Tag: washington bikes

January 8, 2024

What does Seattle’s new City Council mean for safe streets?

Seattle has a very new City Council, and the changes aren’t even complete yet. Five coucilmembers are new, and a sixth interim councilmember will be appointed soon. For a nine-person governing body, that’s a lot of turnover all at once. Washington Bikes asked all the candidates for their stances on various bike issues, and none…
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tagged: alex pedersen, bob kettle, city council, dan strauss, jenny durkan, joy hollingsworth, mike o’brien, publicola, rob saka, tammy morales, teresa mosqueda, the urbanist, tom rasmussen, transportation committee, washington bikes
July 17, 2023

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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tagged: 2023 primary, the urbanist, transit riders union, transportation for washington, washington bikes
April 24, 2023

WA budget includes emphasis on safety + E-bike incentives

The Washington State legislature has officially passed the 2023-25 budget, which includes significant increases in traffic safety funding as well as new e-bike incentives. Washington Bikes celebrated the budget news, calling the investments in biking and walking “unprecedented.” The appropriations (PDF) for the three-year period include $175.5 million for “active transportation” projects and programs, including…
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tagged: 2023 legislature, washington bikes
April 12, 2023

Why an e-bike incentive program is one of the best transportation investments Washington can make

The Washington State Senate and House are both mulling over how to incentivize more residents to ride electric bicycles, and the Senate’s version of the state budget would provide a $300 rebate for any state resident who buts an e-bike or $1,200 for low-income e-bike buyers. These rebates would bring the cost of owning an…
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tagged: 2023 legislature, e-bikes, washington bikes
March 22, 2023

WA Bikes: Here come the state budget proposals

For those who have never paid attention to a Washington State legislative session before, we are about to enter the next distinct phase of the session: The budget. The early months of the session are mostly focused on general policy changes, though the budget is always a giant looming over the session. After a series…
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tagged: 2023 legislature, washington bikes
March 8, 2023

WA Bikes: Driver’s license review bill ‘very likely’ + More legislature updates

We are well into the phase of the legislative session where it becomes really difficult to keep track of which bills are moving, which ones are stalled, which have been amended to be better, which have been amended to be worse, and which are dead. So I highly suggest signing up for legislative updates from…
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tagged: 2023 legislature, washington bikes