Tag: bicycle alliance of washington

January 21, 2013

Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill starts journey through State Legislature

The Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill (AKA the Safe Neighborhood Speeds Bill and the 20’s Plenty Bill) has started its journey through the state legislature as HB 1045. The bill would give municipalities the ability to cut through red tape when lowering the speed on non-arterial (typically residential) streets to as low as 20 mph. Currently,…
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tagged: 2013 legislature, bicycle alliance of washington, cindy ryu, hb 1045, jan angel, neighborhood safe streets bill
January 15, 2013

Sign up for Transportation Advocacy Day in Olympia February 12

The road to increasing safe and inviting cycling for every person in Washington State goes through Olympia. That’s why you should join an ever-growing crew of advocates and regular old citizens for Transportation Advocacy Day February 12. Go meet with lawmakers and tell them how important it is to your life and the lives or…
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tagged: 2013 legislature, bicycle alliance of washington, transportation advocacy day 2013, transportation for washington
January 15, 2013

WA Bike Alliance launches bike blog database, feed

The Bicycle Alliance of Washington, led by relatively new Director Barb Chamberlain, has pulled together a nearly exhaustive list of blogs about bicycling in the state. They are sorted based on locales of focus, and they plan to keep the list updated (so send them a note about any they are missing). Here’s the best…
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tagged: barb chamberlain, bicycle alliance of washington, bike blogs
December 11, 2012

Bicycle Alliance’s 2013 legislative goals include safe-passing, safe neighborhood streets + more

The 2013 state legislative season is starting to pick up steam, with lawmakers figuring out their alliances and picking committee heads. Meanwhile, advocacy groups of all kinds are putting out their agendas and building support for bills they hope will somehow squeak through during the hectic legislative session. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is again…
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September 19, 2012

Tell Governor Gregoire Safe Routes to School is not expendable

The newest Federal Transportation Bill (MAP-21) is not good for biking and walking, which was slashed by at least 35 percent. While there are some ancillary benefits to the new bill, it’s main change is the amount of latitude local and state governments now have over how the money is spent. This means advocates for…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, chris gregoire, safe routes to school, transportation for washington
September 5, 2012

I Bike SEA program will encourage more cycling along our best infrastructure

A new cycling promotional program has a slightly different take: Encourage more people to use the city’s best cycling infrastructure through encouragement, get-togethers, bike pools and more. I Bike SEA is a chance for people interested in cycling to work (or cycling more often) to get in the habit with the help of a supportive…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, christine grant, i bike sea