May 10, 2015 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured
Mark your calendar for Friday, May 15th and stop by the Burien Bike Day Commuter Support Station, from 6 am to 9 am. We’ll have coffee and goodies to keep your commute going! We’ll be at Burien Town Square Park, 400 SW 152nd St., just a couple of...
May 9, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Psst….SeaTac is more than the airport. There are quiet suburban neighborhoods, views of Mt. Rainier, beautiful lakes, and even….a secret waterfall! Come find out the secrets of SeaTac on the WABI Weekday Walk, May 20, the third Wednesday of the...
May 4, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It was a gorgeous day yesterday for the 22 Walk-n-Talkers that gathered for a stroll along a new route. We all met up at the Recology Highline Store at 5 Corners and listened to Matt as he gave an overview of the organization, the store and the services provided. Most...
May 1, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
There’s a special meetup spot and new walking route for our May 2015 Walk-n-Talk! Come join us. We’ll meet at the Recology Store Highline for a tour and introduction to the great things they’re doing and the “green” eco products they...
Apr 15, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
In a triumph of alliteration, eleven WABI Walkers walked April 15 in the aptly named Walker Preserve. We had a beautiful spring day to explore Walker Preserve, a lovely ravine park in Normandy Park. (See earlier post for map and further description.) The group...
Apr 7, 2015 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured
Save the date! WABI Burien is pleased to participate in Recology Cleanscapes’ Waste-Free Earth Day. When: Saturday, April 18 from 11:00am – 3:00pm Where: The Recology Store Highline 15858 1st Ave S, #A100, Burien, Washington 98148 (Located at the Five...
Apr 7, 2015 | City of Burien, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
Posted on the City of Burien Web Site: March 25, 2015 Burien adopts Resolution to become a ‘Let’s Move!’ City Burien has officially become a “Let’s Move City” by committing to the obesity prevention initiative launched by First Lady Michelle Obama. The Burien City...
Apr 2, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, April 5th, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and exercise....
Mar 9, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
It’s spring, a great time to check out the renovated Seahurst Park. Check out the beautiful landscaping, the new playground, and the new fish ladder. See the B-Town Blog for details about the park renovation. We’ll hike on the trails from the beach and if...
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...
Mar 4, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
More than three and a half years since WABI Burien started the Walk-n-Talks, it’s heart-warming to see the growing community of folks that arrive on the first Sunday of each month. Some people are “regulars”; they’ve only missed a couple of...
Feb 26, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The weatherman has promised us a sunny weekend, so let’s get out together for the March Walk-n-Talk! This month we’ll walk around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the point where we can look out to a stunning view of Puget Sound and Mt....
Feb 11, 2015 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured
The Tacoma News Tribune announced the roll-out of Tacoma’s Year of the Bike. Let’s support our neighbors to the south by hopping on two wheels for fun and errands. Tacoma’s Year of the Bike starts Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Grand Cinema (Tacoma, 606 S....
Feb 8, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers return to Normandy Park for our monthly walk on the third Wednesday, February 18, 9 am. We will start from Nature Trails Park, walk up the hill to little-known Nist Park (which offers beautiful views of the Sound), and may take in Marvista Park...
Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Last year, twenty-two “12th Man” Walk-n-Talkers had a brisk walk before the Super Bowl… and look what happened. The Seahawks won! Let’s do it again. Some may say, “Oh no… there’s no time for a walk. I’m gonna watch the...
Jan 9, 2015 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
New Year’s resolutions: –Get some cardiac exercise –Meet new people –Travel to exotic lands You’ll get the opportunity to fulfill all these New Year’s resolutions (well, some people think Normandy Park is exotic) on Wednesday,...
Dec 29, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Number one prescription: “Walk!” After a season full of holiday celebrations and the start of a new year, you may have vowed to “get back on that exercise program!” Do your New Year’s resolutions include goals like “lose weight” and “get in...
Dec 8, 2014 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
A colorful Samoan sundress? Special candles to help fight maldiciónes (curses)? Fresh Japanese yams? Fava beans, Saudi style? You never know what treasures you might find in your own neighborhood. Here’s an opportunity to buy local and buy global for the...
Dec 3, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Have you toured Burien’s Mathison Park yet? This Sunday, December 7, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will begin at Burien Town Square and walk over to Mathison Park. WHEN: Sunday December 7; meet at 2:00 p.m., start walking at 2:15 p.m. Rain or shine. WHAT/WHO: This is...
Nov 5, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers will enjoy three colorful Tukwila parks on Wednesday, November 19, the third Wednesday of the month. Note new earlier start time of 9 am. Tukwila has a special park, Macadam Winter Garden, emphasizing plantings that are particularly...
Nov 2, 2014 | Art Walks, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
A rainy day still brought out 9 intrepid souls for November’s Post Halloween Candy Walk-n-Talk today. And what a discovery we made about halfway into our 2-and-a-quarter mile walk: we found a secret garden filled with sculpture, color, animal forms and every...
