Tag: blake trask
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WA Bikes endorses Moon for Mayor + more across the region and state
WA Bikes has endorsed Cary Moon for Seattle Mayor. The politically-active sibling organization to Cascade Bicycle Club released its latest round of 2017 endorsements Tuesday, and Senior Policy Director Blake Trask said the organization will be writing more about their choices over the next week. The choice of Moon for Mayor puts WA Bikes at…
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WA transportation ‘compromise’ spends billions on highways, ransoms transit but keeps most bike/walk funding
UPDATE 12:10p 7/1: Publicola reports that the revenue portion of the transportation package is headed to Governor Inslee. That includes ST3 authorization and an 11.9 cent gas tax. However, other bills that make up the transportation package, including appropriations for the projects below and bonding for mega projects, are still in limbo. After not moving…
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Do conventional road designs put Americans who walk or bike at risk? Rep. Larsen requests Federal study
US Representative Rick Larsen has teamed up with two other members of the US House to look into whether American conventional road engineering standards are putting people who bike and walk at disproportionate risk (spoiler: Yes). Specifically, Larsen (WA-2, much of western Snohomish and Skagit Counties as well as Island and San Juan County), Peter DeFazio…
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