June 2015 Cascade Courier by Cascade Bicycle Club

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Celebrating 45 years! p. 6-7 June 2015 / Vol. 45 No. 06

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Thank you for a fantastic Bike Month!

Mayor Murray joins in for Bike to School Day.

Phheeewwww! We are still catching our breath here at Cascade after a whirlwind of a month. Thank you to the thousands of people across the region that helped make this Bike Month, one of the most successful yet! On National Bike to School Day, coordinators from across the region pulled out all of the stops to encourage their kids to bike to school. We rode with hundreds of students throughout the region to school, making it our biggest year yet!

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• 62 schools participated (47 elementary, 8 middle, 7 high schools). • 3,162 students rode to school on Bike to School Day, up 23% from last year. • To kick off the month right, one student and his dad rode all the way from Bellevue to Seattle Country Day in Queen Anne! • Seattle Mayor Ed Murray joined more than 200 students and parents en route to Alki Elementary, which he himself attended when he was a kid. • For a fun exercise, Adams Elementary set up a mini cyclocross course in front of school for the kids to ride on when they got to school. Next year they said they’re going to set up a real course with caution tape and barriers!

The Sheraton Hotel was the place to be on May 7 as hundreds of people packed the banquet room for our 11th annual Group Health Bike Everywhere Breakfast, and helped us raise over $200,000 to improve lives through bicycling. Each year, Cascade presents the Doug Walker Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual or company showing exceptional commitment to improving lives through bicycling. This year, we chose Davey Oil, who is helping make our region’s families happy, one family bike at a time. Family biking has exploded in Seattle since Davey and Tyler Gillies founded G+O Family Cyclery only 1.5 short years ago in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Thank you, Davey, for helping bring smiles to happy faces all over the region. The momentum continued throughout the month, and we saw a fantastic F5 Bike to Work Day attendance with more than 15,000 people stopping by over 80 commute stations all across the region. On that morning of May 15, five rides—one from every corner of Seattle— descended on Union Station to rally for safer streets and thank elected officials for their continued support. And throughout the month of May, competition in the Bike Month Challenge presented by Adobe was fierce. More than 15,000 people participated, logged more than 190,000 bike trips and 1,290,000 miles by the time this piece was written (mid-May). Thank you all for riding; for participating in our challenges, contests and events; and for demonstrating what this region could look like if we had safe, connected streets to ride on.

Cascade board president Catherine Hennings had a good time at the Ride and Rally.

Davey Oil, Doug Walker Lifetime Achievement Awardee.

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By Rebecca Sorensen, Events Producer

So you were on the fence, and now you’re the only one of your friends without a ticket to the Group Health Seattle to Portland presented by Alaska Airlines. You still have a chance to ride! We will officially reopen registration on Tuesday, June 16, at 10 a.m. (PDT). There will be a limited number of registrations available for sale. For registered riders whose plans have changed, please remember the refund deadline is Thursday, June 11. We do expect it to sell out quickly, so don’t hesitate if you want to ride! All registrations will be sold online through our website.

Join 9,999 of your closest friends for a ride to Portland!

Please note: A portion of this year’s ride is through Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Only registered riders with official STP bibs will be allowed through the manned gates. Register at: cascade.org/stp/registration

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Harvest time By Elizabeth Kiker, Executive Director

I started riding on a Bike to Work Day many years ago, and I was delighted to see so many people bicycling on May 15. Photo courtesy of Tino Tran.

Bike to Work Day is the highlight of a bike advocate’s year–it’s a birthday, the best holiday and a wonderful party all wrapped up into one–and this year’s was particularly good. On Friday, May 15, for F5 Bike to Work Day, I started at Fremont, a wild and wonderful commute station featuring awesome bike mechanics (including Kathleen of Free Range Cycles, who tuned up my bike that morning), free food, giveaways and great camaraderie. I rode downtown with City Councilmember Mike O’Brien and the mayor’s staff member Andrew Glass Hastings, and Mike and I told Andrew that we BOTH got started riding on a Bike to Work Day, many years ago. It was fun to reminisce, and to see other current and future city council members on our way downtown (shout out to Sally Bagshaw, Rob Johnson and Halei Watkins). Then, I rode with (gasp of excitement) Mayor Murray and SEATTLE SEAHAWK MICHAEL BENNETT! Michael, you might recall, rode a Seattle Police bike around the field to celebrate the Seahawks NFC Championship win, and has since launched a foundation to combat childhood obesity–a cause near and dear to Cascade’s heart. In what might have been the best part of an excellent day, I had the honor of meeting Mike Quam, one of the two brothers who founded Cascade in July 1970. Hearing him talk about the founding vision of the organization–sharing camaraderie on the bike while advocating for better trails and roads off the bike–made me feel so proud of our heritage and thrilled with the team, members and volunteers who continue this work today. I hope your Bike Everywhere Day was as rewarding, energizing and fulfilling as mine was. And now we get a fabulous summer of riding around the Puget Sound region. I’ll see you out there! Best,

Elizabeth Kiker P.S. Anne-Marije Rook, who almost single-handedly revitalized, refreshed and reenergized Cascade’s communications over the past few years, has landed her dream job at Ella CyclingTips: http:// cyclingtips.com.au/ella. We’re heartbroken to lose her, but excited to keep cheering her on as she wins races and encourages thousands of women to join her on their bikes. Thanks for all you did for Cascade, Anne-Marije.

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene rides the Cross Kirkland Corridor

Q&A with Nicole Freedman By Andrea Clinkscales, Principal Planner

By McKayla Dunfey, Eastside Policy & Government Affairs Coordinator

U.S. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene joined Cascade and many others for a ride through her district in May.

Nicole Freedman, Seattle Department of Transportation’s new Chief of Active Transportation and Partnerships.

In May, Cascade had the great honor of hosting U.S. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene for a ride on the Cross Kirkland Corridor. Serving Washington’s 1st District from Bellevue to Bellingham, DelBene recognizes the need for regional trail systems like the Eastside Rail Corridor and Cross Kirkland Corridor for both recreation and transportation. And this 10-mile ride on the corridor was no big deal for this two-time STP finisher congresswoman. Joined by Washington Bikes, King County Parks, city of Kirkland staff, Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, The Trust for Public Land, Nuu-Muu, Sportworks and Chainline Brewing Company, we rode out and back from the South Kirkland Park and Ride to Totem Lake, stopping along the way to discuss future plans at the Google Campus and Totem Lake. Kirkland and Redmond are leading the way with their respective trail developments (Cross Kirkland Corridor and Redmond Central Connector), and we look forward to supporting King County, Sound Transit and the city of Bellevue as they continue to build out this trail. We thank DelBene for her support of multimodal transportation and for joining us during Bike Month for a ride through her district!

