Tag: bicycle alliance of washington
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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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