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Your tip sheet for a bike-friendly ballot p. 6-7 November 2015 / Vol. 45 No. 11
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The biggest thing you can do to make bicycling better in Seattle is to vote Yes on Proposition 1: the Transportation Levy to Move Seattle
Meet your Board of Director candidates
By Kelli Refer, Seattle Advocacy & Field Programs Director
By Briana Orr, Communications Manager
Funding is that critical last piece to transform our Bicycle Master Plan into pavement.
Over the past nine years you’ve spoken out about the streets that are too dangerous to bike on with your children. You have demanded safe routes to school and spoken up about the need for a connected network of bikeways downtown. You’ve shown up to meetings, provided feedback at open houses and signed petitions for safer streets. You’ve helped shape Seattle’s bold and innovative Bicycle Master Plan. Now, for the first time since 2007, we have the opportunity to fund the plan on schedule, but only if we pass the the Transportation Levy to Move Seattle.
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In 2006, Seattle voters passed the Bridging the Gap levy to help fund transportation improvements in the city. Now, nine years later, that levy is expiring at the end of the year. A lot has changed in Seattle over the course of those nine years. Our population is booming and businesses are flocking to set up shop.
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You’ve shown up to meetings, now it’s time to vote yes.
The Bicycle Master Plan laid out a vision for a connected network of bike routes in 2007, but the plan lacked funding. Between 2007-2011 only 43 percent of the network was built out, but most of that was now-outdated infrastructure like sharrows, which don’t make a huge impact on improving safety. Our community spoke out, rallying for an update to the Bicycle Master Plan in 2012. Over the course of two years, you shaped the next generation of
the plan. Finally in 2014, Seattle City Council adopted our current plan, which is bold, innovative and — dare I say — the best plan in the country. All the meetings, all the Safe Routes to School work, all of it has been leading up to this levy. If you spoke up about what you wanted to see in the Bicycle Master Plan, you will see your hard work pay off in the passing of the Move Seattle levy. Funding is that critical last piece to transform our plan into pavement. Right now, we need your help. Of course the Move Seattle levy is about more than bicycle infrastructure. Move Seattle incorporates all of the plans the city has been developing over the years, including the Pedestrian Master Plan, the Transit Master Plan and the Freight Master Plan. The levy is a composite of all of these plans that shows the implementation process. Its priorities reflect how we get around in Seattle: we bike, we use transit, we walk and we drive.
When we look at the history of Bridging the Gap, we see the passing of these transportation levies as a way to build out a functional transportation system for Seattle. SDOT delivered on all their promises for Bridging the Gap. The Move Seattle levy will be funded through property tax, about half of which will be covered by developers in the commercial sector. For the average homeowner in Seattle, it will pen out to be around $12 per month more than the current levy. With strong oversight we know that this money will be used to take care of what we have, to improve transit and make our city safer for people to get around — no matter their mode. The best thing that you can do right now to ensure that Seattle will invest in bicycle infrastructure for the next decade is to vote Yes on Proposition 1, the Transportation Levy to Move Seattle.
The Cascade Board of Directors represents the voice of its members and is responsible to the membership. Its role is to ensure that Cascade’s resources are being used to the greatest benefit for all members as well as the larger community. For 2015 we have five board seats up for election. Over the past months we’ve received great nominations, and after review, the search committee is happy to present a five-member slate of candidates to the Club’s Board of Directors. Two of these candidates are incumbents. If elected, the new or re-elected board members will serve a three-year term beginning in 2016. Sandi Navarro
Incumbent, Board Member since 2015 My main interest in serving on the Board aligns well with Cascade’s mission statement: “improving lives through bicycling.” As a researcher in cancer prevention, I am very aware of the importance of physical activity to one’s health and well-being. I began cycling about four years ago when I developed severe plantar fasciitis from running, and it was recommended that I “pick another sport.” I bought a bike and, after riding on the trail a few times, joined a Cascade Free Group Ride. The warmth and encouragement of the Cascade community was overwhelming. Thus, while I began cycling for health and fitness, I have remained because of the community and social aspects. Wanting to give back to the cycling community, I have become deeply involved in the Club’s activities. In addition to participating on the Board this year, I ride all of the major events, am an active ride leader, and am a member of the Cascade Training Series steering committee. I have a vested interest in improving our Rides Program and extending our reach. Almost anyone can ride a bike and reap the rewards of improved health and positive impact on our environment. But in order to make cycling accessible, riders need to have a safe environment in which to ride; education and advocacy go hand in Continue on page 3
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Moving forward By Elizabeth Kiker, Executive Director
13,000 Seattle elementary students to receive walk and bike safety education By Shannon Koller, Senior Director of Education
Move Seattle will help build a city where people can get around how they choose. Mayor Ed Murray shakes hands with elementary students at a press event.
I spent most of my first 21 years in Houston, Texas. Here’s what’s to love about Texas: food, friends, family, boots, open skies (although not in Houston) and big personalities. Here’s what I was really happy to leave: a tangled, congested, completely dependent on cars transportation culture. From 16-lane highways that are still jam-packed at 5 p.m. to an underfunded bus system (now with a couple of miles of rail) to bike lanes that start and end within a mile of each other and are often filled with glass and road debris, the culture of Texas is a culture of cars. And in addition to feeling trapped by always having to drive, I also struggled with being ... a terrible driver. I drive too fast, I get distracted (even before there were smartphones) and I even totaled a car in a one-car crash for balancing my checkbook while I was driving!!! And, I find the whole process ... boring. I biked a lot in Texas, especially in college, but the feeling of being alone out there was a strong one. When I moved to the east coast just after college, and for the 17 years I lived there, I loved it. I loved the transportation options. I loved the subways, and the light rails, and the buses, and the trains and the bike lanes. It is so much easier (and safer!) letting someone else drive, or riding my bike. The Transportation Levy to Move Seattle, funding $930 million in transportation investments over the next nine years, is a fundamental choice point for Seattle voters. I am so strongly in favor of this levy because I want to build a city where people can get around how THEY choose. If you want to drive, you will find it much easier if everyone who wants to bike has a safe space to do it in. If you want to take a bus, rapid transit lanes are going to make that faster and easier. And if you want to walk, the investments in sidewalks and curb cuts are vital to your ability to navigate our lovely city. At one meeting, someone in opposition to the proposition said, “well, there isn’t ONE THING in the bill that will boldly solve our problems, like a new bridge.” And I replied, and feel strongly, that there isn’t ONE THING possible that will fix our transportation issues as a city. The only way to move forward is to do so on several fronts, to try and test and experiment and to prioritize all modes having corridors in which to move easily. Vote yes to Move Seattle — vote yes for our city’s future. Best,
Elizabeth Kiker
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We were thrilled to stand with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray at a press event in October as he unveiled Seattle’s first-ever Safe Routes to School Five Year Action Plan, entitled Safe Streets, Healthy Schools and Communities. The plan guides investments for engineering improvements, education, encouragement and traffic law enforcement around schools in Seattle and was developed by a coalition of public agencies, parents and safety advocates, including Cascade. A cornerstone of the Mayor’s plan includes a major investment in the expansion of Cascade Bicycle Club’s in-school bike education program. The program will reach every third through fifth grader in Seattle Public Schools — nearly 13,000 students annually. “This program will provide youth with a life-long skill that will enable healthy choices and give children the freedom of safe biking skills,” said Cascade’s executive director Elizabeth Kiker. The three-week curriculum will be updated with the help of our community partners and will: • align with new state P.E. and health standards • include pedestrian safe crossing lessons • provide differentiated instruction for each grade level • emphasize the skills that can
prevent the most common causes of crashes As part of our program revamp, we are replacing our aging fleet of bikes and doubling the size of it with the help of our new sponsor, Redline Bicycles. With Redline’s gracious support, we will have new Redline BMX-style bike fleets for not just Seattle schools — Highline and Lake Washington school bike fleets will be replaced, too!
