Tag: washington state

November 16, 2010

Cascade: 30% of state legislature will be pro-bike next year

Wanna get elected in these parts? Well, you better start making friends with some bikers. Ballots are still being counted, but 86 percent of the candidates endorsed by Cascade Bicycle Club have won (or are leading) their races. From Cascade: After over a week of ballot counting, election watchers in Washington are still clicking refresh…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, washington state
October 4, 2010

Washington State walking and biking projects hit disproportionately

The feds are rescinding transportation money, and walking and biking projects are getting hit harder than other programs, according to data from Rails to Trails. Among the worst? Washington State. Although “transportation enhancement” funding (where most pedestrian and bike funding falls) only made up 2.1 percent of the state’s federal transportation funding, it represents a…
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tagged: rails to trails, rescissions, washington state