We sat down with Nicole Freedman, the new Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Chief of Active Transportation and Partnerships, to talk about Boston and Seattle and where she sees Seattle going. Just two weeks on the job, Nicole was full of optimism, humor and genius ideas. Q: Apart from transportation, what were the most powerful forces that drew you to Seattle? A: First, the job. It was the trifecta of a mayor very open-minded on transportation, a strong SDOT director and cutting-edge departmental staff with a reputation of being a team. For a number of years, you’ve heard about New York City’s placemaking and Chicago’s cycle tracks, but I think Seattle will be the city that creates great streets. Q: What are some of the biggest differences and similarities between the culture of Boston and Seattle? A: People joke about Seattle being nice, but people are truly nice and in good moods. Yesterday I stopped at a gas station on a bike ride to get Fig Newtons and the woman was so sweet, chatty and friendly. I thought, “aren’t you supposed to be growling or snarling?” Q: What new programs, plans and projects are your top priorities to bring to Seattle to advance all ages and abilities access to bicycling? A: Seattle has a 4 percent bike mode share, which means 96 percent of people are not biking. The 4 percent is an anomaly. We have to start thinking about what is going to get the 96 percent to bike. Expanding Pronto Cycle Share is huge. With bike share, you can’t have a more powerful and visible presence in the city. The Summer Parkways program has been so successful and we’re excited for 2015. In Boston, I was most excited about our equity programs. Right from beginning, we were working in low-income communities, and I hope we can do that here. Q: You were considered the ‘Bike Czar’ of Boston. Given that orientation, how will you also grow walking and transit use? A: I’ll be learning the most there, as I’m very fluent in bikes. I need to gain that fluency in walking and transit. The truth is that to flip the 96 percent, you need a very seamless way to do bike, walk, transit and car share—the quadfecta. We need the quadfecta. When you step out your door, it’s awesome if you can look at four options that all work. I don’t think people are opposed to bikes, but they want to get there conveniently, fast and safely, and they’ll do whatever gets them there. Where we’re going, nobody is a “cyclist”. You’re just a person trying to get to where you want to go. Q: With the personal and professional mandates you will be juggling, what do you foresee as the most significant challenge to meeting expectations in Seattle? A: I want to make sure active transportation does what’s most impactful, that our projects are done really well, to scale and at the right pace. We want to get things in fast, but it needs to be impactful, effective–it’s not about how much you can do. Cascade is very, very good. You have capacity to get things done. You deliver big events. You are working with youth programming. This is all a tremendous asset. You deliver far beyond expectations. Welcome to Seattle, Nicole! All of us at Cascade are excited you’re in Seattle and are eager to collaborate.

Improving Lives Through Bicycling

June 2015

Letter to the Editor As I sit here at Group Health waiting for the blood glucose test to be over, my bike waits for me outside. I was dropped off this morning and this will be my first commute to work since my belly exploded outward. I’ve certainly be riding short family rides and really, work is not far from here, but I keep hearing a voice in the back of my head saying “you are crazy”. I NEVER see pregnant ladies on their bikes, but biking isn’t something I wanted to let go of in pregnancy. At work, I am our team captain for Bike Month, and hope to inspire a few more teammates to join us this year. As I was sitting here waiting, waiting, waiting I picked up the Cascade Courier and saw the article about biking while pregnant! What inspiration–I’m NOT crazy (or at least not alone in that) and I wanted to say thanks for sharing your story! – Alexa

Daniel’s Joke Corner By Daniel Poppe, Development Coordinator

Q: How does a cyclist propose?

THE COURIER CREW Editor: Anne-Marije Rook Editorial assistants: Diane English and Briana Orr Layout: Sarah Kulfan Designer: Tom Eibling Photographers: C.B. Bell, Scott Harder, Cynthia Mullis, Briana Orr, Robin Randels, Anne-Marije Rook, Tino Tran Contributors: Andrea Clinkscales, Ed Ewing, McKayla Dunfey, Dylan Joffe, Elizabeth Kiker, Kelli Refer, Stacey Nakagawa, Tim O’Connor, Briana Orr, Robin Randels, Anne-Marije Rook, Rebecca Sorensen, Anna Talansky, Stacey Williams, Tarrell Wright

We welcome your contributions! Got an inspiring story or a great photo? We welcome submissions. The editorial calendar is planned one month in advance. If you wish to contribute an article to a future issue, contact the editor as early as possible. Articles and photographic submissions are due by the 10th of the month prior to publication. Articles submitted after that will be considered on a space-available basis. All submissions are subject to editing for content and space.

A: With a chainring!

Queries can be emailed to: amrook@cascade.org.

Volunteer Open House

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By Dylan Joffe, Volunteer Coordinator

Calling all volunteers! Join us at the Cascade Bicycling Center for the June Volunteer Open House. Want to talk to staff members about your favorite rides? Want to meet other volunteers or just have a cup of coffee with some bike-minded folks? Then this is the place to be! You’ll also get to meet Dylan Joffe, our new volunteer coordinator, and take a tour of our new space. This will be our last open house until September, so come join us for a great night!

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SENIOR STAFF

Tuesday, June 9 5-8 p.m. Cascade Bicycling Center

Note: All email addresses are @cascade.org President Catherine Hennings • catherine. hennings@

Elizabeth Kiker, Executive Director (206) 939-4343 • elizabethk@

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Vice President Daniel Weise • daniel.weise@

David Douglas, Rec. Riding Director (206) 939-4323 • davidd@

Treasurer Alexa Volwiler • alexa.volwiler@

Ed Ewing, Director of Diversity & Inclusion (206) 939-4315 • ede@

Secretary George Durham • george.durham@

Questions? Email Dylan at dylanj@ cascade.org.

Director at large Charles Ruthford • charles.ruthford@ DIRECTORS Nate Glissmeyer • nate.glissmeyer@ Sandi Navarro • sandin@ Joe Platzner • joe.platzner@ Merlin Rainwater • merlin.rainwater@ Jim Stanton • jim.stanton@ Don Volta • don.volta@ Haley Woods • haleyw@ Ed Yoshida • ed.yoshida@

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Jeff Aken, Advocacy Director (206) 939-4301 • jeffa@

Shannon Koller, Director of Education (206) 939-4335 • shannonk@ Serena Lehman, Director of Membership & Outreach (206) 939-4330 • serenal@ Kathy Mania, Finance Director (206) 939-4321 • kathym@ Robbie Phillips, Director of Strategic Development (206) 939-4334 • robbiep@ Tarrell Wright, Development Director (206) 939-4312 • tarrellw@

The Cascade Bicycle Club Board of Directors meets five times a year. All meetings take place at the Cascade Bicycling Center, 7787 62nd Avenue NE, at 5:30 p.m. Board meetings are open to the public. Upcoming meetings are: Wednesday, Sept. 16 and Wednesday, Nov. 18.

