Photo by Timmy Corkery
Since we started Ride the City in the spring of 2008, Seattle has been one of the most requested new communities for our routing application.

It makes sense that we'd hear from Seattle-area cyclists: according to 2008 American Community Survey data, Seattle ranked third (behind Portland and Minneapolis) in the share of commuters who use a bicycle as their primary means of getting to work in what the League of American Bicyclists characterizes as "Bicycle Friendly Communities."

Just in time for fender season, we'd like to announce that Ride the City-Seattle is up and running—we mean riding! (btw, if you've already been using Ride the City-Seattle, we've just added the bike shops, so it should be a bit more handy for you now.)

Check it it out here: www.ridethecity.com/seattle

We'd like to thank Brian Dougherty of the Seattle Department of Transportation, Tessa Greegor of the Cascade Bicycle Club, Tina Bechler of Bike Works, and all those who submitted feedback on our alpha version of the Seattle site. (It's never too late to send feedback, by the way. Just click the 'rate the route' link and let us know how we can improve our Seattle data.)