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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jul25Sun10:00 am Bike to the Airport! @ Westlake ParkBike to the Airport! @ Westlake ParkJul 25 @ 10:00 am
This is a casual ride from Westlake Park in downtown Seattle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It is a one-way ride, and participants may use the Link light rail station at SeaTac to return or ride back on their own. Pretend … Continue readingJul28Wed6:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways MeetingBallard-Fremont Greenways MeetingJul 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmBallard-Fremont Greenways meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Check Facebook for monthly meeting information: https://www.facebook.com/BFGreenways/FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailJul31Sat10:00 am E Green Lake Celebration Event w...E Green Lake Celebration Event w...Jul 31 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmCelebratory group bike ride, meet at 10:00 am at North 50th Street & Phinney Avenue NorthActivities and games for the whole family at Green Lake Park 11:00 am – 1:00 pmhttps://www.seattlebikeblog.com/event/e-green-lake-celebration-event-with-sdot/– – – Come Celebrate With Us!We would like to invite … Continue readingAug3Tue6:30 pm West Seattle Bike Connections mo... @ Neighborhood House 6400 Sylvan Way SW Seattle WA 98126West Seattle Bike Connections mo... @ Neighborhood House 6400 Sylvan Way SW Seattle WA 98126Aug 3 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
Tag Archives: bike tax
Senate chair’s transportation package includes bike tax, less in multimodal investments
A week after the Washington House Democrats unveiled their proposed transportation package, which would fund bike, pedestrian, and transit programs at a level never before seen from the state, the chair of the state Senate’s transportation committee, Steve Hobbs, unveiled … Continue reading
Proposed bill would exempt electric bikes from state sales taxes
A bill introduced into the Washington House of Representatives by Representative Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) would exempt electric bikes, and up to $200 in bike accessories, from state sales taxes. HB 1330 would not apply to non-electric bikes, using the definition … Continue reading
State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment
EDITOR’S NOTE, May 2015: This story is going viral again, but not everyone realizes the story is old. Please note that it happened in 2013. Thanks! Representative Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama) does not think bicycling is environmentally friendly because … Continue reading
The bike tax is just a distraction: The real problem is the billions on new highways
When the state Senate Democrats unveiled a transportation package last week, folks were shocked to see a “symbolic” bike tax of up to 5 percent on bike sales in the state. And we all fell for it, posting about why … Continue reading
Why a statewide bike tax makes no sense
UPDATE: For more, see our post “The bike tax is just a distraction: The real problem is the billions on new highways” State Democrats unveiled a $10 billion revenue package for transportation Wednesday that includes monstrous investments in new highways … Continue reading
