Year: 2013
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Bike News Roundup: Cycling Central Asia (RIP Mary and Peter)
It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup. First up, a filmmaking couple on a bike tour of the world were killed when a pickup struck them in Thailand. Mary Thompson and Peter Root were documenting their travels on their blog Two on Four Wheels. One of their videos was recently accepted by the Filmed…
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Why a statewide bike tax makes no sense
UPDATE: For more, see our post “The bike tax is just a distraction: The real problem is the billions on new highways” State Democrats unveiled a $10 billion revenue package for transportation Wednesday that includes monstrous investments in new highways and highway expansions and comparatively few investments in safe streets and projects that make it…
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Mayor McGinn to Rahm Emanuel: Seattle will keep its bikers, thank you
In his State of the City address Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn responded to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s threat to lure Seattle’s tech jobs to his city by creating a world-class bike lane network. We’re going to build world-class, safe bike lanes, too, the mayor said. And we’re going to keep those jobs here. From…
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Governor picks Peterson as new WSDOT Secretary
Leadership at the state Department of Transportation is getting a shake-up. Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond has been replaced by Lynn Peterson, transportation advisor to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. The change has garnered optimism among people pushing for a more balanced and multi-modal approach to improving transportation in the state. Peterson has worked in sustainable…
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Only one-third of downtown commuters drive alone to work
Commute Seattle released a report recently showing that driving to work in downtown Seattle continues to fall as more and more people choose to walk, bike, telecommute and take transit. In 2000, half of downtown employees got to work by driving themselves. Now, barely one-third do so. Transit has taken on the lion’s share of…
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Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill passes House, going strong in Senate
The Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill (HB 1045) passed the State House today 86-10. With its Senate companion bill (SB 5066) passing the Transportation Committee unanimously earlier this month, things are looking good for the humble 20 mph neighborhood street bill. The bill has strong bipartisan support. Not only that, but three Republicans who voted against…
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