We are grateful to Seattle Public Schools for this opportunity to deepen our partnership and advance our strategic plan goals of teaching more students our elementary school curriculum and advancing equity and inclusion by providing access to all students in the district. Seattle Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School Five Year Action Plan is available at seattle. gov/transportation/docs/srts/ SRTSActionPlan.pdf.
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hand with getting more people on bikes. Cascade Bicycle Club is uniquely positioned and has the resources to make a real difference in our region. My background in research and communication, business management, critical analysis and promotion of physical activity lends itself well to serve on the Cascade Board. Let me help make Washington state a better place to bike. Kevin McDonald
I have been a bicycle rider all of my life. I grew up in Puyallup riding bikes around town and pedaling the back roads to Mt. Rainier. While I do a lot of independent riding (to sunrise at Mt. Rainier, for example, or through the wine country of Spain) with some encouragement, I have embraced large group rides, mostly with the Cascade Bicycle Club. Now I anxiously await the posting of dates for the major rides and the opening of member registration. I am hooked on Cascade rides because they are well organized, well supported and fun! In my day job, I am a senior transportation planner for the city of Bellevue. My role is largely at the policy level, and I also manage city funds to build small projects that make a big difference for pedestrian and bicycle mobility. I commute by bicycle — or bus when it’s pouring — between Capitol Hill and Downtown Bellevue across I-90. There are many opportunities to improve bicycling in Bellevue, and I know we are making progress. The constructive and consistent support of the Cascade Bicycle Club staff and members will help turn long-term goals into facilities for people who ride bicycles in Bellevue. Cascade provides a positive and proactive voice with collaborative, sustainable and effective leadership and advocacy that makes a difference in the communities where we live, work and ride. Riding a bicycle and working in transportation provide a good background for my work on the Cascade Board. I have experience as an effective member of other volunteer organizations, having recently served eight years on the Seattle Planning Commission and two years before that on the Capitol Hill Stewardship Council. As a Cascade Board member I will help advance the strategic plan and support the executive director and staff to advance the mission of the Club to improve lives through bicycling. I appreciate that the Cascade Board has advanced my name to a vote of the membership, and I would appreciate the support of my fellow members. Bill Montero
These are exciting times to be a member of the Cascade Bicycle Club! From the new Bicycling Center, programs for youth, expanded ride series and support of the Move Seattle levy, Cascade has become a relevant advocate of cycling in the community. As a candidate for the Board of Directors, I would like to participate in executing their vision and strategic plan. Living in Shoreline and working in Bellevue, I have found that our network of trails and cycling infrastructure still has a long way to go. I’ve participated in local trail subcommittees and the Shoreline Planning Commission with special emphasis on urban multimodal transportation planning. We live in an area where traditional transportation simply has no room for expansion, yet the population continues to swell. We have an opportunity to make this area a national model by expanding our relationships with the cities and public agencies to promote cycling as not only recreation, but a comfortable and safe method of transportation. The rabid attitude of car versus bike in our community needs to change. I would like to add my business experience, communication skills, perspectives and excitement about cycling in the Northwest to the board.
Tamara Schmautz
I am honored to be considered for the Board of Directors of the Cascade Bicycle Club. After tearing my ACL in 2010, I needed a low impact activity for rehab, started pedaling and found I have a real affinity for cycling. I bought my first road bike in 2011 (and now own three!) and have pedaled thousands of miles in the past five years. I have been on Cascade organized rides including Chilly Hilly, RSVP and Ride Around Washington (RAW) and appreciate the tremendous organization and volunteer spirit within Cascade. I commute daily from West Seattle to South Lake Union and experience the challenges of what it means to “share the road.” To increase ridership within the community we need to have an environment that is comfortable and safe for everyone, particularly new riders. I have a special interest in promoting greater diversity within Cascade and the riding community at large. A few years ago I read about the Major Taylor Project, thought it sounded like a great program and started volunteering at Chief Sealth High School. The skills and habits learned by students in ride club are translated to their lives and go much further than cycling. My MTP volunteer experience has been one of the highlights of my association with Cascade and exemplifies the Club’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. I am committed to serving on the board and ask for your vote so that I might help the Club achieve these goals and fulfill the mission of “improving lives through bicycling.” Haley Woods
Incumbent, Board Member since 2015 I love all the work Cascade Bicycle Club does to impact various needs in the bicycling community, from teaching students to ride safely, to advocating for safer streets, to providing amazing ride events, to building a fun and welcoming culture of diverse cyclists. As a board member of Cascade, I look forward to supporting and helping grow the culture of cycling in Seattle, Washington state and beyond. I have enjoyed participating in many of Cascade’s major rides including STP, Night Ride and Chilly Hilly. After going through Cascade’s Advocacy Leadership Institute, I was fired up to work toward change in my Ballard neighborhood and have been actively involved with Connect Ballard. Some people have even started referring to me as the “Ballard Bridge Girl” because of my work creating videos about current conditions and suggested improvements to the Ballard Bridge and work to get funding for these improvements. Pushing for safer streets and creating a strong community of cyclists is not only important to me—it is also part of the mission of my business, Peddler Brewing Company. I continually seek ways for Peddler to support the bicycle community, including opening our space for Connect Ballard and other transportation-related meetings, donating beer to fundraising events and planning and hosting this year’s End of Bike Month Party. Why do I ride my bike? I ride to run errands, I ride for exercise, I ride to socialize with friends, I ride to race triathlons and I ride for fun! Cascade works toward making all of these reasons to ride easier, safer and more enjoyable, and I look forward to supporting Cascade’s work by serving on the board. To vote
Electronic voting will be available to all Cascade members in December. Please join the Board in voting your support for proposed bylaws changes and new Directors. As in years past, voting will be available online, so keep your eyes out for an email from Cascade Bicycle Club with your personalized voting link.
