Tag: transportation for washington
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Roundup of 2023 primary endorsements from transportation advocacy orgs – UPDATED
Your ballot for the August 1 primary election should have arrived in the mail, or should arrive very soon. Eligible voters have until July 24 to register or update your address online. After that date, voters will need to register in person at a voting center. Every Seattle City Council district seat is up for…
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Sign up for Transportation Advocacy Day in Olympia February 12
The road to increasing safe and inviting cycling for every person in Washington State goes through Olympia. That’s why you should join an ever-growing crew of advocates and regular old citizens for Transportation Advocacy Day February 12. Go meet with lawmakers and tell them how important it is to your life and the lives or…
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Dear Governor Inslee: WSDOT should excel at biking and walking projects
There are two interesting nuggets in this recent Cascade Bicycle Club campaign: 1. You should contact the Seattle Council and mayor to solidify their support for a resolution to support improved biking and walking in the 520 Bridge replacement project, and 2. WSDOT admitted at a Council briefing that biking and walking is not its…
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Tell Governor Gregoire Safe Routes to School is not expendable
The newest Federal Transportation Bill (MAP-21) is not good for biking and walking, which was slashed by at least 35 percent. While there are some ancillary benefits to the new bill, it’s main change is the amount of latitude local and state governments now have over how the money is spent. This means advocates for…
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