The Council meeting for the first review of the budget/CIP is the evening of September 27th. The attached letter was sent jointly on behalf of Squeaky Wheels, Bainbridge Greenways and Climate Action Bainbridge. Link to Letter It relates to the proposed city budget/CIP and the implementation of the Sustainable Transportation Plan approved by Council earlier
Safe Streets project will be continued on Grow from May 22 – June 1 (or when construction begins on the Madison/Wyatt roundabout) Who deserves safe streets? EVERYONE. It’s been said that when a city or town truly claims safety as its top priority, you can see it in how its roads are designed and how the community is
Alyse Nelson Right now, I’ve been intrigued that my riding, running, and walking is more about the “journey” than the destination. I usually work full time in Seattle — one of those daily bike commuters on the ferry — but I’ve been home teleworking for about a month. This sunny weather has been a great
The non-profit bicycle organization Squeaky Wheels is donating $30,000 in a matching partnership with the City of Bainbridge Island to help complete a safe trail for students and their families to bike and walk to school. The Campus Connector Trail, known as Dana's Trail for long-time bicycle advocate Dana Berg, is expected to be complete
Introduction Squeaky Wheels asked the candidates in this fall’s election to the Bainbridge City Council about their positions on road shoulder improvements. We shared our position with them. Seven candidates replied. Our position statement and the candidates’ replies are below. Squeaky Wheels’ position on paved road shoulders Squeaky Wheels is a nonprofit on Bainbridge Island that supports bicycling. We
We have a very exciting event planned for July 24— our 4th Weds this month (pushing the Open House to August). We invited four of the candidates for the BI City council to come talk us about their views on non-motorized transportation and road safety for bikes. And all of them accepted the invitation. We are also inviting interested
Squeaky Wheels is partnering with Cascade Bicycle Club to provide volunteers for the 2019 Chilly Hilly on Sunday, February 24th. Contact: chillyhillyvolunteer@squeakywheels.org with your shift preference.
WSDOT has revised the map of how to get on and off the ferry during the current construction. Be careful crossing in front of cars at Yesler Way, and also in front of the ticket booths. If possible use the north booth entry for Bremerton, and the South for Bainbridge loading. From either ferry,k exit
Please Be Careful crossing in front of traffic to get to the bike holding area! There is now a bicycle-only entrance on the south end of the toll plaza to Colman Dock. The new bicycle entrance is located close to the lanes where bicycles heading to Bainbridge Island wait for the ferry. You can access
