Tag: blake trask

January 24, 2012

Washington State disproportionaltely underfunds walking and biking

Despite the fact that 13.6 percent of Washington traffic fatalities are people either walking or biking, the state allocates only 0.5 percent of its transportation budget (and 2.7 percent of its federal funds) to walking and biking projects. Seattle has fourth highest walking and biking commuter mode share in the country at 11.5 percent (not…
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tagged: 2012 Benchmarking Report, alliance for biking and walking, bicycle alliance of washington, blake trask, safe routes to school, state
October 6, 2011

Bicycle Alliance announces reformed strategic plan, vision

The Bicycle Alliance of Washington announced their reconfigured strategic plan for 2011-2016, and it’s chock full of citizen biking, safety and a focus on being inclusive. The release of the new plan, which has been in the works since spring 2010, comes just months after the Bicycle Alliance hired Blake Trask (of the Seattle Bicycle…
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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