Tag: 2012 legislature

July 23, 2012

Bike-friendly primary election open thread

It’s already time to start voting in Washington. Seattle Bike Blog is in no way prepared to publish endorsements, but we encourage you to use this post to discuss the upcoming primary election. Ballots are arriving at homes across the state. Which races are the most important for biking? How should people vote? To jumpstart…
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tagged: 2012 legislature, 2012 primary election, cascade bicycle club, legislative scorecard 2012
February 29, 2012

State’s safe street design and neighborhood speed bills make progress

Two bills that give municipalities more tools to make streets safer are making good progress in the state legislature. The Safe Neighborhood Speeds Bill (SHB 1217) is headed to the Senate floor for a final vote after passing the House 96-0. The bill — which would give municipalities the option of lowering speed limits on…
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tagged: 2012 legislature, bicycle alliance of washington, cascade bicycle club, hb 1217, HB 1700, HB 2370, neighborhood safe speeds bill
February 15, 2012

Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill headed to Senate committee Thursday

The Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill (SHB 1217) passed the state House 96-0 a few weeks ago, and now it’s starting it’s climb through the Senate. The Senate Transportation Committee is holding a hearing on the bill tomorrow, so now would be a good time to let your senators know you support this common sense, red-tape-cutting…
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tagged: 2012 legislature, bicycle alliance of washington, hb 1217, neighborhood safe speeds bill
January 11, 2012

Governor’s $3.6 billion transpo plan makes no mention of walking and biking

The good news: Governor Gregoire’s $3.6 billion transportation plan includes a small increase in the oil barrel fee to help pay for maintenance of existing state transportation facilities. The bad news: The plan does not even mention biking and walking, let alone provide funding for Safe Routes to School and other programs that encourage active…
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tagged: 2012 legislature, chris gregoire, wsdot
January 4, 2012

Bicycle Alliance: Why the Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill should pass

We have written several times in support of HB-1217 (now SHB-1217), which passed the House with unanimous, bipartisan support 92-0 last year before dying in a Senate committee. The Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill would simply give municipalities the option of lowering the speed limits on lower-traffic and residential streets to 20 mph. Today, an expensive…
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tagged: 2012 legislature, bicycle alliance of washington, hb 1217, neighborhood safe speeds bill
December 19, 2011

Bill would mandate child support in drunk driving deaths

A parent is killed on the roadway by someone who made the choice to drive while intoxicated. The person responsible cannot replace the loss of a loved one, but they can at least take care of some of the dead parent’s financial dependents. That’s what a bill proposed by Rep. Roger Goodman of Kirkland aims…
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tagged: 2012 legislature, drunk driving, roger goodman, seattle pi