Tag: alliance for biking and walking
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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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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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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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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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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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