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Bike donations needed for Major Taylor Project Build-a-Bike! By Rich Brown, Major Taylor Project Coordinator
All good things must come to an end, including this amazing stretch of weather we’ve had! But as eager cyclists, we are looking at the positive, and winter is a good time to slow down, rest up and “wrench” more. Build-a-Bike season is upon us! From late November through January, Major Taylor students engage with an eight-week bike maintenance curriculum which will help guide their exploration of their bicycle, their community and themselves. We will be learning skills ranging from fixing a flat tire to overhauling a bottom bracket, and everything in between. We are seeking donations of moderately-used bicycles to give to eager student mechanics. Of particular interest are road bikes and small bikes
(for 4’6” to 5’ riders), though we will accept anything that’s in decent riding condition. You can email richb@cascade.org to discuss your donation, or bring your bicycle into the office during business hours.
Dropping off your donation: Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Cascade Bicycle Club 7787 62nd Ave NE Seattle, WA, 98115
We thank you sincerely for your support — the Major Taylor Project could not do this without you!
Thanks for counting! Washington state Bicycle & Pedestrian count recap
THE COURIER CREW Editor: Briana Orr Editorial assistants: Diana Bryant Layout: Sarah Kulfan Centerspread and additional design: Tom Eibling Photographers: Briana Orr, PeopleforBikes Contributors: J. Allard, Rich Brown, Sean Cappello, Andrea Clinkscales, Ed Ewing, Jeff Aken, Mary Collins, Elizabeth Kiker, Shannon Koller, Meghna Jaradi, Briana Orr, Daniel Poppe, Kelli Refer, Rebecca Sorensen, John Weller, Stacey Williams
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. Queries can be emailed to: brianao@cascade.org.
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By Andrea Clinkscales, Principal Planner
Thank you so much to the 500 amazing volunteers who counted people walking and biking in more than 500 locations throughout the state in late September. The effort was part of the 2015 Washington State Bicycle & Pedestrian Documentation Project. Thanks to you, we conducted counts in 55 cities in Washington, which is six more than in 2014. We counted in 527 locations, up 34 percent from 392 in 2014. And with your help we filled about 70 percent of the available volunteer slots and counted about 90 percent of our available heritage sites. These are sites we have consistently counted since 2008 and are a priority for the project. Many of you are city officials, city staff, members of local community bike organizations and people who are otherwise passionate about building safer facilities for people who walk and bike. We had a contest going to see which city could fill 100 percent of their volunteer slots first, and the city of Olympia is our winner! The city will receive a stainless steel Tofino No Scratch® Bike Rack, thanks to a generous donation from Sportworks.
CONTACT US Cascade Bicycle Club 7787 62nd Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98115
www.cascade.org Office phone: 206-522-3222 Email: info@cascade.org
SENIOR STAFF Note: All email addresses are @cascade.org Elizabeth Kiker, Executive Director (206) 939-4343 • elizabethk@ David Douglas, Senior Director of Events & Rides (206) 939-4323 • davidd@
Tarrell Kullaway, Senior Director of Development (206) 939-4312 • tarrellk@ Kathy Mania, Senior Director of Finance & Operations (206) 939-4321 • kathym@
In the next two months we will be finalizing the 2015 data, after which you will be able to access it directly via Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) new Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Portal. WSDOT’s interactive online map currently allows users to download data from previous years. Again, many thanks to our wonderful volunteers. The success of the program depends on your support—there wouldn’t be a program without you! Stay tuned for a 2015 data report from us in early 2016.
Shannon Koller, Senior Director of Education (206) 939-4335 • shannonk@
2008-2014 count data available for download at wsdot.wa.gov/data/tools/ bikepedcounts.Questions? Contact Andrea at andreac@cascade.org.
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.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Catherine Hennings • catherine. hennings@ Vice President Daniel Weise • daniel.weise@
Secretary George Durham • george.durham@ Director at large Charles Ruthford • charles.ruthford@
Treasurer Alexa Volwiler • alexa.volwiler@ 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@
The next Board of Directors meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Daniel's Joke Corner By Daniel Poppe, Membership & Development Coordinator
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Major Taylor Project: positioned for growth By Ed Ewing, Major Taylor Project Director
PARK(ing) Day pop-ups win ‘Chain of Parks’ Award By Kelli Refer, Seattle Advocacy & Field Programs Director
Students from Major Taylor Bike Club at Foster High School.
The Major Taylor Project is entering its eighth year and is positioned for growth. After completing a very successful 2014–15 school year, the Project is experiencing is most successful school launch ever! Expanding to its 10th school, this fall’s Major Taylor Project enrollment is at capacity, reaching more than 200 students! Excitement and increased enrollment is largely due to student buzz from the 2015 Group Health STP presented by Alaska Airlines; our new Major Taylor Project Coordinator, Rich Brown; and the return of veteran Major Taylor instructors Silas Strickland, Liz Johnson, Margaret Olson, Cecilia Leon and Leon Ettelson. The team has brought a collaborative focus on student outreach rather than student recruitment, reframing Major Taylor Project “clubs” as Major Taylor Project “communities.” “Major Taylor is a culture,” noted Rich. Teachers view Major Taylor not only as a fun way to engage students but also as a way to literally keep students enrolled in school. The Major Taylor Project also hired Major Taylor graduates for the first time. Isaias Amador and Ed
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Yanez, 2013 graduates of Highline High School, are now Major Taylor Instructors and leading weekly rides at Highline High School, Global Connections/ACE High School, Chief Sealth High School and Denny Middle School.
This fall, Major Taylor Project enrollment is at capacity, reaching more than 200 students!
Hiring graduates from schools further demonstrates our commitment to the students, to their schools, and to their communities — it is an investment in their future. Experienced staff, student leadership and a collaborative community approach have increased our capacity to reach more students with the Major Taylor Project. The Project is poised for growth and we work tirelessly to improve our efforts and to improve more lives through bicycling.