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Join us on Strava for safer streets!

Thanks for a great Seattle Bike-n-Brews!

By Tim O’Connor, Technology Manager

Imagine Seattle as a place where transportation planners and bicycle advocates could see exactly where people who bike are going and where safe connections between communities are lacking. A Seattle where bike data helps influence decisions and helps planners learn from successes and mistakes. Well, that imagined Seattle is just around the corner, thanks to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s recent investment in Strava Metro and the GPS data that feeds it. Strava is a very popular mobile app and online platform that lets users track their bike rides using a smartphone or GPS device. In addition to tracking your activity, it allows you to analyze your performance while also competing with fellow users. According to Strava’s Brian Riordan, approximately 3 percent of the Seattle population is already using Strava to track their bike rides and 60 percent of Seattle Strava uploads are commute trips. What was once just a social platform for racer-types, Strava has grown popular among commuters and is now a powerful tool for transportation planners and bicycle advocates. The data obtained through the Strava app and website powers Strava Lab’s free bike route data feed as well as Strava Metro, which provides agencies like SDOT with detailed, granular data for true traffic planning capabilities. Cascade will also benefit from access to this data and we’re excited to put it to work! Strava Metro is a service made for and used by transportation departments and bike advocacy groups like us across the world. On this side of the globe, San Francisco, Maine and Ontario are already using it. Seattle is ripe for the picking as we have 11,000 Strava users who have already tracked 259,000 bike trips, of which 117,000 were commute trips. As more people join Strava and use it for everyday use, the better the data becomes. This data in turn is a crucial piece in advocating for a safe and connected Seattle. And that’s where you come in! Join Strava and join Cascade’s Strava Club www.strava.com/clubs/cascade. Your participation will enable data-driven decision making and inform our city’s future bike infrastructure needs. Beyond this benefit, I personally love the social aspect of this app as my wife and I give each other kudos for our commute trips and discover new bike routes of the friends, co-workers and fellow Cascade members I follow!

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June 2015

Cascade Bicycle Club turns 45! How it all started: In July 1970, two young brothers, Mike and Rick Quam, called a public meeting to discuss bicycling in the Puget Sound region. Sons of a trail advocate, the Quam brothers saw the need for a bicycle club that wouldn’t just organize recreational group rides, it would also promote the development of bicycle trails in Washington. Thirty people, united by a love of bicycling, attended the public meeting and together, they grew the club, engaging a membership of 300 people within just two years. Two early successes were Chilly Hilly and the Burke-Gilman Trail. In the 1970s and 80s, the volunteer-led club went on to create STP and RSVP, two iconic bike events. Fueled by excellent leadership and professional staff, in the 1990s and 2000s Cascade experienced rapid growth and expanded into bike education. In the 2010s, the organization’s size and stature has continued to grow. Today, 45 years since that first meeting, the Cascade Bicycle Club is a powerhouse in event-producing, bike education and bike advocacy with more than 15,000 members, 1,000 volunteers and 36 staff. How far we’ve come!

The first list of goals for the Cascade Bicycle Club–remaining remarkably similar today!

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“Our goal is to make cycling a more important part of our eveyday lives from commuting to work to obtaining and using more bicycle trails.” - Mike Quam, Cascade co-founder

Whew!

Beginning a whole new cycle

Bill Owens, a member of the Boeing Employees Bicycle Club, caught his breath after a long uphill ride in the Cascade Bicycle Club’s third annual “Chilly Hilly” ride on Bainbridge Island yesterday. Cyclists were attempting to earn patches from the League of American Wheelmen for completing 25, 50 or 100-mile rides with a given time—Staff photo by Richard S. Heyza.

Members of the Cascade Bicycle Club pedaled south along 76th Avenue Northwest in Medina, part of a proposed bike route, in their second annual Tour de Bellevue. The time was 8 a.m. “Because that’s the only hour you can comfortably do the route because of the damn traffic,” one of the cyclists said.

What else happened in 1970: Fun fact about Cascade’s beginnings:

In world events:

• Cascade Bicycle Club was a child of the bike boom. Between 1970 and 1972, bicycle sales doubled in the U.S. And for the first time, the sale of adult bicycles matched that of kids’ bikes.

• An earthquake in Peru killed 72,200 people

• Seattle was in a financial crisis in 1970s (“Lights out, Seattle”). Former Cascade president Mike Quam was out of a job and treated his years at the helm as a fulltime job despite never earning a dime.

In sports:

• The Seattle Times was so intrigued by a Seattle bike club, the first meeting announcement turned into a full-fledged article. • Seattle had its first bike-friendly major in Wes Uhlman. Elected in 1969, Uhlman came into office at the birth of an urban cycling renaissance sparked by environmental consciousness and gasoline shortages and rationing. Capitalizing on this, Uhlman pushed for a system of bike commuter routes in the city. He even lobbied the state legislature to use gas tax revenues to build bike lanes. • Seattle created its first Bike Master Plan in 1972.

• Boeing introduced the 747 but was on the brink of a crisis • Seattle created its first Bike Master Plan in 1972

• Eddy Merckx won his second Tour de France • The first New York marathon was held • Brazil won soccer’s World Cup (for the third time) • Baltimore Orioles won the World Series • Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl

In popular culture: • Musicians Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix died • The Beatles broke up • Maya Angelou published “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”

Join us to celebrate Cascade’s 45th Birthday Saturday June 13, 10 a.m.-noon Cascade Bicycling Center See page 12 for details

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She Bikes Cascade continues to roll By Ed Ewing, Director of Diversity & Inclusion

We launched She Bikes Cascade in April, and attendance met and exceeded expectations with more than 150 women from the Puget Sound area! Keynote speaker Megan Jasper, vice president of Sub Pop Records, shared her passion for biking with an enthusiastic reception. She Bikes is a series of inclusive rides, classes, clinics and social events to encourage more women to discover the joys and benefits of biking. We’re adding more classes, clinics and rides, all led by women instructors and ride leaders. Join us for our next women’s fix-a-flat class on Monday, June 22. For more information, visit cascade.org/shebikes.

