Tag: bicycle alliance of washington

August 16, 2011

Bicycle Alliance hires Policy Director, Cascade proposes bylaw revisions

Washington’s largest bicycle advocacy groups have seen some changes in recent months. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington has hired Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board chair Blake Trask as its new Statewide Policy Director: Currently the chair of the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, Blake looks forward to turning his transportation focus statewide with his new position. He…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, blake trask, cascade bicycle club, sbab, seattle bicycle advisory board
January 24, 2011

‘Mutual Responsibility’ bill tabled

The Bicycle Alliance of Washington has announced that HB 1018, the controversial “Mutual Responsibility” bill, has been tabled. The bill was not well received by many in the cycling community (including this blog). Problems mostly centered around a provision of the bill that would require cyclists to ride on shoulders or in bike lanes unless…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, HB 1018, mutual responsibility
January 18, 2011

Bicycle Alliance pushes bill to ease setting of 20 mph limits

20’s Plenty For Us from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Rep. Cindy Ryu has introduced House Bill 1217, which will allow cities to set speed limits as low as 20 mph in residential and business districts. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington has named this bill one of its legislative priorities, and it already has a list of…
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tagged: 20’s plenty, 2011 legislature, bicycle alliance of washington, hb 1217, speed limits
November 12, 2010

State will not push cyclists to back of the ferry

Washington State Ferries (WSF) has no plans to pursue a recommendation that cyclists embark and disembark last, according to the Bicycle Alliance of Washington: For the moment, bicyclists need not worry about any changes to the present system of loading and unloading bikes on state ferries. Washington State Ferries chief David Moseley has stated that the…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, squeaky wheels, washington state ferries
September 28, 2010

Attend the budget meetings to support complete streets

The Bicycle Alliance of Washington urges you to show up to the city’s budget hearings and voice your support for complete streets projects. Why? Because these vital projects need funding, and funding is getting cut all over.
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tagged: 2011 budget, bicycle alliance of washington, complete streets, seattle
July 30, 2010

Tour de Fat tomorrow at Gasworks

View Seattle Tour de Fat 7-31-2010 in a larger map Even though I lived in Denver for a year, I have somehow never been to the Tour de Fat. The bike festival, put on by New Belguim Brewing, based out of Fort Collins, CO, is partnering with the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Bike Works…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, bike works, new belgium, seattle, totcycle, tour de fat