Jun 21, 2018 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails
Join us for the Great Day of Play here in Burien, fun for all ages. WHEN: Saturday, June 30, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. WHERE: Moshier Fields and Art Center, 430 S 156th, Burien WHO: All ages are invited to this new event! (Read more details below.) Go on a Group Bike Ride...
Jun 1, 2018 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s Walk-n-Talk time again! Come join the great group of people that show up for this monthly walk. Always laughter and great, meandering conversation. Date: Sunday, June 3, 2018 (Rain or shine.) Time: Meet at 2:00 and we’ll start walking at 2:15....
Mar 13, 2018 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
The monthly Des Moines Waterland Walk in March will be at Saltwater State Park in Des Moines. Date & Time: March 18 at 11:00 am Meeting Place: Saltwater State Park, in the parking lot next to the bathrooms at the bottom of the road after you go thru the state park...
Mar 9, 2018 | Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
What a pleasant surprise this morning to receive an email saying that WABI Burien had been nominated for a Citizen of the Year Award! Even though we were not, in the end, selected, it’s very satisfying to know that our bike/ped efforts are appreciated by folks...
Mar 8, 2018 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
On February 13, Walk/Bike Burien (WABI) board members, Maureen Hoffmann and Rob Gala, attended the second meeting of the King County Regional Trails Steering Committee meeting on behalf of the City of Burien. The public engagement process, run by King County’s...
Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Grab your galoshes and let’s have our Walk-n-Talk in Burien’s far northwestern corner, in the hilly Shorewood neighborhood, with views out toward the water. This will be a great opportunity to try out your favorite rain coat and umbrella. Date: Sunday...
Jan 10, 2018 | Art Walks, Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Do You Want to Help Make Burien More Walkable/Bikeable? Just imagine… Leading fun walks in local neighborhoods: “I didn’t know this was here!” Meeting your neighbors while having a healthy walk. Working with the City of Burien to improve sidewalks...
Jan 5, 2018 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Our January New Year’s Walk-n-Talk will wander around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the overlook, where we can see the view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier. Date: Sunday, January 7, 2018 (Rain or shine). Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at...
Nov 29, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s Walk-n-Talk time on Sunday, December 3. Let’s head north from Burien Town Square and stroll through Chelsea Park. Whether rain or shine, we’ll smile and chat, just the same. This is a FREE activity and draws people of many ages. Just come chat...
Nov 2, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s time for a walk this Sunday, November 5! (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers...
Oct 27, 2017 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Health & Well-Being
The City of Burien will be hosting a public meeting to inform updates to the City’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. When: November 2, 2017, 5:30-7:30 pm Where: Burien Community Center, Seahurst Banquet Hall, 14700 6th Ave SW What: The meeting...
Aug 16, 2017 | Art Walks, Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Our next monthly walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walking Group is this Sunday, August 20th. We will be walking in the Redondo area, along the water, the new boardwalk, through the park, and up the hill through the neighborhood. This is not an official “art walk” but...
Jul 11, 2017 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Our next monthly walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walking Group is this Sunday. When: Sunday, July 16, 2017 Time: Walking starts at 11:00 AM. Where: Meet at the fishing pier at the Des Moines Marina. We will walk the ¼ mile over to the trailhead of the Des Moines...
Jun 28, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s time for another Walk-n-Talk on Burien’s treasured Indian Trail, this Sunday, July 2rd. Historic Trail a Burien Gem One of Burien’s gems is the “Indian Trail”. This wandering, varied trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW...
Jun 14, 2017 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
More opportunities to walk with neighbors and new friends! Meet the Des Moines Waterland Walkers. Our neighbors to the south also have monthly walks, led by former Burienite Gary McNeil. “I am a board member of Des Moines Legacy Foundation, a non-profit...
Jun 1, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Wow, it’s June! Let’s start the summer months with a Walk-n-Talk. Sunday, June 4th, we’ll meet up on the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square, walk to and around the Seahurst neighborhood, then back into town. Think of it as a chance to talk to people...
May 5, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
We hope you’ve saved the date to join the Seattle Sound Striders on their 3 days of walks south of Seattle, two of the days here in Burien: May 23, 24 and 25 (as we first reported HERE). (The Sound Striders are affiliated with Seattle Parks &...
May 5, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright with late “spring green”? This Sunday, May 7, 2017, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to the Marine Science Center at the north end of Seahurst Beach. This road,...
Apr 25, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Our walking friends up north, the Seattle Striders (Seattle Parks & Recreation), have decided to visit the Sunny South (County) for their special annual three days of 10-mile walks. WABI Burien has been assisting with planning for the two Burien walks; the third...
Mar 30, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Whether rain-or-shine, our April Walk-n-Talk will wander around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the overlook, hoping we can look out to a stunning view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier. This month’s walk will be led by Gary McNeil, the Des Moines...
