Tag: alliance for biking and walking

March 2, 2016

National report: Seattle is among the safest for biking and walking despite lacking infrastructure

Despite building few bicycle lanes, Seattle still stands out in a new national report as a walking and biking leader. In fact, we’re featured on the cover. Both walking and biking to work has increased faster in Seattle than most other major U.S. cities, the report found. Across the country, as the number of people…
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tagged: 2016 benchmarking report, alliance for biking and walking
April 21, 2014

Times: Seattle is second safest big US city for walking and biking

As you sprint across a highway-style four-lane street through the heart of your neighborhood, it’s probably hard to believe that Seattle may be the second safest big city in the US for people walking and biking. But that’s what the data suggests, according to the 2014 Alliance for Biking & Walking Benchmarking report and the…
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tagged: 2014 Benchmarking Report, alliance for biking and walking, gene balk, seattle times
January 16, 2014

Mayor Murray: ‘Protected bicycle lanes are a crucial component of our transportation infrastructure’

In a recent letter, Mayor Ed Murray did not mince words about how strongly he supports building protected bike lanes in Seattle. In support of Seattle’s application to be part of the national Green Lane Project — a program of PeopleForBikes — Murray called protected bike lanes “a crucial component of our transportation infrastructure and…
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tagged: alliance for biking and walking, cycle tracks, ed murray, green lane project, people for bikes, protected bike lanes
March 19, 2013

Former BikeWA director honored + Cascade hires new Field Programs Manager

Barb Culp, former director of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the nationally-focused Alliance for Biking and Walking. Culp lead BikeWA for many years, but her work has stretched well beyond the borders of Washington State. From BikeWA: Barb Culp may have retired as the executive director…
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tagged: alliance for biking and walking, barb culp, bicycle alliance of washington, cascade bicycle club, emily kathrein, Max Hepp-Buchanan, national bike summit 2013
March 5, 2012

A couple cool bike gigs in the area

TCC Pierce County Complete Streets Coordinator – Paid, apply by March 16 Transportation Choices is hiring for a new one year position that will be in charge of implementing a complete streets program in Pierce County Washington. The Coordinator’s primary functions will be the education of key community stakeholders about complete streets and to serve…
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tagged: alliance for biking and walking, evergreen mountain bike alliance, jobs, transportation choices coalition, volunteer
February 23, 2012

Bike Portland: Largest national bike advocacy groups will merge

Big Bicycle is about to get a whole lot bigger. Big news for national bike advocacy efforts: The Alliance for Biking and Walking, Bikes Belong and the League of American Bicyclists have announced that they will combine forces to become one huge voice for cycling. From Bike Portland: The Alliance for Biking & Walking, Bikes…
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tagged: alliance for biking and walking, bikes belong, league of american bicyclists