She Bikes Cascade: Bike camping clinic and campout By Robin Randels, Community Connections Advocate

Have you ever dreamed of simply packing up your bike and rolling away into the great outdoors? If you’re not quite sure how to go about gathering up the necessities, packing up or finding a bike-friendly path to your destination, our Bike Camping Clinic hosted by She Bikes Cascade will get you started! Bike camping expert and owner of Swift Industries, Martina Brimmer, will guide you through the basics of what to take, how to pack it on your bike and how to plan a route for your adventure. Since camping is way more fun with others, bring your friends, and we can all learn the joys of bike camping! You will be able to put your newfound skills into immediate action and join other women on Saturday, June 20, for an overnight to Fay Bainbridge State Park as part of Swift Industries’ National Campout. We have reserved the group camp and picnic shelter, so feel free to leave the kitchen sink at home!

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Mon., June 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cascade Bicycling Center Cost: $10

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FREE GROUP RIDES EASY PACE (UNDER 10 mph) Saturday, June 20 She Bikes goes camping! 10 a.m. • 12 miles from Green Lake Park and Ride (North lot, East side of parking lot), Seattle • Ride Leader: Robin Randels

LEISURELY PACE (10-12 mph) Thursday, June 4 Gas Works Thursday Social 6:30 p.m. • 12 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: Scott Kralik Friday, June 5 Friday Riders: to Kubota Garden 10 a.m. • 25 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: Norm Tjaden Sunday, June 7 Sunday Crepes Ride 9:30 a.m. • 30 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: David Bordewick Sunday, June 7 Sunday morning recovery ride around Lake Sammamish 11 a.m. • 34 miles from Redhook Brewery, Woodinville • Ride Leader: Louise Johnson Thursday, June 11 Gas Works Thursday Social 6:30 p.m. • 14 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: Scott Kralik Friday, June 12 Friday Riders Bike Queen Anne and Magnolia 10 a.m. • 24 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: William Lemke

Sunday, June 21 Sunday morning recovery ride around Lake Sammamish 11 a.m. • 34 miles from Redhook Brewery, Woodinville • Ride Leader: Aimee Mamich

BRISK PACE (16-18 mph) Mondays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 MUMPS: Head Up North 10 a.m. • 70 miles from Tracy Owen Station/Log Boom Park, Kenmore • Ride Leader: Craig Mohn Monday, June 1 Small Chainring Monday 6:30 p.m. • 19 miles from Sam Smith Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: David Longdon Tuesdays and Thursdays June 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 17, 23, 25, 30 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from East Lake Sammamish Trail Lot, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson Thursday, June 4 Northside Evening Riding before Dark NERD 6 p.m. • 25 miles from Lynnwood Transit Center (SE corner), Lynnwood • Ride Leaders: Daniel Kelly, Terence Shelton Sunday, June 7 Recovery Sunday 9 a.m. • 23.60 miles from East Lake Sammamish Trail, Redmond • Ride Leader: Carl Wainwright Monday, June 15 Small Chainring Monday 6:30 p.m. • 19 miles from Sam Smith Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: David Longdon

Sunday, June 14 Sunday morning recovery ride around Lake Sammamish 11 a.m. • 34 miles from Redhook Brewery, Woodinville • Ride Leader: Louise Johnson

Thursday, June 18 NERD: Northside Evening Riding before Dark 6 p.m. • 25 miles from Lynnwood Transit Center (SE corner), Lynnwood • Ride Leaders: Daniel Kelly, Terence Shelton

Thursday, June 18 Gas Works Thursday Social 6:30 p.m. • 16 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: Scott Kralik

Sunday, June 21 Recovery Sunday 9 a.m. • 23.60 miles from East Lake Sammamish Trail, Redmond • Ride Leader: Carl Wainwright

Friday, June 19 She Bikes: Garden Party 6 p.m. • 4 miles from Conservatory at Volunteer Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: Robin Randels

Saturday, June 27 Meet the High Performance Cycling Team 9 a.m. • 35 miles from Sam Smith Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: David Longdon

Sunday, June 21 Sunday morning recovery ride around Lake Sammamish 11 a.m. • 34 miles from Redhook Brewery, Woodinville • Ride Leader: Louise Johnson

Monday, June 29 Small Chainring Monday 6:30 p.m. • 19 miles from Sam Smith Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: David Longdon

Thursday, June 25 Gas Works Thursday Social 6:30 p.m. • 18 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: Scott Kralik

VIGOROUS (18-20 mph) See the Multipace listing

STRENUOUS: (20-22 mph) STEADY PACE (12-14 mph) Monday, June 1 Marymoor - Lake Sammamish Loop 10 a.m. • 24 miles from Marymoor Park - east entrance lot, Redmond • Ride Leaders: Eileen Saunders, Mark Weber

MODERATE PACE (14-16 mph) Friday, June 5 FRUMPS: Four lakes and lunch 10 a.m. • 32 miles from Lake Ballinger Playfield, Mountlake Terrace • Ride Leader: Saul Snatsky Sunday, June 7 Sunday morning recovery ride around Lake Sammamish 11 a.m. • 34 miles from Redhook Brewery, Woodinville • Ride Leader: Aimee Mamich Thursday, June 11 THUMPS: Thursday Unemployed Merry Peddlers: Home for lunch 9:30 a.m. • 30 miles from Leschi Starbucks, Seattle • Ride Leader: Mike Nelson Sunday, June 14 Sunday morning recovery ride around Lake Sammamish 11 a.m. • 34 miles from Redhook Brewery, Woodinville • Ride Leader: Aimee Mamich

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SUPER STRENUOUS: (22mph +) Tuesday, June 2 Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Steve Else, Peter Grey Thursday, June 4 More Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Steve Else, S Michael Hoffman Tuesday, June 9 Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 35 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Vincent Haag, Russ Moul Thursday, June 11 More Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Steve Else, S Michael Hoffman Tuesday, June 16 Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 35 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Vincent Haag, Russ Moul

Thursday, June 18 More Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Steve Else, S Michael Hoffman

from East Lake Sammamish Trail, Redmond • Ride Leaders: Michelle Burton, Chao Chen, Bob Dennis, Louise Johnson, Zach Johnson, Bruce Klouzal, Deborah Munkberg, Sandi Navarro, Alexa Volwiler, Carl Wainwright, Rick Wiltfong

Tuesday, June 23 Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 35 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Vincent Haag, Russ Moul

