Tag: 2015 legislature

May 11, 2015

For 8th straight year, WA named #1 bike-friendly state

If Washington State were an NBA team, its bike-friendly championship streak would have just tied the 1959–1966 Boston Celtics at eight championships in a row, the longest ever by far. But, of course, a major difference between the League of American Bicyclists’ bike-friendly state rankings and the NBA is that the other NBA teams are…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, washington bikes, wsdot
April 20, 2015

WA Transpo Bill Update: ‘Modest’ walk/bike safety boost, UW trail makeover, Eastside bike share + lots of highways

The WA legislature is getting closer to a possible deal on transportation funding, paid for in large part through a raise in the gas tax and raises in various weight fees. As with state spending for the past generation, the vast majority of spending in both the House and Senate bills will be on highways,…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, broadway bikeway, burke-gilman trail, northgate station bridge, pronto emerald city cycle share, uw, washington bikes
April 17, 2015

Governor Inslee signs the ‘Dead Red’ bill into law

It’s official. And Governor Jay Inslee even had a joke to go with it: .@GovInslee at Dead Red bill signing: "Riding w/@CBC_Olympia yesterday got stuck at a red light, almost took an early executive action." — Washington Bikes (@WAbikes) April 17, 2015 Basically, if a red light or turn signal cannot detect your bike and…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, dead red, jay inslee, washington bikes
April 9, 2015

Only 1 in 4 Safe Routes to School get funding in WA, lawmakers now have chance to fix that

Few issues in Washington are as divisive as transportation funding. But communities big and small all around Washington State all agree on one thing: The streets near and leading to our schools need to be safe. That’s why so many communities have sent the state proposals for Safe Routes to School projects that would make…
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April 8, 2015

State House boldly defends right to look at Facebook while driving

The Washington State House of Representatives took a bold step Tuesday to defend the rights of people who choose to check Facebook while driving. Distracted driving is one of the top three causes of fatal collisions involving young drivers. And the House is fine with that. In fact, you can check email, Twitter, read the…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, ann rivers, distracted driving, judy clibborn
December 10, 2014

Washington Bikes 2015 Olympia agenda: Fund safe streets, boost bike tourism industry

With a divided state legislature, passing a budget is not expected to be easy, and few bills are going to easily sail through into law. But Washington State has a lot of work to do and a lot of needs to meet. And since more than 430 people are killed every year in traffic collisions…
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