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 cycling as a form...
Mar 11, 2013 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Walking
Get ready. There’s something exciting coming to town. We WABI-ists have been fussing behind the scenes for months now, planning something so big that it will extend from one end of the city to the other. (Pretty fabulous! Just sayin’…) This will make both kids and...
Jan 2, 2013 | Art Walks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Our new year is starting out with some beautiful days to get out on two feet and two wheels! Blue skies, sunshine and brisk, fresh air. Time for a nice walk or a ride. Happy New Year to all the WABI-ists… all of you that are involved or interested in WABI Burien,...
Dec 12, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured
Help Improve Bicycling in the Puget Sound Region! The Puget Sound Regional Council, together with researchers from the University of Washington’s Department of Urban Design and Planning, are working to better understand how to plan for the needs of bicyclists. You can...
Nov 28, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Our friends at America Walks are planning to kick off a new webinar series on Thursday, Nov. 29 studying ways people can support walking programs at the state, tribal and local levels. The first webinar, “Data and Resources to Propel Local Walking Programs and...
Nov 28, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Walking
Later this month, the Washington State Transportation Commission will conduct a new statewide survey on transportation taxation options, priorities and other topics utilizing over 17,000 Washington State residents who are part of the Voice Of Washington State (VOWS)...
Sep 25, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Walking, Walking Event
Bike/Ped count day number one got started today with overcast skies, but ended with sunshine and bright blue overhead. “WABI-ist” counting volunteers showed up at their designated intersections around Burien for their two-hour shifts. A total of sixteen local folks...
Sep 17, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured, Walking
The Annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Count will be taken at locations throughout Washington State in nearly 40 jurisdictions, including Burien. Data collected from these counts will be used to monitor success in increasing bicycle and pedestrian travel as identified in...
Sep 17, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Health & Well-Being
“An intriguing new trend is emerging in some communities: bicycle-friendly business districts (BFBDs). A handful of cities have created or are exploring the creation of BFBDs,” states the web site, Transportation Issues Daily. Read the article by April Economides, the...
Aug 23, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
Pro Walk/Pro Bike® 2012: Pro Place is the leading international conference on walking, bicycling, and creating great communities through Placemaking. Register today to take advantage of the best rate and the conference’s more than 100 program sessions, mobile...
May 21, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Health & Well-Being
The Dutch Cycling Embassy facilitates cycling worldwide as the most modern, efficient and sustainable means of transportation by sharing their expertise and technology as the world’s number one cycling country. Watch their inspiring and informative video. It will...
May 4, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured
Bravo to Burien’s Brooks Stanfield, our “WABI Burien” President. He and his family are featured in this GREAT VIDEO by Cascade Bike Club, talking about cycling and raising their kids on two wheels. Fabulous. Video direct...
May 3, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources
We just heard about the efforts of a local group “Bicycles for Humanity, Seattle”, (B4HS) and want to pass on information about their purpose and activities. Here are excerpts from their web site: Bicycles for Humanity, Seattle (B4HS) Bicycles for Humanity, Seattle...
Apr 19, 2012 | Art Walks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
We’re on a roll! We’re up and running (or walking, at least). We, at WABI Burien, made our official announcement today letting the local world know that we’re stirring things up to create a rich walk/bike community. We sent out our Press Release and the comments and...
Apr 19, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Health & Well-Being
From PeopleForBikes.org here’s a feel-good, celebratory video (below) about how bikes make life better!
Apr 19, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Health & Well-Being
This video, from Cascade Bicycle Club, brings a smile about the joy of being on two wheels:
Apr 11, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien
IMPORTANT COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 16! Since May, 2011 a transportation consultant and the Transportation Master Plan Advisory Committee (TMPAC) have been working on an analysis of the Burien’s transportation system and conducting a review of existing Comprehensive Plan...
Apr 11, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured
Dear Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and interested parties: The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) needs your help to get this message to as many bicyclists as possible. Starting May 1st, PSRC is asking bicyclists to record all their bicycle trips...
Apr 11, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources
HEALTHY KING COUNTY: Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Meeting will feature a presentation on Safe Routes to School from Feet First, City of Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee and King County Food & Fitness Initiative. Please review the BPAC April...
Mar 29, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Walking
The City of Burien on Wednesday (March 28) released a draft Transportation Master Plan, which they’ve made available for downloading here (PDF file). “Since May, 2011 a transportation consultant and the Transportation Master Plan Advisory Committee (TMPAC) have been...
Mar 28, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Parks & Trails, Walking
A new Parks and Trails Map is now available for free to the public at Burien City Hall. The map includes parks and trails in Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila. Parks and trails in adjacent communities including parts of Newcastle, Bellevue,...
Mar 27, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling
Advocates for Bike and Pedestrian Programs Go to Washington D.C. The annual National Bike Summit convened in Washington, DC last week. Summit participants met with members of Congress and were addressed by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and leaders of the...