PARK(ing) Day is an international day where artists, citizens and activists collaborate on creative street reuse, taking one parking spot and transforming it into a space where people can stop, socialize and enjoy. At Cascade we focus on pop-up bike infrastructure; in fact, our first project was a temporary protected bike lane on Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. This year Seattle went all in on PARK(ing) Day and had over 50 pop-up parks. This year Cascade took on several projects, including three hosted by our Connect Ballard Team. If you ride on the Burke-Gilman Trail through Ballard, you’ve noticed that the area around Fred Meyer has a lot of quickly moving traffic and people turning into the parking lot across the trail. To help facilitate slower speeds, our Connect Ballard team partnered with Fred Meyer to create a curb bulb park. We want to give a huge thanks to the Fred Meyer team, who provided all the materials and set up, so people had a fun and comfortable place to hang out. Also in Ballard, we constructed the “Shilshole connector.” In order to create a better connection to Ballard and 17th Avenue NW, we created a pop-up two-way protected bike lane and cross bike (a crosswalk for bicycles) connecting the 45th/Shilshole Bikeway to 17th Avenue NW. Seventeenth Avenue was chosen because it is a future Neighborhood Greenway route and route to Ballard’s business district. We also partnered with Sportworks, who set up some additional bike parking on Ballard Avenue and educate folks about the Ballard Avenue Bike Parking Plan, which includes new
The Andy Huslander Memorial pop-up protected bike lane on 65th street was a welcome sight.
bike corrals along the street. Our final project was the Andy Huslander Memorial pop-up protected bike lane at 65th Street and 15th Avenue NE. This was a vital demonstration, as we learned earlier this summer with the tragic death of Andy, that this intersection does not give people on bikes a safe space to travel or even wait for the red light. Our friends at Seattle Neighborhood Greenways had a contest for designing pop-up protected infrastructure. They had many great entries, but my personal favorite was Shirley Savel’s s e ve r a l - b l o c k s - l o n g pop-up bike lane on Rainier Avenue South. Seattle Design Festival awarded both Cascade and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways with the “Chain of Parks” Award for our pop-up installations. The award winners were chosen based on social media response, park location, design and creativity of concept. We are thankful for the award and the chance to experiment with different temporary infrastructure. We hope that in the future many of these ideas will become permanent!
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November 2015
Your Tip Sheet for a
Bike-Friendly Ballot CASCADE’S 2015 ENDORSEMENTS By Jeff Aken, Regional Planning Director
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, we have the opportunity to vote on critical ballot measures and elect pro-bike leaders who will improve streets, build more bike lanes and improve trails across the region. For Seattleites who want better places to ride (or walk, or use transit or drive for that matter), the most important item on the ballot is Proposition 1: the Transportation Levy to Move Seattle. This $930 million levy will provide the funding to implement Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan that was adopted in 2014. The levy will build over 50 miles of protected bike lanes and 60 miles of greenways while also funding many of Cascade’s priority projects such as the Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail and the Northgate Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge. Creating a comfortable, safe, useful and connected network of bike infrastructure requires political leadership from elected officials at all levels. That's why Cascade is committed to educating and electing leaders, no matter their political stripe, who will prioritize passing laws, supporting key projects and allocating funding for improving bicycling in the Central Puget Sound Region.
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All official candidates from across the region were invited to participate in Cascade’s endorsement process, which includes a questionnaire on bicycle related positions and plans, and an in person interview with the candidate. Here are Cascade’s 2015 endorsements and your tip sheet for a bike-friendly ballot.
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Renton City Council
Seattle Ballot Measures
Carol Ann Witschi, Position 3
Yes on Proposition 1: Transportation Levy to Move Seattle
Ryan McIrvin, Position 4
Seattle City Council
Ruth Perez, Position 6
Shannon Braddock, District 1 - West Seattle
Tukwila City Council
Bruce Harrell, District 2 - Southeast Seattle
Kate Kruller, Position 6
Kshama Sawant, District 3 - Central Seattle Rob Johnson, District 4 - U District & Eastlake
Federal Way City Council
Mike O’Brien, District 6 - Ballard & Green Lake
Mike Koppang, Position 6
Sally Bagshaw, District 7 - Magnolia & Downtown Tim Burgess, District 8 - Citywide
King County Council
Lorena Gonzalez, District 9 - Citywide
Claudia Balducci, District 6 (Dual Endorsement)
Lake Forest Park City Council
Jane Hague, District 6 (Dual Endorsement) Jeanne Kohl-Welles, District 4
Phillippa Kassover, Position 4
Shoreline City Council Keith Scully, Position 2
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Jesse Salomon, Position 6
Bainbridge Island City Council
Bellevue City Council John Stokes, Position 1
Pegeen Mulhern, At-Large Position (Dual Endorsement) Ron Peltier, At-Large Position (Dual Endorsement)
John Chelminiak, Position 3 Vandana Slatter, Position 5 Jennifer Robertson, Position 7
Bothell City Council Andy Rheaume, Position 2
PIERCE COUNT Y Puyallup City Council John Palmer, District 2
Davina Duerr, Position 6
Robin Ordonez, District 3, Position 1
Issaquah City Council
Tacoma City Council
Jennifer Sutton, Position 2 Bill Ramos, Position 4 Paul Winterstein, Position 6
Kirkland City Council Shelley Kloba, Position 2 Dave Asher, Position 6
Mercer Island City Council Jane Brahm, Position 1 (Dual Endorsement) Dave Wisenteiner, Position 1 (Dual Endorsement) Wendy Weiker, Position 3 Bruce Bassett, Position 5 Debbie Bertlin, Position 7
Redmond Mayor John Marchione
Anders Ibsen, Position 1 Ryan Mello, Position 7
Tacoma Ballot Measures Yes on Proposition 3: City of Tacoma Yes on Proposition A: Tacoma Transportation Benefit District
SNOHOMISH COUNT Y Snohomish County Council Stephanie Wright, District 3
Edmonds City Council Mike Nelson, Position 2 Diane Buckshnis, Position 4 David Teitzel, Position 5
Sammamish City Council Mark Cross, Position 2 Thomas Vance, Position 6
Burien City Council Austin Bell, Position 6
Everett City Council Brenda Stonecipher, Position 6
Mukilteo City Council Christine Cook, Position 7 For more details and candidate’s questionnaire answers, visit cascade.org/elections.
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November 2015
Become a Cascade Outrider in 2016! By Rebecca Sorenson, Events Director
The Cascade Outriders are a highly skilled and experienced volunteer group that provides support on Cascade events. The group provides course support for logistical, mechanical, traffic and medical incidents and provides information and moral support to riders. If you are an experienced cyclist who has ridden the big Cascade events and you want to lend a helping hand while representing Cascade, we want you! You should be comfortable helping others, committed to the welfare and safety of your fellow cyclists and have good knowledge of the Club and its programs. All types of riders are welcome, but you must be an active Cascade member and commit to riding at least three events per year as an Outrider. All volunteers will gain complimentary passes to events they ride.