COOS - Cycling out of Sumner Steady: (12-14 mph) to Brisk: (16-18 mph) paces Saturdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 • 8 a.m. • 30-80 miles • From Fred Meyer (next to garden center), Sumner Sunday, June 7 • 8 a.m., 55 miles from Bonney Lake Park & Ride, Bonney Lake Sunday, June 21 • 8 a.m., 88 miles from Fred Meyer - next to garden center, Sumner Sunday, June 28 • 8 a.m., 32 miles from Fred Meyer - next to garden center, Sumner Ride Leader: Patty Urton 11th Annual RAMROD Training Series Brisk (16-18 mph) to super strenuous (22 mph +) paces Saturday, June 6, Ride #9, 8:30 a.m., 94 miles from Ron Regis Park, Renton Saturday, June 13, Ride #10, 7:30 a.m., 104 miles from Bear Creek Park & Ride, Redmond Saturday, June 20, Ride #11, 7:30 a.m., 108 miles from Bear Creek Park & Ride, Redmond Saturday, June 27, Ride #12, 7:30 a.m., 101 miles from Challenger Elementary School, Issaquah Ride Leaders: Paul Franks, Francis Gan, Joe Sullivan, Per Sunde, Shana Sunde

Thursday, June 25 More Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Steve Else, S Michael Hoffman Tuesday, June 30 Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 35 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Vincent Haag, Russ Moul

MULTIPACE RIDES Midweek Eastside Evening Training Series (MEETS) Leisurely (10-12 mph) to vigorous (18-20 mph) paces Wednesdays, May 3, 10, 17, 24 • 6 p.m. • 25 miles

This is a sampling of this month’s rides. For a complete listing, see cascade.org/calendar. For full details of the listed rides, see cascade.org/grouprides. This is also where you’ll find ride guidelines to help you select a ride that suits your style, skills and energy level.

Exceptional Ride Leaders: Rick and Patty Urton By Stacey Williams, Rides Manager

Rick and Patty Urton have been recognized as Exceptional Ride Leaders for their efforts to create fun and interesting rides that appeal to a wide range of riders and for extending our rides south of King County. Rick and Patty have been instrumental in building a strong Free Group Rides program in south King and Pierce counties, and in encouraging many of their riders to become certified Cascade Ride Leaders. The pair started riding in 2011 after Patty’s brother, an avid cyclist, challenged her to ride the Seattle to Portland. Patty came home one day and told Rick, “we are going to ride the STP!” to which Rick dryly pointed out, “but we have no bikes.” “We will get bikes,” replied Patty. And the rest is history. The first year of riding, Rick and Patty knew nothing about Cascade or riding on the road. “To train for our first STP, we rode the Foothills Trail, which seemed like a million times,” laughed Rick. The next year they discovered the Cascade Training Series (CTS) where they made friends and participated in the Free Group Rides program. “We wanted to give back to the organization, so we became ride leaders,” said Rick. When asked what motivated them to create new rides and ride series, Rick replied, “as we liked riding with our new friends on the

Rick and Patty Urton

Eastside who taught us valuable riding skills, we grew tired of the traffic and having to drive an hour or more each way to the rides. “We started posting Free Group Rides on a regular basis in the south King/Pierce county area and soon we had regulars that would ride with us. We quickly saw a need for more rides in the south end and decided we would try to satisfy that need. With the help of other ride leaders, notably Tim Johnson, we developed CHEW South for hill climbing. We followed that with COOS (Cycling out of Sumner) to help prepare riders for longer distances. “It’s been a wonderful experience being ride leaders, but we could not have done these things without the support of others,” said Rick. Rick and Patty’s mission is to have more ride opportunities in the south end, teach and apply safe riding skills and have fun while doing it. We thank Rick and Patty for all of their efforts. If you are looking for rides in the south King and Pierce county areas, look out for their rides and you are sure to have a great experience! 9

June 2015

Women Bike: Understanding cyclist speak By Anne-Marije Rook, Communications Director

So there you are. You’ve gathered the courage to go on your first group ride with your local bike shop or cycling club. You can hold your own up the hills and in the group but when an experienced rider comes up to you and starts talking about KOMs, watts and lead-outs, you feel like they’re speaking a foreign language. Here’s a quick dictionary of common cycling terms: Strava: A mobile app and online platform that lets you track your rides using your smartphone or GPS device. In addition to tracking your activity, it allows you to analyze your performance while also competing with fellow users. QOM or KOM: (Queen or King of the Mountain). A title bestowed on the person who makes it to the top of a climb first. On Strava, collecting KOMs and QOMs (getting the fastest time on a certain segment) is what one strives for. Bonking: To run out of steam and lose all energy due to lack of nutrition. Similar to “blowing up” but in the latter, you run out of energy after having done a big effort or ridden very hard for a long time already. Hangry: (Hungry+angry). Being so hungry that you become angry at yourself, at your riding buddies and at the world. Best cure: pulling into the nearest gas station or convenient story for a snack. DFL (Dead effing last): Usage: “I came in DFL in that race/ride/up that hill”. DNF (Did Not Finished): Usage: “I DNF’ed that ride”. Bibs: Padded shorts with suspenders instead of an elastic waistband. Chammy or chamois: The padding in cycling shorts and bibs. Peloton: The main group of riders racing or riding in a pack. Paincave: Refers to a time during

which you give it your all, putting in such a big effort that at the end, you have nothing left. Half-wheeling: Refers to when your riding partners continuously rides half-a-wheel-length ahead of you. Drafting: Sitting behind someone’s wheel and expending less energy than the person ahead of you who is blocking the wind. Getting dropped: The moment you can no longer hang with your riding group and end up riding on your own. Similar: Popped Granny gears: The easiest gears on your bike. The wheel: The person in front of you. Usage: “She’s a good wheel.” Meaning: She is a good bike handler and I feel comfortable riding behind her. Watts: Refers to the measurement of power you are producing to propel yourself forward in a bike. The more watts you can produce, the faster you can go. LBS: Local Bike Shop not pounds. Endo: This is what happens when someone flips over her handlebars – often due to grabbing too much front brake. Cat 5 tattoo: Leaving a chainring mark on your right calf Century: A 100-mile ride. Hammer: To pedal hard in a big gear to go fast. A hammerfest is a long, grueling ride spent in the big gears.

Thanks for the positive feedback to this column. We’re happy to help! Please continue to email us your questions at comms@cascade.org and I’ll answer them anonymously. Read our previous columns online at cascade.org/women The views expressed by columnist(s) are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cascade.

