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Breaking through ‘legislative gridlock’: Bipartisan Bike Ride tours Seattle

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

I called it Congressional Mass. Then someone next to me joked it should be called Legislative Gridlock. But the 150 or so state legislators and I were on bikes, so we actually moved through downtown and around Lake Union quite … Continue reading →

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Orcutt: No need to increase transpo investment because ’11 of the 12 sections of the bridge are still standing’

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

Ed Orcutt, the ranking Republican on the Washington House Transportation Committee, has sent another email with questionable conclusions about transportation policy. You may remember the representative from this misstep from March: “You would be giving off more CO2 if you … Continue reading →

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State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

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 →

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