Join us at one of two information sessions this month:
Outriders Orientation Cascade Bicycle Club 7787 62nd Ave NE, Seattle Saturday, Nov.14 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 6:30–8:30 p.m. RSVP by email: outriders@ cascade.org Both information sessions will provide food/refreshments and will include a first aid refresher course.
If you are not available for these dates, but interested in becoming an Outrider, please send an email to outriders@ cascade.org.
Walla Walla weekend recap By John Weller, Cascade Member
Cascade hosted its third annual Walla Walla Weekend in October, and what a ride we had! I joined about 60 participants for this three-day riding weekend. Ride organizers Alexa Volwiler and Frieder Mack did a great job and were assisted by an able group of ride leaders. The rides were published on the Free Group Rides calendar day by day. Routes were provided for various pace groups at varying levels of challenge and distance. Participants made their own lodging and meal arrangements in Walla Walla, and could register for rides on each day’s ride announcement, or sign the paper waiver at the ride start. On day one, we started at a cidery in the town of Milton-Freewater, Oregon (south of Walla Walla). The basic route was a 40-mile loop around the town, amid wheat fields and vineyards. Then, the groups that wanted an extra challenge made a 28-mile round trip ride up the south fork of the Walla Walla River to Harris Park in the base of the Blue Mountains. The weather was warm and dry and the cidery hosted a cider tasting afterward. The second day’s ride began at a winery south of Walla Walla on the Washington-Oregon state line and looped far north to Prescott, in the big emptiness of the wheat fields with the big rollers and climbs. The weather was cool in the morning and warm by the end, with sun all day. It was a good and active day, with
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We enjoyed big sky views in Walla Walla.
only one minor incident. As with the cidery on Saturday, the winery had a tasting and provided some fine sangria. The route for the third day was just a short recovery ride before the drive home. The start was at Pioneer Park in Walla Walla, and the route was a flat loop to the west of town, parallel to US-12 on the north for the outbound leg and south of the highway for the return. It was a beautiful morning cruise. Check out Cascade’s calendar at cascade.org/calendar for next year’s Walla Walla Weekend! The dates change, but it always takes place in the fall.
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FREE GROUP RIDES Ride Leader Certification Class Sunday, Nov. 1, 3:30 p.m. Cascade Bicycle Club 7787 62nd Ave NE, Seattle
(THUMPS): Home for Lunch 9:30 a.m. • 30 miles from Leschi Starbucks, Seattle • Ride Leader: Mike Nelson
For more information and registration, visit cascade. org/grouprides.
Sunday, Nov. 15 CAFES #7: The Den Coffeehouse 9:30 a.m. • 50 miles from Sixty Acres Park (Lot near field 17), Redmond • Ride Leaders: Peter Heinz, Rick Wiltfong
EASY PACE (UNDER 10 mph)
BRISK PACE (16-18 mph)
Please check the Cascade Free Group Rides Calendar for listings of easy rides.
LEISURELY PACE (10-12 mph) Friday, Nov. 6 FRIDAY RIDERS: Bike past several breweries and stop at two 10 a.m • 20 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: William Lemke Saturday, Nov. 7 Fall City Church Harvest Festival 10:30 a.m. • 22 miles from Tolt - MacDonald Park, Carnation • Ride Leader: Norm Tjaden Friday, Nov. 13 FRIDAY RIDERS: Gas Works Park to Alki 10 a.m. • 30 miles from Gas Works Park, Seattle • Ride Leader: Bernice Tannenbaum Friday, Nov. 20 FRIDAY RIDERS: Loop from Green Lake; Winter ride 11 a.m. • 25 miles from Green Lake, Seattle • Ride Leader: Jan Johnson Sunday, Nov. 22 S.P.O.K.E.S - 2015 Pumpkin Pie Warm-up 11 a.m. • 20 miles from Marymoor Park, Redmond • Michelle Burton
STEADY PACE (12-14 mph) Sunday, Nov. 1 CAFES #5: Cafe Cesura 9:30 a.m. • 45 miles from Sixty Acres Park (Lot near field 17), Redmond • Ride Leader: Joni Griffis Steady Tuesday, Nov. 3 Eastside Loop/TREATS 10 a.m. • 33 miles from East Lake Sammamish trail parking lot, Redmond • Ride Leader: Teresa Lee Lehr-Franks Saturday, Nov. 7 Eastside Coffee Rides - #6 8:30 a.m. • 30 miles from Wilmot Gateway Park (by pergola in Park), Woodinville • Ride Leader: Alan Miller Saturday, Nov. 7 Annual Fall City Church Harvest Festival 10:30 a.m. • 22 miles from Tolt MacDonald Park, Carnation • Ride Leader: Jan Johnson Sunday, Nov. 8 CAFES #6: Sandy’s Espresso 9:30 a.m. • 50 miles from South Bellevue P&R (near trailhead), Bellevue • Ride Leader: Joni Griffis Saturday, Nov. 14 Eastside Coffee Rides - #7 8:30 a.m. • 23.70 miles from Wilmot Gateway Park (by pergola in Park), Woodinville • Ride Leader: Alan Miller
Sunday, Nov. 1 CAFES #5: Cafe Cesura 9:30 a.m. • 45 miles from Sixty Acres Park (Lot near field 17), Redmond • Ride Leaders: Alexa Volwiler, Carl Wainwright Tuesday, Nov. 3 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from Overlake Transit Center, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson Thursday, Nov. 5 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from Overlake Transit Center, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson Sunday, Nov. 8 CAFES #6: Sandy’s Espresso 9:30 a.m. • 50 miles from South Bellevue P&R (near trailhead), Bellevue • Ride Leaders: Rich Knox, Rick Wiltfong Tuesday, Nov. 10 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from Overlake Transit Center, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson Thursday, Nov. 12 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from Overlake Transit Center, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson Tuesday, Nov. 17 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from Overlake Transit Center, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson Thursday, Nov. 19 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from Overlake Transit Center, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson Tuesday, Nov. 24 Eastside Tours Evening Ride 6:30 p.m. • 25 miles from Overlake Transit Center, Redmond • Ride Leader: Eric Gunnerson
VIGOROUS (18-20 mph) Sunday, Nov. 1 CAFES #5: Cafe Cesura 9:30 a.m. • 45 miles from Sixty Acres Park (Lot near field 17), Redmond • Ride Leader: Scott Emmons Monday, Nov. 2 MUMPS: Do The Lake--Note: Pacific Standard Time 10 a.m. • 50 miles from Tracy Owen Station/Log Boom Park, Kenmore • Ride Leader: Craig Mohn Sunday, Nov. 8 CAFES #6: Sandy’s Espresso 9:30 a.m. • 50 miles from South Bellevue P&R (near trailhead), Bellevue • Ride Leader: Scott Emmons Monday, Nov. 9 MUMPS: Do The Lake 10 a.m. • 50 miles from Tracy Owen Station/Log Boom Park, Kenmore • Ride Leader: Craig Mohn
Sunday, Nov. 15 CAFES #7: The Den Coffeehouse 9:30 a.m. • 50 miles from Sixty Acres Park (Lot near field 17), Redmond • Ride Leader: Joni Griffis
Sunday, Nov. 15 CAFES #7: The Den Coffeehouse 9:30 a.m. • 50 miles from Sixty Acres Park (Lot near field 17), Redmond • Ride Leader: Bob Dennis
MODERATE PACE (14-16 mph)
Monday, Nov. 16 MUMPS: Do The Lake 10 a.m. • 50 miles from Tracy Owen Station/Log Boom Park, Kenmore • Ride Leader: Craig Mohn
Thursday, Nov. 5 Thursday Unemployed Merry PedalerS (THUMPS): Home for Lunch 9:30 a.m. • 30 miles from Leschi Starbucks, Seattle • Ride Leader: Mike Nelson Sunday, Nov. 8 CAFES #6: Sandy’s Espresso 9:30 a.m. • 50 miles from South Bellevue P&R (near trailhead), Bellevue • Ride Leaders: Nan Haberman, Rob Latino Thursday, Nov. 12 Thursday Unemployed Merry PedalerS
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Monday, Nov. 30 MUMPS: Do The Lake 10 a.m. • 50 miles from Tracy Owen Station/Log Boom Park, Kenmore • Ride Leader: Craig Mohn
STRENUOUS: (20-22 mph) Please check the Cascade Free Group Rides Calendar for listings of strenuous rides.
