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Tag Archives: league of american bicyclists
Washington briefly falls out of #1 spot in bike-friendly states list
“For the first time since the Bicycle Friendly States ranking began in 2008, a state other than Washington claimed the top position,” wrote the League of American Bicyclists in their summary of their 2022 Bicycle Friendly States report. However, Massachusetts … Continue reading
Last chance to tell the Feds: Make our national road standards safer
There is a book that gives traffic engineers across the nation guidelines for how to design streets and highways, and the Federal Highway Administration is updating it right now. Unfortunately, the current draft of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control … Continue reading
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Other 49 states still seemingly uninterested in being more bike friendly than WA
After Washington won the top spot in the League of American Bicyclists’ bike friendly state list for a decade straight from 2008-17, the League took a different tactic in 2018, providing each state with a report card to show how … Continue reading
Bike League suggests $74B ‘Bike New Deal’ + Why the Feds should dramatically increase bike funding
Building walking, biking and safe streets infrastructure employs more people per dollar than a road-only project. In Seattle, building trails employs 25 percent more people per $1 million invested compared to building roads, according to a 2011 study (PDF) by … Continue reading
After WA won #1 for a decade, Bike League changes its state-by-state report cards
Perhaps tired of handing the top honors to a barely-deserving Washington State year after year, the League of American Bicyclists changed its annual state-by-state rankings into a set of 50 individual report cards that track each state’s progress. And by … Continue reading
For 10th year in a row, 49 states somehow fail to be more bike-friendly than WA
Washington State has some great public servants and advocates working hard to make our state safer and more inviting for people riding bikes. But try biking across almost any state highway, and you’ll be confronted with scary off-ramps and skinny … Continue reading
Seattle again falls short of ‘platinum’ bike-friendly status
Seattle has again failed to reach “platinum” in the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Communities ratings. The city has maintained its “gold” status, which is revised every two years. The city lost a lot of points due to the … Continue reading
League names 4 new bike-friendly communities in WA
The League of American Bicyclists have named four new Bicycle Friendly Communities in Washington State: Bellevue, Ellensburg, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Port Angeles/Clallam County. Tacoma keeps its bronze rating. Ellensburg (PDF) skips right over bronze and enters the listings at … Continue reading
Seattle Children’s leads new WA Bicycle Friendly Businesses
The League of American Bicyclists has announced their newest Bicycle Friendly Business ratings, and Seattle Children’s leads the way in Washington State. And that should come as no surprise to anyone following all the work the hospital has done recently … Continue reading
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Tagged bike-friendly business, league of american bicyclists, seattle children's, washington bikes
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Washington Bikes helps add road safety measure to Federal budget
Washington Bikes, the statewide bike advocacy organization, has helped add a measure in the Federal budget to improve road safety across the nation. Working with Washington Senator Patty Murray, the League of American Bicyclists and WA Bikes worked to make … Continue reading
Seattle fails to achieve ‘platinum’ bike-friendly rating + Here’s how to get there
Seattle is, once again, a gold-level bike friendly community, according to the League of American Bicyclists. While Seattle is the only gold-level community in Washington State and one of only four US cities with populations larger than 300,000 to achieve … Continue reading
UW accepts bike-friendly campus award, leaders talk about how to expand biking even further
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Jack Truitt, a UW News Lab student. It is published here as part of a partnership between Seattle Bike Blog and News Lab. Biking needs to become an issue of climate change and personal … Continue reading
No TIGER grant for Burke-Gilman Trail + UW is now a gold-level bike friendly campus
Once again, the University of Washington was not selected for a competitive TIGER grant to upgrade the entirety of the Burke-Gilman Trail through their campus. The university manages the section of the popular regional trail that passes through their campus, … Continue reading
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Tagged andy clarke, burke-gilman trail, league of american bicyclists, TIGER, uw
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Washington’s newest Bicycle Friendly Community: Sequim
Congratulations to Sequim, Washington State’s newest Bicycle Friendly Community. Sequim is the only new or upgraded Washington community on the League of American Bicyclists’ national list this year. The Peninsula Daily News has the story of how Sequim made the … Continue reading
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Tagged ben's bikes, bicycle friendly communities, league of american bicyclists, sam chandler, sequim, steve burkett
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For 7th straight year, Washington named most bike-friendly state – UPDATED
Despite very little improvement over 2013, Washington State was able to hang on to the top spot on the League of American Bicyclists’ annual list of bike-friendly states. The state scored 66.8 out of 100 points, effectively unchanged from 2013’s … Continue reading
Lugo: Federal complete streets bill a chance for bike justice
A bill making its way through the US Congress would require every state to develop a complete streets policy for projects that receive Federal funding. That means road projects would need to consider all road users, including people on foot … Continue reading
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Tagged adonia lugo, federal government, league of american bicyclists, safe streets act of 2014
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Biking and walking funds at risk in Federal transpo budget
As of a December 2012 report there had been ZERO collisions reported at any of Washington State’s Safe Routes to School project areas since the program began half a decade ago. I repeat: Zero collisions. Zero. Zip. Nada. It may … Continue reading
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For sixth year in a row, Washington named most bike-friendly state in the US
Washington is, once again, the most bike-friendly state in the Union. That’s according to the League of American Bicyclists, which creates annual report cards for every state in the US, taking into account various criteria for being bike-friendly. “But wait,” … Continue reading
Thurston County’s Intercity Transit earns silver-level bike-friendly recognition
Just in from Intercity Transit: Just as the nation celebrates another Earth Day, there’s timely news occurring in Olympia, Washington, as well as elsewhere around the country. Intercity Transit, the region’s public transportation provider, was recognized as one of the … Continue reading
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Washington named most bike-friendly state
Washington State has claimed the top spot on the League of American Bicyclists’ list of bike-friendly states for the fifth year in a row. The League rated all 50 states and determined that Washington is the only state to score … Continue reading
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