The Woodinville Wine Ride By Meghna Jaradi, Events and Sponsorship Coordinator

Join us Sunday, June 7, for the Woodinville Wine Ride–a breezy 30-mile ride in partnership with the Woodinville Wine Association. We’ll start out in the Woodinville Commons, right in the heart of wine country and will roll along the beautiful Sammamish River and Burke-Gilman trails to Seattle and back. At the midpoint in Magnuson Park, riders will sample local wine and fine food supplemented with views of Lake Washington. Once back at the Woodinville finish line festival, we’ll enjoy more food, local wine and live music. Friends and family are welcome to join the fun at the finish line! With their paid registration riders receive two tickets for wine sampling, good at either the midpoint or finish line and a wine-themed giveaway. Register at cascade.org/wineride 10

Early member spotlight: Cascade co-founder Mike Quam By Briana Orr, Communications Specialist

In the early 1970s, Seattle was in the midst of a financial collapse, with the region’s unemployment reaching 17 percent. Although finding himself without a job, recent University of Washington graduate Mike Quam didn’t want to leave the city. “I just loved Seattle. It is such a great place with so many things to do. I stuck around and wondered, ‘what could I do?’ So I started riding,” said Mike. The 24-year-old spent more and more time pedaling his 10-speed Raleigh Blue Streak in the rural areas surrounding Seattle. Soon, recreational cycling turned into bike racing alongside his then-roommate, Jerry Baker (see the February Courier). On a drive back to Seattle from a race with his brother, Rick, the pair “got to talking about how Seattle really needed a bike club that could promote bicycle trails in Washington and have recreational group rides,” Mike said. Their father was already advocating for statewide trails in Ohio, as executive director of the Buckeye Trails Association, and Mike figured they could do that here, too. Mike and Rick visited The Seattle Times and asked them to publish a notice that they were starting a bicycle club and were going to have their first meeting. To their surprise, the newspaper published their photo and ran an article about the establishment of the new bicycle club. Thirty individuals showed up for the Club’s first meeting, including parents with kids in tow. Within the next two years, membership would soar to 300. “Every meeting was just a blast! And it wasn’t just that members would come up ideas, but they would say, ‘I’ll work on it!’ and the Club would sponsor it.” Mike served as the president of Cascade for just two years, and in that time, he laid the foundation for Cascade as both a recreational and advocacy organization. He was opportunistic and dedicated, and considered running Cascade his job although it was all volunteer work. “I was on the phone all day and spent my evenings riding, leading rides or talking to people,” he said. Among his many accomplishments, Mike helped establish the Burke-Gilman Trail. It took just two phone calls: the first was to the regional vice president of the Burlington Northern Railroad to ask if they would be interested in selling their soon-to-be abandoned

Past and present leaders of Cascade: Mike Quam, Co-founder of Cascade and Elizabeth Kiker, Cascade Executive Director

railroad around Lake Washington; and the second to then Seattle Mayor Wes Ulman, to ask if the city would be interested in purchasing the right-of-way. Both parties liked the idea, and with support from Cascade and the neighborhood, King County put the Burke-Gilman Trail in their Regional Trail Plan. By 1972, Mike was back at work, marketing, financing and selling Boeing aircraft around the world. His involvement in Cascade dwindled as he spent more time traveling, and later starting a family. Mike said he’s “extremely pleased with how the Club has grown and progressed.” Mike worked for Boeing for 37 years, and in his last year, he started bicycling to work for the first time inspired by Cascade’s Bike Commute Challenge. “I just wish that I had started commuting earlier!” he said. Now, at age 69, Mike still rides and is training for his third triathlon; the Seafair Triathlon at Seward Park this summer. If you see him, be sure to thank him for laying the foundation for the largest bicycle advocacy and recreation organization in the country.

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education foundation news Arthur Burrill’s legacy in memory of his beloved wife

20 new graduates of Advocacy Leadership Institute hit the streets

By Tarrell Wright, Development Director

By Kelli Refer, Field Programs Coordinator

In my work, I often hear moving stories about why people support bicycling, like the dad who loves bicycling with his kid or the grandmother who overcame illness by training for the STP. It keeps me going, knowing that there are hundreds of you out there whose lives are made better through bicycling. The moment of giving is a deeply personal one, one that I feel honored to share with so many of you. And none is more personal than when the gift is a tribute to a loved one or Arthur and Nancy Burrill given as a legacy to support Cascade’s future. So many of you have been involved with Cascade for decades. You want our work to continue long after you’re gone. Some of you come to the office like it’s your full time job. You’re on a first-name basis with all of the staff. Others fly under the radar, training every year for the STP, reading the Courier from cover to cover, giving what you can and supporting bicycling in your own, quiet way. You’ve probably never met Arthur Burrill, but he’s been here all along, riding

Keep your eyes peeled for a whole new crew of bike advocates around town. The spring 2015 graduating class of the Advocacy Leadership Institute (ALI) is ready for action! I would like to thank all of our spring 2015 graduates for their hard work and incredible passion: Andrew Chambers, Cecilia Roussel, Daniella Drader, Diane Rudholm, Geoff Ringwald, Jordan Adams, Kendall Gilbert, Kimberly Kinchen, Marley Blonsky, Matt Servia, Melanie Boehm, Reema Rafi, Robyn Ellis, Scott Evans, Steve Xu, Suzi Zook, Ted Inkley, Tracey Pierce, Tom Lang and Zach Williams. During the eight-week ALI program, Cascade empowers community members with the tools they need to be effective bike advocates. Students learn from

“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for bicycling.” -Arthur Burrill almost every STP since 1991. His wife signed them up for the STP, but she never trained, so she drove sag while he rode with friends. “It rained my first year. I was wearing cotton sweatpants and a T-shirt. I must have weighed 10 pounds more in water by the time it was over. I never thought I’d do that again,” Arthur remembers. But the following year, trained up, he did his second STP and his lifelong love for bicycling was born. Art is a soft-spoken man with kind eyes and an easy smile. A Seattle native, he met his wife Nancy in the 1960s. Together they shared a happy, active life full of Volksmarches, tennis and classes at the YMCA. He was a steamfitter and she a beloved elementary school teacher on Mercer Island. If you visit Arthur in his beautiful West Seattle home, he’ll show you his dahlia collection, his log books of every run and ride he’s done since the 1970s and the hundreds of letters written to his wife by her students after she passed last year. “You are the best teacher ever. You’re even better than cake,” says one letter. Though they didn’t do too much riding together, Arthur gives to Cascade in her memory. He also has included Cascade in his estate plans in her memory. “Nancy cared about kids and active living. I just know this is what she would have wanted,” he mused. The week that Nancy passed suddenly after a recurring battle with lymphoma, Arthur was admitted to the hospital for triple bypass surgery. Though it’s been a painful year–heartbreak still simmering on the surface–Arthur attributes his full physical recovery to his active lifestyle. “I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for bicycling,” he said. Thank you, Arthur, for sharing your story and for your commitment to improving lives through bicycling. Arthur claims that he has out-trained most of the people his age, but I know there are hundreds of you who are just like Arthur. So if you see him out there working on his weekly 200-plus miles, give him a wave and see if you can keep up.

powerful guest speakers such as elected officials, transportation planners and nonprofit leaders, while also building on participants skillsets. Does this sound like your jam? Join us for the next session of ALI! Our Summer Session is just around the corner. The session kicks off on Saturday, July 18, and applications will be accepted until Friday, June 26. For more details and to apply, visit: cascade.org/ALI_application.

