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Bicycle riders demonstrating for bike paths, Mercer Island, April 22, 1961
The lack of cycling paths and bike lanes on Mercer Island led a large group of cyclists, mostly young people, to protest by taking their bicycles to the main streets. They started at the south end of the island. By the time they reached the business district, the group numbered over 200 cyclists. They urged bike lanes to be part…
ID Number:2000.107.021.21.01
Date:1961
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Bicyclists riding near Westlake Mall in protest against automobiles, October 6, 1970
Some 200 bicyclists from several cycling clubs and environmental groups staged a protest ride in early October 1970. Leaving the University of Washington, they rode through rush hour traffic to Westlake Mall (now Westlake Center) in downtown Seattle where they held a rally. They were protesting car traffic and promoting bike lanes and mass transit.This photo of sign-wearing cyclists was…
ID Number:2000.107.021.21.02
Date:1970
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Sign for Bike Lane on East Green Lake Way North, Seattle, May 1976
In the 1970s, Seattle began to pay more attention to bicycle safety by increasing the number of signs and protected bike lanes. The intersection of East Green Lake Way N. and the two one-way branches of NE Ravenna Boulevard is a complicated one. Located near ballfields and playfields in Green Lake Park, as well as a beach, businesses, and settled…
ID Number:2000.107.021.21.03
Date:1976
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Bicyclists waiting outside City Hall to attend City Council hearing on new West Seattle bridge, Seattle, September 29, 1983
West Seattle and Seattle were once connected by two low drawbridges, but when a ship rammed one of these in 1978, discussion turned to the building of a high bridge that would permit ships to pass underneath. A low bridge would also be replaced. In 1983, Seattle’s City Council held hearings on the plans. Over 300 cyclists jammed City Hall…
ID Number:2000.107.021.22.01
Date:1983
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Butch Batt and Di Szillaggi waiting for a West Seattle Bridge shuttle, Seattle, June 8, 1989
By the late 1980s, bicycles had begun to be a recognized part of Seattle’s transportation system. Seattle had even had a bicycle coordinator since the 1970s. Transit planning had begun to shift its focus to include more mass transit, carpool and bus lanes, and bike lanes.The low bridge to West Seattle was being replaced during the summer of 1989. The…
ID Number:2000.107.021.22.02
Date:1989
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Susan Rice of Kirkland training for the Seattle to Portland (STP) bike ride, Seattle, June 22, 1989
In 1989, over 9,300 cyclists planned to ride in the annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle (STP) Classic. Two days before the race, Susan Rice made a final round-trip training ride from her home in Kirkland to Seattle’s Gas Works Park. This would be her first time participating in the 202-mile STP, and she planned to complete it in one day.Here,…
ID Number:2000.107.021.22.03
Date:1989
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Bicyclists riding on the newly finished bicycle lanes of the University Bridge, Seattle, October 12, 1983
In the 1970s, bicyclists began advocating for better protections for their rides, with improvements like dedicated bike lanes. In this photo, bicyclists take the inaugural ride on the four-foot wide bike lanes on the University Bridge. The opening ceremonies on October 12, 1983, attracted about 20 bike riders to test out the new route. The rider at far right is…
ID Number:2000.107.021.22.04
Date:1983
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Family riding on Bicycle Sunday, Seattle, May 28, 1972
From April through September, Lake Washington Boulevard has often been closed to cars for Bicycle Sundays. The route ran from Mount Baker to Seward Park. The weather for the May 1972 event was sunny and warm, and many cyclists took part.Here, a man pedals his bicycle along the boulevard, carrying one toddler in a framed backpack and another on a…
ID Number:2000.107.021.23.02
Date:1972
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Opening day on the Lake Sammamish Loop Trail, Bellevue, July 16, 1971
Pedestrians and student cyclists commonly used the shoulder of the road between Vasa Park and Sunset Elementary School in Bellevue. They abandoned it as growing traffic made it more dangerous. Urged by the Sunset PTA, the State Highway Department paved the shoulder in 1971, and it became part of a planned 25-mile Lake Sammamish Loop Trail. The official Phase I…
ID Number:2000.107.021.24.01
Date:1971
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Jim Ellis, Seattle, September 1974
James Reed "Jim" Ellis (b. 1921), a Franklin High School graduate and Seattle lawyer, is widely regarded as one of the most visionary civic activists in King County history. In the late 1950s he spearheaded the clean up of Lake Washington, leading to the creation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Metro), which became a regional transportation system. In the…
ID Number:2000.107.056.08.02
Date:1974