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Sign in now to show the WA Senate and House you support limiting turns on red

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Tom Fucoloro

Both the state Senate and House are holding hearings on what Washington Bikes is calling “#WrongOnRed,” an effort to ban turns on red near certain locations like schools, parks, hospitals, senior centers and other areas with lots of walking activity. … Continue reading →

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Cascade announces 2023 events, including long-awaited returns of RSVP and the Emerald City Ride

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

Cascade Bicycle Club this week released its first full-strength events schedule since 2019. The 2023 season will see the return of two major rides that have been sadly missing in recent years: The Emerald City Ride and the Ride Seattle … Continue reading →

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WA Bikes: ‘There’s opportunity abound’ in short 60-day state legislative session

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

State legislators seemed determined to pass a major transportation funding bill during the 2021 session, but the focus on highway spending and backwards ideas like a tax on bicycles ultimately helped stall the effort until the session ran out of … Continue reading →

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The 2021 election will determine Seattle’s transportation future + Endorsements roundup

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

In 2024, voters will likely be asked to fund Seattle’s renewed vision for transportation. The 2015 Move Seattle Levy will be set to expire, and it will need to be replaced by a new measure. Ballots are in the mail, … Continue reading →

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Lee Lambert named Executive Director of Cascade and Washington Bikes

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

After more than a year since their last Executive Director resigned, Cascade Bicycle Club and its sister organization Washington Bikes have selected their new leader. Lee Lambert will take the reigns of one of the largest statewide bicycling organizations in … Continue reading →

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WA Bikes: Some significant wins during the 2021 session, but the work is not done

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

The 2021 state legislative session is closing with some wins for biking, progress on other priorities and a lot of uncertainty about the future of transportation funding in Washington. A massive transportation funding bill loomed over the 2021 legislative session, … Continue reading →

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Washington Bikes legislative preview this Thursday

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Ryan Packer

The Washington legislature’s long legislative session starts next Monday. This is set to be an important session as lawmakers modify Governor Inslee’s proposal for the biennial budget. If you were wondering what Washington’s statewide bicycle advocacy organization is planing to … Continue reading →

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Who local transportation organizations endorsed in the 2020 general election

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Your ballot is either in the mail or has already arrived. If you are in King County, you can check your ballot’s status online here. The tracker now indicates whether it has been mailed or has been delivered, which is … Continue reading →

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Smith resigns as Cascade/WA Bikes Executive Director

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Richard Smith has resigned after nearly three years as Executive Director of Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes. The news comes as the sister organizations are operating with half their usual staff and cancelled nearly all their major events this … Continue reading →

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Want to learn how to be a bike advocate? Register for Cascade’s ‘virtual ALI’

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Cascade Bicycle Club is transforming its excellent Advocacy Leadership Institute into an online training course. So if you want to learn more about how to be a bike advocate, organize a campaign or tell your personal story, this could be … Continue reading →

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With bipartisan House vote, Washington on verge of joining Idaho and Oregon by allowing people biking to treat stop signs as yield signs

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

[email protected] priority legislation, the #SafetyStop, has just passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 77-19! 🎉 We are just a few signatures away from people who 🚲 having the option to yield (when the coast is clear) … Continue reading →

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With major WA Legislature deadline looming, crosswalk and bus lane camera bill passes Senate + More

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Today is the final day for bills in the Washington State Legislature to pass out of at least one chamber in order to stay alive this short session. Any non-budget bill that hasn’t passed either the House or the Senate … Continue reading →

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House votes 96-1 to pass WA scenic bikeways, now awaits Senate

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Washington is full of scenic places to bike, so it won’t be hard to identify a network of amazing routes to promote as part of the proposed Scenic Bikeways program that just passed the House 96-1. Oregon has long has … Continue reading →

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Funding, legalizing the ‘safety stop’ on WA Bikes’ agenda in Olympia

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

With voter approval of I-976 hanging over the 2020 state legislative session, there’s no doubt that funding will be the top priority for Washington Bikes this year. Even if courts strike down the law, which is very possible, there is … Continue reading →

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Starting Jan 1, drivers must change lanes when passing people biking or slow down and give 3 feet + More

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Some of the most significant changes to Washington State’s rules of the road in recent history will take effect January 1, when SB 5723 becomes law. Perhaps the biggest and most exciting change is that people driving will now have … Continue reading →

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November’s Ride In the Rain Challenge starts today

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Washington Bikes’ annual Ride In the Rain Challenge starts today. So sign up online today, and invite your friends and co-workers to join you. November is typically the rainiest month of the year in Seattle, which makes in my opinion … Continue reading →

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Cascade’s annual Bike Everywhere Breakfast is Tuesday

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Hey, did you know May is Bike Month? I know, I know, every month is bike month in Seattle. I hear you. May is filled with events and organizational efforts to help get more people on bikes heading into summer. … Continue reading →

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Clarified e-assist bicycle rules head to the Governor’s desk

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Both the State House and Senate have passed a bill clarifying the legal status of electric-assisted bicycles on streets, sidewalks and trails. The bill (SB 6434) now heads to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for a signature. If signed into law, … Continue reading →

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E-assist bikes, trail connections and multimodal funding on WA Bikes 2018 state legislative agenda

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

What exactly is an electric-assist bicycle? And where can you ride one? Providing state-level clarity on these questions is one part of Washington Bikes’ 2018 state legislative agenda, along with efforts to protects multimodal transportation funding, protect and connect trails, … Continue reading →

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Ride in the Rain Challenge starts Wednesday, are you signed up?

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Registration for the annual November Ride in the Rain Challenge is open and begins Wednesday. Much like the Bike Month Challenge, Ride in the Rain is a team-based, online trip-tracking event meant to help encourage people to keep biking even … Continue reading →

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