Oct 30, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Enjoyed the Halloween candy a little too much? Feeling cooped up with all the recent rainfall? Get out for a walk! Have a nice chat with other local folks. Get some fresh air and chase the doldrums away. (And if you have your pedometer, come see how many steps you can...
Oct 10, 2014 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
School’s in session, so October’s WABI Weekday Walk will have a school theme. Come join us on the third Wednesday of the month, October 15 at 9:15 am, starting at Grand Central Bakery in downtown Burien. We’ll walk by a current school (Seahurst...
Oct 9, 2014 | Cycling, Featured, Walking
What moves you? How about a $75 Amazon gift card! King County In Motion is hosting the How I Get In Motion Photo Contest! Upload your photo by October 15 HERE to show how you get around by bike, foot, bus, or shared ride for a chance to win a $75, $50, or $25 Amazon...
Oct 1, 2014 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Long ago, at the north edge of Burien, there were people building some very distinctive homes with stones and pebbles. Come with us on the October Walk-n-Talk to marvel at these stone wonders. In addition to walking and chatting with neighbors, one of the goals of the...
Sep 16, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking, Walking Event
We’re just over halfway through King County Metro’s Burien In Motion program—sign up before October 10 for information on different transportation options, including an ORCA card good for two weeks’ unlimited bus and light rail travel, and other perks, like a...
Sep 5, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s walking time again. Let’s head north from Burien Town Square enjoying the last wisps of Summer while we stroll through Chelsea Park. The forecast is for a warm, sunny day! During past visits to the neighborhood, we found these scenic gems: Dottie...
Aug 26, 2014 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
13th Annual WALK FOR THE WOMEN, Saturday, September 20, 2014 Have fun, win prizes and do good. The walk is an easy two miles through the heart of Burien to benefit homeless women. This year, the walk is being held in conjunction with the Burien Wellness Fair, also...
Aug 25, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
Have you signed up yet with King County Metro’s Burien In Motion program? If you live or work in Burien, you’re eligible to receive a free ORCA card with two weeks unlimited travel and to earn additional rewards from local businesses. The Travel Options Challenge is...
Aug 22, 2014 | City of Burien, Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
The new Fall 2014 Burien Recreation Guide is out and chuck-full of events and classes for all ages: music, dance and visual arts… after school programs and sports… yoga, pilates, martial arts… computers, gardening, dog obedience, travel… If you’re looking for...
Aug 4, 2014 | Art Walks, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
There were 10 of us on the Public Art Walk-n-Talk yesterday, August 3, 2014, launching our FOURTH YEAR of Walk-n-Talks! We haven’t missed a single month in three years. We’ve had as few as 5 of us in the pouring rain, and as many as 65 of us starting the...
Aug 4, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
How many steps are there in Eagle Landing Park? 257? 289? A lot. Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of the month, August 20, for this end-of-the-summer challenge. Walk at your own pace, and tackle as many steps as you feel comfortable with. The...
Jul 31, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
How do you get around, Burien? That’s the question from Burien In Motion, a King County Metro program running this summer in partnership with WABI Burien, Discover Burien, and the B-Town Blog. If you answered “by car”, they’re looking to...
Jul 27, 2014 | Art Walks, Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
“Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.” – Marcel Proust What is Public Art in Burien? It stands tall on a pedestal at your side, adds pattern and color to a painted wall and is embedded in the floor at your...
Jul 23, 2014 | City of Burien, Cycling, Featured
Burien Police Department’s Bicycle Patrol took to the streets of Burien Tuesday in its first official day of operation. You’ll see them mostly in the downtown core, particularly around Town Square Park and the Library/City Hall on SW 152nd St....
Jul 23, 2014 | City of Burien, Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
by Jack Mayne Reposted from the B-Town Blog The Burien City Council approved (July 21, 2014) an interagency agreement between the city and King County to build a portion within the city of a public trail. Brian Roberts, assistant public works director, said the Lake...
Jul 15, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Walking, Walking Event
WABI-ists strutted their orange and green in Burien’s Fourth of July parade this year. There was a Bike-Rack-On-Parade, towed in its very own “float”, plus bikes, trikes, helmets and walking shoes. WABI-ists queued up in the staging area waiting for...
Jul 15, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking, Walking Event
Coming soon: Get ready, get set, and get going with Burien In Motion! This summer and fall, King County Metro is partnering with WABI Burien, Discover Burien, and local businesses* to help you use more human-powered transportation, more transit, and a little less gas....
Jul 15, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
About a week ago, on July 6, nineteen WABI-ists gathered on a hot summer day in a shady spot in Gregory Heights. We walked through the neighborhood down the hill, then along the south-facing, sunrise portion of the Indian Trail to Three Tree Point, and the public...
Jul 10, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of July (July 16) for a classic summer walk through cool forest, ending on the beach. We will walk in Normandy Park’s southernmost park, on Marine View Drive between SW 208th Street and SW 211th Street....
