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#WeekWithoutDriving Day 3: Biked 8.5 mi for an all-day meeting. Delighted to see another bike parked out front when I arrived. Later I'll ride to Olympia Center for a class, then home.

Again had bike lanes for nearly 100% of my route. Thank you City of Olympia! And Tumwater too.

https://weekwithoutdriving.org

#BikeEverywhere #BikeLife #BikeLove #Undriving #MultimodalLife #BikeTooter #transportation #infrastructure #BikeOLY

#WeekWithoutDriving Day 1: Biked to downtown Olympia for a meeting, then later I'll ride to HQ for work, to Olympia Center for a class, and home.

https://weekwithoutdriving.org

Edited to add: Had bike lanes for the vast majority of my route. Even "just paint" helps when the network is connected and drivers expect you. Yay for abundant bike racks in downtown Olympia too!

#BikeEverywhere #BikeLife #BikeLove #Undriving #MultimodalLife #BikeTooter #transportation #infrastructure #BikeOLY #BikeParking

Day 20 #30DaysOfBiking: Rode sweep for my neighborhood group participating in the Earth Day Market Ride. Absolutely gorgeous day in the morning for it! http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/04/20/earth-day-market-ride-2024/

#cycling #BikeTooter #WhyWeRide #FarmersMarket #BikeHappy #BuyLocal #BikeEvents #community #BikeOLY #OlympiaWA

Day 19 #30DaysOfBiking: Sunny ride to the farmstand again. Absolutely LOVE our neighborhood location! Parks, water, farms, good bakery, my doctor offices and downtown all an easy walk or bike ride. It's a 15-minute city by bike-- well, 17 to the doc, farther to my hairdresser, but all bikeable or I could take transit 5 minutes from my front door. So lucky!
#BicyclesChangeLives #BikeEverywhere #BikeTooter #neighborhood #OlympiaWA #BikeOLY

Day 14 #30DaysOfBiking: Rode over to a friend's house to share some fresh baked muffins, then down to the Olympia Farmers Market to buy a lot of tomato and pepper plants. I know I still need to keep them covered but I couldn't wait. What a gorgeous day for a ride! Saw plenty of people out there agreeing with me.

#BikeTooter #BikeEverywhere #BikeLove #BikeOLY #FarmersMarket #gardening

Day 12 #30DaysOfBiking: Rode home via Wayside Vegan Cafe in downtown Olympia, where I stopped for some delicious takeout.
Day 13: A quick helmet-free jaunt to the nearest Little Free Library to drop off a couple of books. Love this one; it's called Barbara's Book Barn and it's on my route to Squaxin Park. Breeze in my hair was awesome too.
#BikeTooter #LittleFreeLibraries #books #BikeHappy #BikeOLY #BikeEverywhere

Day 10 #30DaysOfBiking: Had to write about the many friendly moments in today's riding. http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/04/10/go-ahead-make-my-day/

#BikeTooter #cycling #BikeHappy #ModalManners #neighbors #friendly #BikeFriendly #BikeOLY #OlyWA

Day 4 #30DaysOfBiking: To the office today. Midday quick jaunt for takeout sushi took me through the luscious scent of honeysuckle in the gardens I get to ride through. Rode home in cooler temps after an interesting evening talk by Julie Ratner WalkAboutWithJulie.com on how trees communicate and the health benefits of time in the forest. Ever listened to a tree's electrical impulses turned into music? Love Oly Parks/Rec classes.

#BikeTooter #BikeOLY #trees #honeysuckle #OlyWA #BikeSmells

I'm currently reading Biking Uphill in the Rain by Tom Fucoloro on Seattle's history through the perspective of bicycling. The book reflects an enormous amount of archival research. That makes me appreciate this snippet by Emmett O'Connell someone just shared from Olympia cycling history. https://olympiahistory.org/site-of-carlyon-racetrack-and-velodromesunset-life/?fbclid=IwAR2ELJ0Klz1IJE90Rr7VcVkd3MSZ5UEYy0YdR-JLIRQx42epDs9ZULY64nw And this by Andy Rosser https://rosserchiro.com/olympia-velodrome/?fbclid=IwAR2hn7U5Nyoj-bGDGaKrBUDE_W0GBKmP3_IDL64imIhN12LlK8CJQSAvwOY, who says their article has an error because the track was hardwood not Douglas fir. #BikeHistory #BikeTooter #OlympiaWA #BikeOLY

Testified at Senate Transportation Committee today about WSDOT Active Transportation Division programs funded by Climate Commitment Act along with other WSDOT programs. Recording from TVW https://tvw.org/video/senate-transportation-2024011099/

Parking note: Zelda was not the only bike on the capitol campus today.

