting a long time for this. WABI-ists have been working hard to see our city populated with bike...
Mar 28, 2013 | Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured
It doesn’t encourage people to ride their bikes into town to do their shopping and errands when there are few places to safely lock up their bikes when they get there! (It’s a good thing there are some small trees here and there.) In order to foster...
