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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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WA Bikes endorses Moon for Mayor + more across the region and state

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

WA Bikes has endorsed Cary Moon for Seattle Mayor. The politically-active sibling organization to Cascade Bicycle Club released its latest round of 2017 endorsements Tuesday, and Senior Policy Director Blake Trask said the organization will be writing more about their … Continue reading →

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No, the state’s new ‘E-DUI’ law does not apply to people biking

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

There has been a bit of confusion in recent days about whether Washington State’s new so-called E-DUI distracted driving law applies to people biking. It does not. The Seattle Times published a story over the weekend saying explicitly that the … Continue reading →

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Cascade/WA Bikes have a new Executive Director: Richard Smith

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Richard Smith will be the new Executive Director of Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes, the organizations announced Friday Smith comes from Microsoft, and the press release says he was “the executive sponsor of his division’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts” … Continue reading →

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Help fund Big Bike, Washington Bike PAC fundraiser Thursday on Capitol Hill

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Everyone knows that the Big Bike lobby runs this town. Just read the comments on any Seattle Times story about bikes. On second thought, don’t do that. Well, Thursday is your chance to be part of the shadowy, bicycling cabal … Continue reading →

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WA now has a Bicycle Safety Advisory Council

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Washington State is getting a Bicycle Safety Advisory Council to help watchdog and improve the state’s approach to keeping the thousands of its residents who bike safe. The council is named in honor of Cooper Jones, who was killed while biking … Continue reading →

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