Tag: 2020 legislature

February 19, 2020

With major WA Legislature deadline looming, crosswalk and bus lane camera bill passes Senate + More

Today is the final day for bills in the Washington State Legislature to pass out of at least one chamber in order to stay alive this short session. Any non-budget bill that hasn’t passed either the House or the Senate by 5 p.m. will almost certainly be dead for the year. And while passing one…
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tagged: 2020 legislature, washington bikes
February 19, 2020

House votes 96-1 to pass WA scenic bikeways, now awaits Senate

Washington is full of scenic places to bike, so it won’t be hard to identify a network of amazing routes to promote as part of the proposed Scenic Bikeways program that just passed the House 96-1. Oregon has long has a scenic bikeways program, and they have successfully used the program to promote bicycle tourism…
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tagged: 2020 legislature, alex ramel, hb 2587, scenic bikeways, washington bikes
January 13, 2020

Funding, legalizing the ‘safety stop’ on WA Bikes’ agenda in Olympia

With voter approval of I-976 hanging over the 2020 state legislative session, there’s no doubt that funding will be the top priority for Washington Bikes this year. Even if courts strike down the law, which is very possible, there is a lot of political pressure on state leaders to enact some kind of transportation funding…
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tagged: 2020 legislature, washington bikes
November 27, 2019

Eyman writes sloppy garbage initiatives, but we also need to find a path to statewide carbon-reduction votes

When news broke this morning that the court had granted an injunction delaying the effects of I-976 pending a final ruling on the initiative, there was a clear sense of relief among transportation advocates. Without an injunction, transportation agencies across the state would need to slash collection of vehicle license fees and motor vehicle excise…
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tagged: 2020 legislature, i-976, tim eyman