Tag: 2011 legislature

August 5, 2011

Is lowering speed limits the key to increased safety on Dexter?

Alan Durning wrote a column for the Seattle Times earlier this week arguing that, in light of Mike Wang’s death and other senseless traffic fatalities in our state, Washington should follow nearby states and provinces by allowing municipalities to lower their speed limits. Sightline has since published a longer version of the column on their…
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tagged: 20’s plenty, 2011 legislature, alan durning, cindy ryu, dexter, hb 1217, mike wang, neighborhood greenways, road diet, sightline
May 16, 2011

Governor signs Vulnerable User Law

Governor Chris Gregoire signed the Vulnerable User Bill into law today, reports Cascade Bicycle Club. SB 5326, which passed both chambers of congress with relatively strong margins, would require people who seriously injure or kill a more vulnerable road user to do more than simply mail-in a traffic ticket as is often the case today.…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, chris gregoire, SB 5326, vulnerable users bill
May 12, 2011

David Hiller resigns from Cascade Bicycle Club – UPDATED

David Hiller is stepping down as Advocacy Director of Cascade Bicycle Club effective Friday, May 13. UPDATE: Have no fear, Hiller fans, he will not be going far. Publicola reports that Hiller has taken a job with Mayor Mike McGinn’s office. He is scheduled to start Wednesday. His resignation was announced on Cascade’s blog today:…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, cascade bicycle club, david hiller
May 11, 2011

Governor will sign Vulnerable User Bill May 16

David Hiller at Cascade says Governor Gregoire will sign SB 5326 (AKA the Vulnerable User Bill) May 16. This bill has been three years in the making, and many people whose lives were affected by negligent driving came out to give very moving testimony in favor of the bill. From Hiller’s post on the Cascade…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, cascade bicycle club, chris gregoire, david hiller, SB 5326, vulnerable users bill
April 8, 2011

The 20’s Plenty bill is just too polite for this year’s legislature

We reported earlier this week on the quiet death of HB 1217, which would have given municipalities the power to lower non-arterial speed limits to 20 mph. Taking a cue from similar campaigns elsewhere, I have dubbed the bill the 20’s Plenty bill. After passing the House, the Senate chose not to take it up…
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tagged: 20’s plenty, 2011 legislature, cindy ryu, hb 1217
April 5, 2011

Complete streets bill passes House and Senate

The complete streets grant bill, HB 1071, passed the Senate yesterday 29-19. The bill needs a concurrence vote to settle differences in the Senate a House versions, then should go to the governor to be signed into law. With this vote, HB 1071 joins the Vulnerable Users Bill (SB 5326) as two good biking and…
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tagged: 20’s plenty, 2011 legislature, aashto, complete streets, HB 1071, hb 1217, HB 1700, nacto, SB 5326