Red-Bell 100 is just around the corner! By Stacey Nakagawa, Event Producer

Looking for a fun summer challenge, while benefitting two great causes? Ride the Red-Bell 100 on Saturday, June 27, to empower individuals locally with the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation and globally through the power of the bike with World Bicycle Relief. The Red-Bell 100 route features 104 miles of low-traveled back roads and bicycle trails with the stunning backdrop of the Olympic Mountains along the way. Enjoy a fully stocked breakfast stop, catered lunch at Skagit River Produce and a finish line BBQ at Boundary Brewery, with plenty of snacks in between. Set individual or team fundraising goals and provide life-changing resources to those across the globe and in your own backyard. Receive $25 off your registration by joining World Bicycle Relief ’s #ThisIsNotABike campaign. Promo ends Monday June 15, 2015. Register and learn more at cascade.org/redbell.

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If you’d like to learn more about the ways you can receive tax benefits for you or your heirs by leaving a gift to Cascade in your will, please give me a call: (206) 939-4312.

Improving Lives Through Bicycling

June 2015

Your Cascade Bicycling Center is about to get even better By Tarrell Wright, Development Director

our office and created spacious new volunteer and community work and gathering spaces. In our earliest planning conversations for the center, we heard our community loud and clear. We listened to the needs of those who have made us who we are today—our volunteers, members, donors and partnering organizations. The next part of the project is our answer to what you have told us: bicycling needs to be more accessible to the community at large.

There is much more in store for your Cascade Bicycling Center!

With your support, we will transform your center into a world-class destination for bicyclists of all ages. Planning is underway and will include the construction of three key additions: Welcome Pavilion

Your community’s front porch, this outdoor gathering space will serve as a place for riders to start or stop long rides and relax next to scenic Lake Washington.

These are preliminary drawings courtesy of ZGF Architects. Come see the newest versions on Saturday, June 13.

Many of you joined us last fall for the grand opening of your Cascade Bicycling Center, and now we are thrilled to invite you to celebrate the future of bicycling in our region. Join local elected officials, Cascade staff and your friends, as we launch our Capital Campaign for the expansion of your Cascade Bicycling Center!

Saturday, June 13 10 a.m. - noon at Cascade’s beautiful new headquarters in Magnuson Park Music • Family fun • Cake

Last year, with community support, the vision and leadership of Ron Sher, and the generosity of Hoffman Construction and ZGF Architects, we relocated

March Education Foundation Donor List Peddler Brewing Company Perkins Coie LLP VMware Foundation

Individual Support $1,000-$5,000

Catherine & Tim Hennings Mowry Jay Family Foundation Doug & Maggie Walker $999-500 Jackie B Craver Blair B Dillaway Logan MacGregor Ed & Marcy Yoshida $499-250 Nathan Bialke Carl Harris David Katz Malcolm Krause Jerry McLaughlin Up to $249 Kiki Abba Shy Aberman Ryan Adams Bruce Agnew Jennifer Alberts David Allan Matthew Allen Christopher Amato Dana Amore Troy Anderson Cindy Anderson James Appleberry Lisa Averiett David C Baker Richard Barone Dale Bateman Brian B Baxter Thomas C Beierle Claire M Beighle Brett Bell Sandra Bell Rachel Bennett David Bennett William Benzer William Bernhard Carol Blackman Per-Lars Blomgren Thomas Boettger

Peter Bohnenkamp Bo Borgerson Gloria Bowen Kristen Boyles Sarah Bracken David Breland Matthew Brewer Megan Briscoe Jeff Brown Meg Browning Mark A Bruce Todd Bruce Megan A Buchner Alexandra Buraczynski Regina Cabatu Dixie Callaham Matt Carlson Brian Casserly Gregg M Cato Kevin Cavanah Wendy Chamberlin Chris Chickadel Cheryl Chikalla Ramesh Chitturi Jeff Christianson Stacy Christopher Alan Chun Dene Cleaver Brace Clement Nicole Clopper Camille Collett Sarah Collier Jason A Collier William Collins Jamila Conley Jill S Conner Clarence Conner Nate Cornman Jason Corns Jerry F Coupe Sharon P Cramer John Cramer Saulo Cruz Jenica Cruz Todd Currie Susan F Dahl Anne Dailey Eric Dameron-Drew Frank E Daniels Alicia Daniels Uhlig James Dauber Elizabeth Davidow Aubrey Davidson Holly Davis Tod Davis Colt de Wolf Faith DeBolt David Delgado Jamie Dobbs Patrice Doerr Bruce Donohue

New community spaces at the Center in Magnuson Park and south Seattle will offer learners of all ages a place to ride safely and learn the rules of the road.

Celebrate Cascade’s 45th Birthday and the Education Foundation’s Capital Campaign launch

On Saturday, June 13, we are hosting a community event to launch our Capital Campaign for the completion of the Center!

Corporate Support

Cascade Traffic Gardens

Jessica Dorr Kimberly Dowden Laura Drumm Guillaume Dubé Elizabeth Dubuque Colleen Duffy Joe Duggan Suzanne DuRard Jamie Dutton Amy Easton Sherell Ehlers Heather Eliason Marc Elvy Patty Endicott Matthew Engelmann Steven Evanich Marge Evans Scott C Evans Rina Fa’amoe-Cross Sherry L Fadely Matt Farber John N Farrell Wayne Feig Caitlin Feurey Jennifer Fisch Susan Foley Tesia Forbes Shareen Foreman Filmore D Fossett Elissa Foster Marne Fox-Barrow Michael P. Frank Brian Freburger Paul Freeman Michael Freeman Tom Freisem Howard Frumkin Gretchen Fues Charles Fujita Gary Fuller Jason P Games Maria Aurora Gangan Roslyn Garcia Rachel Garcia Margareta E Germeaux Trevor Gibson Brooke Gilbert Peter Giles Alicia Godersky Lawrence Goetz Michael Goldblatt Julie Gonzales-Corbin Dana Good Barbara Gordon Helen Brenna Gould Lise Grace Robin Green David L Gremmels Kirk L Griffin Todd Griffith Colin Groark