SUPER STRENUOUS: (22mph +) Tuesday, Nov. 3 Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 35 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Vincent Haag, Russ Moul
Tuesday, Nov. 17 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, Nov. 5 More Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Tom Baker, Lola Jacobsen
Thursday, Nov. 19 More Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Tom Baker, Lola Jacobsen
Tuesday, Nov. 10 Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 35 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Vincent Haag, Russ Moul
Tuesday, Nov. 24 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, Nov. 12 More Cycle Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. • 25 miles from Gene Coulon Park, next to Kidd Valley Restaurant, Renton • Ride Leaders: Tom Baker, Lola Jacobsen
Thursday, Nov. 26 - CANCELLED for Thanksgiving More Cycle Tuesdays
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 Leader — Windsor Lewis By Stacey Williams, Rides & Outreach Director
Windsor Lewis started bicycling in the spring of 2011 after her husband told her about a major bicycle trail, the Elbe Radweg. The trail is roughly 550 miles long across Germany. It passes through her husband’s hometown of Hamburg, runs along the Elbe River and connects into Prague. The notion that people actually ride the whole trail seemed crazy to Windsor, but two weeks later, she became completely obsessed with the idea of a solo bike tour across Germany. Windsor completed the ride and after she returned, she wanted to keep riding. Windsor found Cascade and went on a Free Group Ride. She was inspired by the ride leader team on her first ride, and she became a ride leader herself that year to give back to the cycling community. Windsor remembers well her days as a timid new cyclist, and she is passionate about helping newer cyclists achieve their goals. Windsor leads rides for people who are just getting into bicycling and also leads women’s rides for She Bikes. Windsor includes pre-ride talks about bicycle maintenance and repair. “The mechanical aspects of our bikes can seem overwhelming, and you don’t know what you don’t know until someone teaches you,” she said.
Windsor Lewis
Windsor said her most memorable riding experience is her most recent trip — a ride across Italy. She and 17 other Cascade ride leaders and members started with their toes in the Adriatic Sea in Venice and finished 351 miles later, dipping their toes in the Mediterranean Sea outside of Pisa. “It was 12 days of cycling bliss,” said Windsor, “sometimes with crazy weather and always with much food and laughter. The opportunity for such a memorable cycling trip like this wouldn’t have been possible had I not gotten involved with Cascade!” Thank you Windsor for being an Exceptional Ride Leader!
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One crazy cycling team By Briana Orr, Communications Manager
Team Mang on one of their very first rides.
You’ve probably seen them — flashes of orange kits, hollering and full-bellied laughter pedaling swiftly together on Kitsap Color Classic, Seattle to Portland and Chilly Hilly. “Who are these characters?” you’ve been wondering. They are Team Mang, an informal cycling club that includes about 65 friends who ride together for camaraderie and for silliness. Their first ride was a snowy mountain bike trek in 2011. From mountain bicycling, to long-distance road biking, to cyclocross and benefit rides, Team Mang does it all.
said Jay. And there’s women who ride too, dubbed Team Aling. In Filipino, Aling is the equivalent of ma’am. “There’s no rules. Well … the only rule is that we all respect each other,” explained Rod. “And there’s no drama,” added Jay with a laugh. In addition to road bicycling, the members do a lot of activities together, including hiking, skiing, snowboarding, bowling and even some dragon boat racing. The group has a listserv and it’s just as common to see an invitation to ride as it is to
Mang is a Filipino word that translates to mister or sir (or like the Spanish term usted), a term used to address an elder with respect. But timang means silly, funny or crazy. It’s a term of endearment and inspiration for the group’s name, TEam MANG. Jay Esguerra and Rod Castillo met several years ago at the Cascade Bike Expo, and were both looking to ride with a group that was as much about the people as it was about training for big rides. Jay, Rod and a handful of others just naturally gravitated toward each other, branching off from a cycling group of 40-somethings who were focused on training for the STP. When the STP was over, the group of friends wanted to continue riding into summer and fall. There’s no official leader on Team Mang; rather anyone can lead and organize a ride or event. Initially the members of the club were all Filipino. But now, “the club is diversifying, we’re not just Filipinos,”
see an invitation to dinner. “You pull the bicycle out, and we’re still friends,” said Jay. Team Mang and Aling meet nearly every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at Renton Stadium. Their rides average 30–40 miles during the fall and winter months, and anyone is welcome.
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Rod Castillo records the team’s adventures at teammang.blogspot.com. Email TeamMangMod@mail.com for more information.
