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Helmet fit volunteers needed

Monday, April 18th, 2011 by

Cascade does a lot of stuff. I mean a lot of stuff. We put on cycling events. We advocate for safer streets. We promote safe bicycling. We do a lot. Because we do a lot we need a lot of help.

As part of this “a lot” we sell $10 helmets throughout the greater Seattle community. We need helmet fit volunteers! Interested? Join us for our helmet fit training on Monday, April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. to learn how to fit helmets and and to meet others who are interested in promoting bicycle safety. We’ll have food, too!

Please RSVP to Alison Cantor.

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Posted in Helmets, Volunteer | 1 Comment »

We need your construction know-how!

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 by

Bike shelter design, S2 architecture + design

We share the beautiful Magnuson Park with many great organizations, but perhaps our favorite neighbor is Solid Ground’s Sandpoint Family Housing, a transitional housing facility located in converted Naval buildings just down the road from our office. Solid Ground provides homes for formerly homeless people and works with residents to build better futures for themselves and their families.

Cascade runs a Scraper Bike program that gives kids living in the housing facility the opportunity to learn bike maintenance skills on donated BMX bikes, while customizing and decorating the same bike. It’s fun to see the kids riding their finished bikes with personalized paint jobs around the park. Sadly, the current bike parking situation is poor, and many bikes are stolen or rust over the winter.

The AmeriCorps volunteers at Cascade are spearheading a project to construct an awesome new covered bike shelter and community space. Jonathan Sirois, an architect from S2 architecture + design, put together a plan, and we need your help to make it a reality. The design currently features a green roof, rain barrels for the nearby garden and benches for resting. This is just the first stage of the project, and we’re open to any ideas.

We will need all kinds of volunteers as the project progresses, but right now we need the expertise of any engineers or folks with construction experience who love bikes. If this is you or anyone you know, please email me to get involved.

We would also appreciate donations of materials, money, time and ideas. The project relies on donations and volunteers so everything helps!

More photos of the current site and the bike shelter design after the jump…

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Posted in Education, Kids on bikes, Volunteer | 6 Comments »

Will dig dirt for pizza

Thursday, November 4th, 2010 by

Come dig in the dirt with the Trips for Kids volunteer crew and the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance at the Diggin-Pizza Party!

The party takes place this Sunday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore. We’ll be removing excess gravel from trails, raking leaves and fixing the trails up for winter. You will be rewarded with hot pizza and plenty of karma points. Please bring rain gear, sturdy shoes, work gloves, and water. If you have tools we could use shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows.

We’ll meet in the upper north parking lot next to the ranger office. Thanks to Ranger Moe and Seattle Parks for letting us ride at the park and introduce kids to mountain biking who wouldn’t otherwise be able. Here’s the registration link. See you there!

Posted in Kids on bikes, Mountain biking, Volunteer | 1 Comment »

Countdown to counts — October 5, 6 and 7!

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 by

I love to count bicycles!

With only five days to go, we’re still desperately short of count volunteers in a few key cities — Yakima, Wenatchee, Tukwila, Ellensburg, and Mercer Island.  We still need a few volunteers in Walla Walla, Richland, Everett, Vancouver, Mountlake Terrace and south Seattle as well.

If you’re available to count in the cities listed above between 7 – 9 a.m. or 4 – 6 p.m., please register as a volunteer here.  Don’t fear, if you have issues with registering (and some have), contact Tessa (that’s me) and I’ll work it out.

Washington State Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Details

Ever wonder how many people bicycle or walk through a given intersection in your community?  Unfortunately, that data may not exist.  That is, until now.  The solution: The Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project. For the third consecutive year, volunteers around the state will be collecting data about bicycling and walking along streets, trails and intersections around Washington.  Granted we won’t be counting at every possible location, but with over 200 count locations statewide, we’ll have a great snapshot of bicycling and walking in communities around Washington.

The Cascade Bicycle Club, Washington State Department of Transportation, and local jurisdictions around the state are working together to collect valuable data about bicycling and walking in 30 cities. However, this project would not happen without the incredible volunteer support around the state.  Last year, we had over 250 volunteers who helped count. If you’re interested in volunteering, it is a valuable 2-hour commitment, and not to mention…fun!  Kick back, relax, and observe people as they move through an intersection (and don’t forget to count them)!

To sign-up for a count shift, please visit: http://www.wa-bike-ped-count.org/

If you have any issues with registering, please contact me. Here is more information about the counts.

We look forward to working with you!

Posted in Advocacy, Commuting, Volunteer | 1 Comment »

Bike Count says, “One bicycle… two, two! bicycles, hahahahah”

Thursday, September 9th, 2010 by

Tired of the lack of bicycle lanes and feeling like Seattle is not moving fast enough towards being a bicycle friendly city that is can be? The city of Seattle needs your help to keep moving that agenda forward.

On Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 6:30 to 9 a.m., the city will be performing its annual bicycle counts, and they need volunteers. Counts will be conducted at 62 locations, and 20 more volunteers are needed.

Annual bike counts are essential to show the growing numbers of bicyclists on the streets. We all know the numbers are growing, but hard data — not just day-to-day observations — is what the city needs to make better plans and decisions. As the number of bicyclists increase, the more our governing officials will be compelled to dedicate more funding to bicycle infrastructure which help move us to being that bicycle friendly city we all dream about. All you have to do today is to sign up!

If you are willing to help, please contact Gina Coffman via via email or phone at 206-684-3902. Let her know:

1) Top two count location preferences from the table to the right. Each location needs one volunteer.
2) Mailing address
3) Telephone number

All volunteers will receive a packet with full instructions and counting forms. Results will be used to monitor progress toward increasing the number of bicycle trips as called for in the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan.

It’s unlikely that the bike count forms will include a column for fuzzy puppets, pigs or frogs, but check back to let us know the most interesting thing you saw during your count shift.

Thanks for helping make Seattle a better city for bicycling!

Posted in Volunteer | 3 Comments »

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