Tag: washington bikes

April 30, 2021

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

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, but in the end did not move forward. With a pricetag as high as $26…
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tagged: 2021 legislature, alex alston, washington bikes
January 4, 2021

Washington Bikes legislative preview this Thursday

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 push for during this session, Washington Bikes is hosting a “Lunch and Learn” session this…
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October 16, 2020

Who local transportation organizations endorsed in the 2020 general election

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 very cool. The deadline to register online is October 26, but you can also register…
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tagged: 2020 general election, endorsements, seattle subway, the urbanist, transit riders union, washington bikes
May 11, 2020

Smith resigns as Cascade/WA Bikes Executive Director

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 year due to the outbreak. Before Smith joined as ED in September 2017, the organizations…
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April 2, 2020

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

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 a great fit. I mean, you’re not going anywhere anyway, right? It’s a six-week course…
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March 5, 2020

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

.@WAbikes 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) at a stop sign! #safetystop #waleg #wabikes pic.twitter.com/jOC30zaIot — Washington Bikes (@WAbikes) March 4, 2020…
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tagged: idaho stop, safety stop, sb 6208, washington bikes