Biking

Bicycle Friendly Community Designation

The League of American Bicyclists named Kirkland a Bicycle Friendly Community with a bronze designation in 2017(PDF, 91KB). The City intends to periodically apply for higher designations.

Combine Biking with Transit

Learn from King County Metro Transit

- Bike loading and unloading
- Secure bike parking
- Sharing the road safely with transit

Use a Practice Bus Bike Rack

Purpose: Practice loading bikes onto and off of a bus bike rack in a low-pressure setting.
Location:
1. Kirkland Transit Center, near the baseball field / Location Map(JPG, 676KB) / Photo(JPG, 4MB)

Bike Maintenance Stations

Purpose: Repair or maintain a bicycle using the air pump and tools provided.
Locations:
1. Kirkland Library, near the main entrance / Photo(JPG, 1MB)
2. Kingsgate Library, near the main entrance

Kirkland Bike Map

Displays locations of bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, and ped/bike bridges which cross over I-405 (last updated July 2019)

(PDF, 836KB)