Ride in the Rain Classes Lights, Reflectors & Visibility Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5–6 p.m. Seattle Children’s Hospital 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle Main campus room: RC.3.906 Introduction to Riding & Commuting Thursday, Nov. 19, 6-7p.m. The Bikery 843 Hiawatha Pl. S., Seattle www.cascade.org
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Wedding favors for the Cascade Capital Campaign
Giving back
By Sean Cappello, Cascade Member & Capital Campaign Supporter
I’ve been a cyclist my whole life. To me, cycling is freedom in its purist form. The freedom to ride around the neighborhood unsupervised … to get myself to school and classes alongside friends … to explore a new city “close up”… to plunge down a mountain with only gravity as my guide... Over the years, that feeling of freedom when riding my bike has never faded. But the excitement of riding to school and finding a new route has been replaced with running late for a meeting. The joy of riding to the ice cream stand has been replaced with an overdue trip to a department store. And after school — the time reserved for practicing awesome skids, wheelies and jumps — has been replaced with dinner reservations, paying bills and catching up on email. Twenty-five years ago, I relocated to Seattle after finishing college. I had a bike, and occasionally its presence in the garage would guilt me into going out for a ride, but I no longer deserved the badge of “cyclist.” I heard about Cascade from some friends doing the STP and joined. I would regularly skim the Courier and
Sean and Rachel share a love for cycling!
This October, I tied the knot with the woman of my dreams, Rachel Malen! And in lieu of wedding favors for our guests, we made donations to organizations that represent meaningful parts of our lives. One of them was the Cascade Capital Campaign. We have a shared passion for maintaining an active lifestyle through enjoying the outdoors. We particularly enjoy cycling together and have participated in a number of Cascade rides, including STP, RSVP, Chilly Hilly, Bike-n-Brews, Bike-n-Brews El Norte and Kitsap Classic. Our shared love for cycling started on the very first Cascade Bike-n-Brews. At the time, we had just started dating. I was already an avid cyclist and invited Rachel to join in on the fun ride with me and my friends. Despite having an old heavy mountain bike, Rachel fought the windy day and kept up with everyone. She must have enjoyed the day, because a few months later, after sneaky research with her brother and visiting a few bike shops, Rachel surprised me by purchasing a nice road bike for herself (the best gift I’ve
ever received!). These days I am fighting to keep up with Rachel, but together we have made cycling an important part of our lives. We’ve conquered the RSVP and explored Washington together, from the San Juan Islands to Pend Oreille. Cycling has become more than just recreation for us. It has become a source of healthy living, building community with our friends and other local cycling enthusiasts, supporting environmental efforts and most importantly, growing in our relationship through time well spent together. Rachel and I have decided that Seattle is our home for life, and it is important for us to give back to and support the community we call home. We want to help build it into a place that is fun, safe and full of bikes for our future children. Cascade’s Capital Campaign supports our vision of a future Seattle by creating a center where others can learn about the joys of cycling and how to be safe when riding. Rachel and I are proud to contribute to the Cascade Bicycle Club’s Capital Campaign and look forward to future rides with the community!
Who has two thumbs and knows how to bike? By Chellie LaFayette, Highland Park Elementary School Teacher
I taught about 160 students in Basics of Bicycling and this year taught 15 how to ride for the first time. This unit was at the start of a crazy school year in new school for me. Highland Park is known for having challenging behaviors in the classroom. Add this to a fearful student, and the glory of learning is even better. Although many kids learned to ride this year, there’s one boy that sticks out for me. This student is a somewhat proud (macho!) athletic third grader. He had so much fear in his head that I was worried that he wouldn’t be able to relax enough to learn. During the last two weeks of riding, I asked him Improving Lives Through Bicycling
and a few other learners to come to the gym a few times to practice. The first time he was still not able to break through. On the last day of riding class I asked them to come in one final time. Finally! To hear him yell, “I’m doing it!” and see his smile was worth every moment of my time and energy. Now he walks up to every adult he knows to tell them what he has accomplished. His teacher recounted that he said, “who has two thumbs and knows how to ride a bike? This guy!” Priceless. I hope this is something he can remember forever. We’re all so excited to see what comes next for him!
By J. Allard, Cascade Member & Capital Campaign Supporter
contemplate signing up for a ride, committing to STP or visiting a sponsor shop to update my gear. J. Allard Eventually, and with the support of friends, I did all of these things — checking off the major rides, several of them several times. With this help from Cascade, I’m proud to have re-earned my “cyclist” badge, but also have committed my days to improving cycling through the 529 Legion, a 30-member mountain bike team, and through the 529 Garage, a bicycle registration, recovery and reporting system that is waging war on the $500 million bike theft epidemic in North America. I was honored when asked to share my passion for Cascade’s mission and the great work they do for the community in these pages. I have Cascade to thank for “giving back” to me the freedom of cycling. So giving back to Cascade to support the Capital Campaign was the easiest decision I’ve made in a long time.
Presentation Series film showing: Phoebe’s Father By Meghna Jaradi, Events Coordinator
Phoebe’s Father is an independent family drama set in Seattle.
As the days get shorter and the rain settles in, doesn’t grabbing a bowl of popcorn and cozying up for a good bicycling movie sound great? Join us for an exclusive film showing of Phoebe’s Father, an independent family drama shot here in Seattle and officially selected to be a part of the NYC Independent Film Festival. A Q&A session with the film’s cast will follow the screening, and popcorn and drinks are available with a suggested donation!
Film synopsis Phoebe’s finally found something that lights her fire: cycling. But when her father comes back into her life, Phoebe has to face her past head on. Director John Helde and the cast worked together to improvise the
story for the funny, touching and realistic family portrait filmed in Seattle. To learn more, visit cascade.org/ presentations or phoebesfathermovie. com.
Phoebe’s Father Thursday, Nov.19 Doors open & snacks available at 6:30 p.m. Movie begins at 7 p.m. Q&A Session with director John Helde and cast at 8 p.m. Cascade Bicycling Center $5 members/ $7 non-members, tickets available at brownpapertickets.com
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Now is your last chance to leave a legacy gift to the Cascade Bicycling Center — the Capital Campaign is ending soon! By Daniel Poppe, Membership & Development Coordinator
Construction is set to begin in 2016 - but we are already dreaming of the ribbon cutting!