Lou Haasis Louis Haffner Dan Hagberg John Hall Jessica Hansen Brenda Hart Summer Hayes Michael R Hayes Will Hays Scott Heinz Elissa Heller Jamie Henkensiefken Mark C Henley Christian Herter Eric Hesselgesser Anthony Hewett Jessica Hodge Stephan Hodges Kevin Hodges Marti Holguin Jeanne Hollingsworth William Hollman Steve Hord Dionne Howe Christy Hoyt Richard Hughes Ben Hughey Eric Hull Michaela Hutfles Nancy Jacques Paula Jellison Amanda Jensen Steve Johnson Louise A Johnson Jeremy Johnston Jessica Jones Russell Jones Rey Juarez Shannon M Kahn Ilana Kalmbach John Kevin Kane Stephen Karbowski Elizabeth Kassoff Michael Kastner Bruce Kay Colin Keeney Stephen Keith Kristi Keithly Ian Kell Seamus W Kelly Jonathan Kemp Matthew Kenny Laura Kiely Jeffrey Kilpatrick Paul Kinney Jeff Kirkham Andri Kofmehl Lidiya Koleva Alexander Kotlarov Harry Kraus Dwight Krossa

Fix-It Garage

A world-class learning space will be your home for hands-on bike maintenance and repair lessons, as well as a storage facility for a portion of Cascade’s bicycle fleet. We cannot complete this project without your support and partnership. Join us Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, for refreshments and a brief presentation about what is coming next at your Cascade Bicycling Center. Please RSVP at www.cascade.org/campaignlaunch.

Donations make our work possible—Thank you! Stacey Krum John T Kugler Shane Kuppler Corrie Kutkey Jennifer Kuznetzow Michelle LaCroix Darryl P Laferte Sana Lakhani Meg Larkin Denise Lathrop Matt Latimer Aileen Laughlin Scott Law Edgar Lazcano Romano Lehman Fulgham Family William Lemke Mike Levine Matt Lewis Katherine Lichtenstein Susan M Linde Alyson J Littman Heath Lombard Jessi Lucas James Lucking Sally A Luttrell-Montes Jim Lyle Tammi Lynd Rajesh Maingi Kenneth Mapp Paola Maranan Maria Massone Nancy Matthew Donna Matthews E. Maxon Sherry Maxx Amanda Mazzenga Mark Mazzola Teresa L McCarthyGreene Michelle Mccormick Don McCrady Jerome McFadden Geoff McMahon Chris McMillan Marlene Meaders Anne Meegan Jennifer Meisner Ann Melvin Amy A Merten Melissa Miller Sky Miller Daniel Monedero Tortola Philip MontejoThompson Daniel Moore Christopher Moore Jennifer Moore Kathleen Morisy

Janet Morton Neil Morton Anne Mukhar Jennifer Mullen Rangarajan Muthusamy Brian M Naasz Toni Nelson Ryan Nelson Ai Nguyen Girdhari Nihalani Alexander Nip Dan Nord Rebecca Norlander Stephanie Nys Lee O’Brien Nate Oelrich David Osborne Shyril O’Steem Emily Oxenford Anne L Paper Kayla Patten Tracy Patton Shannon R Payne Erica Pettit Patrick Phillips Timothy Pile Ronald R Plewka Brian Polagye David P Pomeroy Cindy Potter Sean Powell David Powell Keith Powley Vanitha Prabhakaran Kelly Priestley Carrie Pruitt Yauhen Radzikevich Russ Rainforth Merlin Rainwater Bob Randall Jamie Reding Jon Rehkopf Kate-Lyne Reilly John Reitsma Lisa B Reitzes Troy Reppas Jennifer Rice Margaret Rice Melissa Richtarik Brant Rigby Andrew Rigel Chris Rigler William J Rissberger Kim Rivera Jennifer Roberts Steve Roberts Melinda Robinson Steven Rose Thomas Roselyn Nicholas Rosenfeld

Cecilia Roussel Igor Rozanski Jeff Rueckhaus Lyndsey Sandwick Christian Sarason Blane Sawyer Jill Scarbrough Joseph Schaeffer Bert Scharff Adam Schildge Marki Schillinger Debin Schliesman Gregory Schmale Patrick Schneider Stephani Schupbach Vi Schurman Sarah Scoltock Blair Scott John Seely Eric Senning Bridget Sevigny Sasha Shaw Steve Shea Jodi Sherwood James Siler Raymond Silverstein John Simchuk Janette Singley Steve Sisson Kristen Slodysko George Smilov Andrea Smith Steven Smith Machar Smith Lauren Smoker Jaime Snyder David Spain Cari Sponaugle Mike Stanley Tiffany Stanley Iain Starr Liz A Stead Zach Stednick Bettina Stix Michael Stratmoen Michelle Strickler Andrew Strong Atsushi Sugimoto Jane Sullivan Susan Sullivan Denise Swanson Gwen Sweeney Harry Swinnerton Kevin Tabari Bonnie Tabb Nagaraj Tanguturu Brian Taylor Andrea Templeton James Terhune Will Thomas-II Andrew Thompson

Jennifer Thompson Rose Thompson Jesse Thomsen Peter Thorn Kathryn Thurber-Smith Cathy Tide Joe Tomascheski Ed Torkelson & Kathy Kearney Konstantin Tsoy Kristin Tucker Allison Turcios Nita Tuvesson Teresa Tyson-Drummer Michelle Vargo Tatiana Vasilikioti Sverre Vedal Theresa Vichich-Weber Carlos E Villavicencio Tam Vining Alexa C Volwiler Jorie Wackerman Sherri Wade Angela Wadman Brook Waldman Christopher Walford Colin Walker Jim C Walseth Kristina Waters Kathy Watne Peter M Weiss Todd D Wentworth J.J. Westfall Jeffrey Westmoreland John Whalen Kathleen White Kate Whiting Kimberly Wicklund Catherine Wickwire Priscilla Wig Paul Wight Dean Wiley Ronald Wilhelm Eric Williams Michael E Williamson Sachi Wilson Doug Wilson Kyle Winsor Paul Wirsing Eunice Wong Eugenia Woo Leigh Woodruff Tarrell Wright & Maxwell Kullaway William Wright Bill Wymer Kim Yeary Dale Youngkin Christopher Zentner Kayla Zuck