Mar 3, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Grab your galoshes and let’s have our Walk-n-Talk where we haven’t walked yet. Let’s go to the far northwest corner of Burien, to the hilly Shorewood neighborhood with views out toward the water. Some of the goals of the monthly Walk-n-Talks include:...
Feb 3, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It looks like this coming Sunday will be a good day to try out your rain gear on our Game-day Walk-n-Talk on Sunday February 5. (We still have lots of fun walking in the rain!) At 2:00 we’ll meet at the entrance to the SeaTac Community Center and head north and...
Dec 1, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
There’s a special meetup spot and walking route for our December 2017 Walk-n-Talk. Come join us. We’ll meet at the Recology Store Highline for a tour and introduction to the great things they’re doing and the “green” eco products they...
Nov 4, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time for a walk! (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you normally wouldn’t chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the...
Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on October’s Walk-n-Talk! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Date: Sunday, October 2, 2016 (Rain or shine.) Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking...
Sep 5, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Annual WALK FOR THE WOMEN, Saturday, September 17, 2016 This year organizers are promising “a gift for every walker!” Hospitality House Shelter for Homeless Women – located in Burien – has been assisting homeless women for 16 years to regain home, health and hope here...
Aug 31, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
September already?! How could that be? Let’s launch into Autumn with a Walk-n-Talk on a holiday weekend. Sunday, September 4th, we’ll meet up on the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square, walk to and around the Seahurst neighborhood, then back into...
Apr 27, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The weatherman has promised us a sunny weekend, so let’s get out together for the May Walk-n-Talk! This month we’ll walk around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the point where we can look out to a stunning view of Puget Sound and Mt....
Apr 26, 2016 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being
The Burien Library will be hosting Madi Carlson, author of Urban Cycling, advocate, and urban-cycler extraordinaire, on Saturday, April 30 at 2:00 pm. This event is part of this year’s Everyone Is Talking About It KCLS adult programming series, and is FREE and open to...
Mar 30, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Long ago, at the north edge of Burien, there were people building some very distinctive homes with stones and pebbles. Come with us on the April Walk-n-Talk to marvel at these stone wonders. In addition to walking and chatting with neighbors, one of the goals of the...
Mar 4, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
They say we’re setting records for rain… and it looks like we’ll have liquid sunshine for the next 10 days. Hmm. That means it’s time to get out our galoshes and colorful umbrellas as we go for our Walk-n-Talk on Sunday, March 6. (Amazing how we all...
Feb 7, 2016 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
News from the City of Burien regarding the Downtown Burien Mobility Study With Downtown Burien recognized by the Puget Sound Regional Council as one of 25 regional growth centers, the City has prioritized the need to plan for increased density and transportation...
Feb 2, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The groundhog is seeing his shadow this year, and it looks like he’ll be seeing it again on Sunday, February 7 for our Walk-n-Talk. Come on out and walk with your shadow and other walkers. Think of it as a chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise...
Dec 29, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
After a season full of holiday celebrations and the start of a new year, you may have vowed to “get back on that exercise program!” Do your New Year’s resolutions include goals like “lose weight” and “get in shape”? It’s the time of year when we come...
Oct 28, 2015 | Art Walks, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
A year ago, on the November Walk-n-Talk, we 9 walkers happened upon a secret little gem of a folk art sculpture garden in Burien’s Gregory Heights neighborhood. What a treat! Even in the rain, the colorful, free-form whirligigs and characters shimmered and...
Sep 28, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s time for a walk! (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the...
Sep 5, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
SAVE THE DATE: The 14th annual ‘Walk for the Women’ – a fundraiser for Burien’s Hospitality House – will be Saturday, Sept. 19, in conjunction with the Burien Wellness Fair. Have fun, win prizes and do good. The walk is an easy two miles through the heart of Burien to...
Sep 5, 2015 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Health & Well-Being
The American Lung Association’s charity bicycle tour will be coming through the area on Saturday, Sept. 19 with 400-500 riders. Advanced Registration Rate of $40 is open until Aug. 31 (it then goes up to $50). For the latest updates – and to register as as Rider or...
Aug 3, 2015 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Health & Well-Being
This coming Sunday, August 9, about 150 cyclists will be on Day 2 of their 150-mile bike ride, “Obliteride”, to raise money for cancer research at Fred Hutch. The route will be bringing them through Normandy Park and Burien, right by or near our houses. WABI Burien...
Jul 8, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
WABI’s Post-Fireworks Walk-n-Talk on July 5 started at the SeaTac Community Center then headed northwest to make a loop through North SeaTac Park. Seven frequent walkers came along and were joined by first-time Walk-n-Talker, SeaTac City Councilmember Pam...