[Edit to add post about the ride http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/01/11/first-ride-of-2024/]

#BikeParking #parking #BikeParkingIsParking #BikeOly #OlympiaWA

#WSDOTActive #WAleg #transportation #BikeTooter #SafeRoutesNow

Blog post to round up this year's #coffeeneuring success. http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/11/10/coffeeneuring-2023-success/

#BikeTooter #cycling #BikeOLY #RideCaffeinated #FueledByCaffeine #FueledByCalories #coffee #BikeEverywhere #BikeLove #BikeLife

#Coffeeneuring #7 for reals this time, and a great finish it was. Met up with Stefanie Randolph, who was on my first coffeeneuring ride of this year. Biked to pick up some paint, stopped at Bar Francis for our coffee beverages, then biked to my house where she helped me paint two rooms. Very happy with the day and so happy to have such a great friend! 7.53 miles in sun and in drizzle.
#BikeTooter #cycling #BikeEverywhere #FueledByCaffeine #RideCaffeinated #BikeOLY #RideInTheRain

#Coffeeneuring #6 more: OK, I spoke too soon on #RideInTheRain. Friend came by and chatted as I finished my latte. We went to bookstore, home furnishings, and clothing store and had some fun. I may have a new hat. And books. Then I went to get groceries and the skies opened up while I was inside. Fortunately it cleared off to rainbow weather and veggie mister by the time I rode home. 7.77mi for the day. #BikeTooter #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeEverywhere #SingingInTheRain #BikeOLY

#Coffeeneuring #6: Waited for the morning rain to stop, headed out in breezy fall sunshine for errands and a stop at the Owl's Nest in downtown Olympia for a pumpkin spice latte. Fall riding is so delightful! So many beautiful colors. Plan it right and I don't have to #RideInTheRain just because it's November.

#BikeTooter #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeEverywhere #Movember #BikeOLY #FueledByCaffeine #RideCaffeinated

Live anywhere around the South Sound area of Washington state? Maybe you have some tips for this draft bike tour idea. A comment about comments: Your answer here helps me. Your comment on the blog post helps anyone who may find it in a search to help them plan their trip. Sharing is karma and so is commenting.
http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/06/09/south-sound-short-sweet-bike-tour/ #BikeTravel #BikeTouring #BikeLife #BikeLove #travel #BikeOLY #Shelton #GigHarbor #Steilacoom #BikeWA #BikeTooter #cycling #bicycle #BicyclesChangeLives

Non-scientific data collection: biking 3.3 miles mostly without any shoulder, 9 of 10 drivers moved over so that at least one set of tires was across the center line. 10th one moved over more than 3 feet. Thanks, Olympia WA drivers, for real.
For what it's worth, May have triggered the Mary Poppins effect since I'm wearing a blue flowered dress and riding an upright bike with a turquoise bag on the side. #WomenBike #SkirtBike #BikeStyle #BikeEverywhere #BikeOLY #BikeEverywhere #BikeTooter

Did a write-up of last Saturday's Olympia Earth Day Market Ride, with a shoutout to local transit agency Intercity Transit for actually PAYING STAFF TIME to organize annual bicycle community (not just commuting) challenge and events like this. http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/04/23/biking-in-olympia-earth-day-market-ride/ #EarthDay #EarthDayMarketRide #BikeOLY #Olympia #OlyWA #BikeTooter #FromWhereIRide #BikeLife #BikeJoy #BikeLove #cycling #IntercityTransit

I will add that the Olympia Earth Day Market Ride happens rain or shine and currently we do not have shine. Fortunately, I have good gear. #RideInTheRain #BikeOLY #EarthDayMarketRide #BikeLife

Typical bike style dilemma: Participating in a bike event where I'll be on stage do I bring Person with a Title energy to my outfit or Riding a Bike on a Saturday to the Farmers Market energy? To be fair, those two aren't that far apart in my closet. #BikeStyle #BikingInStyle #BikeLove #BikeLife #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeOLY #FarmersMarket #EarthDay #EarthDayMarketRide

New on my bike blog: Riding to poetry and art in Olympia. http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/03/11/olympia-bikespedition-poetry-and-art-eastside-edition/

#poetry #art #Bikespeditions #BikeLove #BikeLife #BikeOLY #BikeHappy #BikeTooter #OlympiaWA