Tag: joe fitzgibbon

February 17, 2011

Better road design standards bill passes House Transportation Committee

Publicola reports that HB 1700, a bill that would ease state road design standards to give communities more tools for designing bicycle and pedestrian-friendly roads, has passed out of the House Transportation Committee. The bill is one of many being lead by freshman Representative Joe Fitzgibbon. Engineering guidelines by the Association of State Highway and…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, aashto, complete streets, HB 1700, joe fitzgibbon, nacto
February 3, 2011

Two complete streets bills in Olympia this year

Complete streets are easier to cross on foot. They are safer for biking. They also reduce the number of car crashes, especially the rate of injury-causing higher speed wrecks. Basically, complete streets are about creating streets designed for people. Two bills in Olympia this year, HB 1700 and HB 1071, would ease the creation of…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, andy billig, cascade bicycle club, complete streets, HB 1071, HB 1700, joe fitzgibbon, marko liias, mike armstrong