http://gettingaroundissaquah.org Walking, Bicycling, and Transit advocacy in Issaquah, Washington Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:34:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Representative Earl Blumenauer from Oregon introduced House Congressional Resolution 305 (H.CON.RES. 305), otherwise known as the "National Bike Bill" and it was adopted by the House of Representatives back in May. This week it will come before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is a marvelous laundry ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/29/national-bike-bill/ A small but mighty group of GAITers met this evening at the police station. We had Becky, Jeff, Lori, Paul, and Shirley. And a post-meeting visit with Kent at the bike rack. We looked at the list of 58 things for GAIT to do that we came up with back in ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/16/july-meeting/ I put together a one-sheet summary of Issaquah bus routes to give to people trying to make sense of them. If you'd like to print a copy you can download (or view) it in PDF format. Or continue reading to see the contents in HTML for viewing here. http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/13/issaquah-buses-at-a-glance/ I joined Bob Miller for the "Bridges of Issaquah" ride this evening. There were four of us plus Bob. I put a version of the ride pretty close to what we did up on Bikely if you want to see where we went. The most fun part of the ride for ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/06/26/bridges-and-bikes/ GAIT member Bob Miller will be giving a class this Thursday 6/26 at 7pm in the Issaquah Library meeting room. Here's what he'll be talking about: The class is about how to successfully use a bike to get around Issaquah. What clothes, what kind of bike, what the law says ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/06/23/practical-and-fun-bicycling/ GAIT members Christine and Kent Peterson gave a talk last week at the Towards Carfree Cities conference in Portland. They talk about the joys and challenges of living in Issaquah (and elsewhere) without a car. It makes for inspiring reading. I encourage you to click that link and read their ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/06/23/carfree-family-stories/ Bob Miller's Bridges of Issaquah ride is now a weekly event every Thursday at 7pm starting from the Issaquah Community Center. If people are there at 7 then Bob will lead the ride. Don't let light rain stop you, either! This is a great way to get used to riding around ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/06/11/bridges-of-issaquah-2/ If you've got kids in grades K-5, bring them out to Issaquah Valley Elementary this Saturday June 7th from 10am to 2pm for a Bike Safety Fair. It's a free event sponsored by a bunch of local organizations and includes Bike safety tips Bike and helmet inspections Obstacle course challenge Bike tune-ups Free helmets fitted by ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/06/03/bike-safety-fair/ Formerly known as the Issaquah Park & Ride, the new Issaquah Transit Center is going into operation on Saturday 5/31. Note this is not the garage, just the bays where the buses stop. The garage opens later this summer. Here's the info from Metro: There will be new boarding ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/05/30/issaquah-transit-center-bus-stops-open-saturday/ I'm going to be out of town on the third Wednesday in June, so there will be no official GAIT meeting in June. For July I have reserved the Eagle Room at the Police Station on Sunset Way for 7pm on Wednesday July 16th. Mark your calendars for that. http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/05/29/next-gait-meeting/