Thanks to generous support from people like you, we are 90 percent of the way to reaching our goal for Cascade’s Capital Campaign! In early October, we were thrilled to find out that the Norcliffe Foundation awarded Cascade a $250,000 grant for the Magnuson Park Traffic Garden and Fix-It Garage. We were also thrilled to learn that King County Parks awarded Cascade $75,000 to build an even larger traffic garden in White Center. These generous grants, coupled with gifts from more than 120 of you, have helped us raise $1.75 million and counting! Many of our members have already made generous once-in-a-lifetime gifts. Your support will help build
the Ride Leader Welcome Pavilion, Cascade’s Magnuson and White Center traffic gardens and the new Fix-it Garage for bicycle maintenance classes. These improvements will transform the Cascade Bicycling Center into the place we’ve always dreamed of: an epicenter for learning, community and bicycling. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2016, and new programming will start next summer and fall. By this time next year, Cascade’s bicycle maintenance and repair classes will be taught in our very own Fix-it Garage, where bicycle stands, work benches and all sorts of tools will be free to use for visitors to the Center. The alley behind the Center will be activated like never before, with
opportunities to get your name on the building and leave a lasting legacy at the Cascade Bicycling Center. If you give a tax-deductible gift of $1,000 or more to the campaign (Many are giving $42/month for two years), you’ll get your family’s name on a metal plaque in the Ride Leader Welcome Pavilion. But there are a limited number of these plaques left. Please consider a gift to help us reach our goal. Every donation gets us one step closer to realizing a region that sets the standard for bicycle safety, accessibility and fun.
Cascade summer campers and guests riding in the region’s very first traffic garden. And off-site, Cascade will be expanding educational opportunities in a diverse community through the creation of the White Center traffic garden in Lakewood Park. All together, these changes will create more opportunities for people to bike, promote safer streets and help Cascade share the joy of bicycling. We are entering the home stretch, but we still need to hear from everyone in order to break ground on these projects in the new year. As members of Cascade, we want to offer YOU one of the few remaining
Learn more and give online at cascade.org/campaign. Or send a check to: Cascade Bicycle Club Campaign for the Cascade Bicycling Center 7877 62nd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115
$1,944,000 $1,775,000
$1,750,000
If you’d like to set up a payment plan, please contact Tarrell Kullaway at 206–240–2235 or tarrellk@ cascade.org. THANK YOU! Get your name on a plaque in our Ride Leader Welcome Pavilion. There are only 40 plaques left, so get yours today!
Help fund our future
Donations and pledges to the Campaign for Your Cascade Bicycling Center Thanks to the generous supporters who have already invested in the Campaign for the Cascade Bicycling Center as of Oct. 15: $250,000+
Norcliffe Foundation Ron Sher
$100,000 $249,999
Hoffman Construction The Ordinary People Foundation Ruth Wilson ZGF Architects
$50,000 - $99,999 Anonymous The KongsgaardGoldman Foundation PAE Consulting Engineers
$25,000 - $49,999
Jabe Blumenthal & Julie Edsforth Toby Bright & Nancy Ward Daniel V. Byrne McKinstry Company Project 529 Snyder Roofing Dale & Carol Sperling Brad & Danielle Tilden George & Rosalie Whyel
$10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous
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Blair & Laura Dillaway John & Julie Duggan Peter & Judith Hallson Catherine & Tim Hennings Bud Hunt Judy Jesiolowski & David Thompson Shannon Loew Luma Lighting Design Peter Miller & Jean Johnson Paula & Jeffrey Pyatt Jim & Jolanne Stanton & Family The Tagney Jones Fund at the Seattle Foundation Don & Jane Volta Ed & Marcy Yoshida $5,000 - $9,999 Alta Planning + Design Lyle & Betty Appleford in memory of Chris Appleford Ruth & Sandy Becker Scott Boggs Arthur Burrill, In Memory of Nancy Burrill
George & Kathleen Durham Elizabeth & Jason Kiker KPFF Consulting Engineers, INC. Rayburn Lewis & Elizabeth Upton Sandra Mowry & Hannah, Tiffany, and Nelson Jay Alexa Volwiler & Frieder Mack Cathy & Lloyd Warms $1,000 - $4,999 Jeff Aken & Summer Hayes Anonymous Artifacts Consulting Mark & Heather Barbieri Don Barden Jeff Becker Peter & Mary Lou Block Shamra Clark Melinda Cumming & Terry Purdy The Daley-Watsons DeaMor Dave Douglas Ever-Mark LLC Paula Froke & Timothy McCarthy Nan Haberman Mary Beth Hasselquist Steve & Sandy Hill
Zach & Jennifer Johnson Brian Klimeck Rich Knox Shannon Koller & Finnegan Wetterau Alyssa Kreider & William Sunderland Tarrell & Maxwell Kullaway Bruce Leaman Madeline & Joe Lee Lehman Fulgham Family Kathy Mania & Jennifer Brewer Andrew Miller Bill & Mary Ann Mundy Sandi Navarro Northwest Construction Tim O’Connor & Kendra Gritsch OneDurr Painting The Painter Family Susan & Jeff Palmer Robbie & Zack Phillips Judy Pigott Joe, Anne, and Lizzie Platzner Merlin Rainwater Robenstein’s Contract Carpet Joseph Roberts Mel Roberts
Anne-Marije Rook Ariana Rundquist Rupali R. Sheth Charles & Jane Ruthford Bea, Rui & Hugo Santos Richard Serioussi, MD, Seattle Spine and Sports Medicine Phillip Singer & Margaret Moore Paul Snyder Paula Stokes & John Sullivan Steph Stone & Rob Gruhl Studio SC
Jessica & Matthew Szelag John & Edie Weller Stacey & Shane Williams Madeline and Camden Wray Up to $1,000 Jean Amick Kate Ayers Don Beaty Ellsann Bennett Earl Bone Stacy Brodzik Don Brown Ninia CarpioIngram James Cheairs Carolyn Clark John Clouse
Susan Doolittle Ed Ewing Michele Finkelstein Carol Flexer Jen Shih Hall Cathy Henley Juliet Johnson Paul Kaguamba Kathy Kearney & Ed Torkleson Melanie Kelsey Victoria King Roger Kirk Windsor Lewis Clint Loper Eric Lundgren Jason Madlung Rachel Malen Sam Masson Jeremy Mazner
J. Douglas McLean Gina Nichols Jonathan Noll Karen Overstreet Carmen Parisi David Pomeroy Mario Shaunette Margaret Smith Slaed Spiller Zach Stednick Stan Thomas Kimberly Thompson Carl Wainwright Claude Warner Les & Mike Weppler Peter Williams Haley Woods
September Education Foundation Donor List Foundations & Corporations Microsoft Peddler Brewing Company Russell Family Foundation $5,000+
Blair and Laura Dillaway Bud Hunt Cathy & Lloyd Warms $1,000-$4,999 Anonymous The Daley-Watsons Rich Knox
Rupali R. Sheth $500-$999 Paula Froke & Timothy McCarthy Curtis Hertwig Sandi Navarro $250-$499 David A Longmuir
Robert S Meyer Jonathan Noll Susan & Jeff Palmer $150 and up Michael Ellis Michael Herrewig Carl Petersen, Sr.
Donations make our work possible—Thank you! www.cascade.org