Dec 2, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
We got drenched! Five of us rain-slicker-clad walkers headed out from Burien Town Square, hunkered in a doorway, into the downpour, undaunted by the deluge. We took advantage of the awnings and overhangs as we walked along the south side of 152nd, and marveled at the...
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 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Will we be walkin’ and talkin’ and singin’ in the rain? (Isn’t that what galoshes and bumbershoots are for?) Incredibly, every Walk-n-Talk for the last 16 months, we’ve had dry weather. (Except that on one walk day it started drizzly and...
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...
Sep 6, 2012 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Health & Well-Being
The American Lung Association celebrates 30 years of cycling in Washington with its inaugural Ride Around the Sound bicycle ride on September 15 – a fantastic century ride around the scenic Puget Sound. There are 100, 88, 75 and 45 mile routes, plus a Family...
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...
Aug 12, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
11th Annual WALK FOR THE WOMEN, September 29, 2012 Have fun, win prizes and do good. The walk is an easy two miles through the heart of Burien to benefit homeless women. Here’s the plan: 1. Pre-registration fee: $20. Day of walk fee: $25… 2. Registration starts at...
Jun 18, 2012 | Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Our Walk Tacoma series is back by popular demand! The North Waterfront to Theater District Walk this Friday, June 22 is the next in the Walk Tacoma 2012 series. Celebrate the summer solstice by getting out and enjoying the fresh air (we won’t promise sunshine…). No...
May 29, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
What is National Trails Day® and Why Celebrate NTD? National Trails Day® is a celebration of trails that evolved from the report of President Ronald Reagan’s President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors. In 1987, the report recommended that all Americans...
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 19, 2012 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Health & Well-Being
Friday, May 18, was the first Burien Bike Day, and it was a rolling success! Presented by WABI Burien, (our local Walk/Bike Organization), Burien Bike Day overlapped National Bike Day and Bike to Work Day, encouraging people to choose a bike for commuting, running...
Apr 30, 2012 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Health & Well-Being
WABI Burien’s Bike SaFaRis – “Safe Family Rides” – are monthly bike rides for young riders and parents, as well as those without children, that simply want to increase their cycling skills. There have been little ones riding in...
Apr 30, 2012 | Art Walks, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Come and celebrate Art Education Month! This Thursday, May 3rd, is the Student Art Walk in Downtown Burien, 5:00-8:00pm, along SW 152nd from 4th-10th SW. Performances, art in the businesses…don’t miss it! FOR INFO: www.BurienParks.net • 206-988-3700 CLICK HERE FOR...
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...
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 16, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
Today, under sunny, blue skies, 34 foragers showed up at Seahurst Beach for the Urban Foraging Walk organized by Sustainable Burien. We browsed for edibles between the shore and the woods with master forager, Melany Vorass and hadn’t gone even two feet before...
Apr 15, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being
On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., the Y is celebrating ‘Healthy Kids Day®,’ a national initiative of the YMCA to improve the health and well-being of kids. More than 1,900 YMCA’s across the country are taking part in the celebration with free community...
Apr 12, 2012 | Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being
As the days start to warm (and dry) up, don’t you just want to get out on your bike and ride around the neighborhood? Maybe take your two wheels up to get groceries instead of hopping in the car? Grab family and friends and take a rolling stroll? Cycle up to the...
