Tag: federal government

April 29, 2015

City receives that sweet Federal cash to help build downtown bike lanes (+ some other stuff)

Under the cover of an oddly warm April night, an unidentifiable person hidden in shadows and conveniently missed by every security camera pedaled a high-tech stealth bakfiets into the Seattle City Hall parking garage. Aides to Mayor Ed Murray and Councilmember Tom Rasmussen were there waiting to receive the “package.” They brought three wheelbarrows and…
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tagged: federal government
July 25, 2014

Seattle gets stack of Federal funds for protected bike lanes downtown, on Broadway

Seattle will officially receive a stack of Federal cash to build protected bike lanes downtown and on Broadway (we reported on the recommendation earlier this month). The city has also received nearly $400,000 to help low-income residents access Pronto bike share (I will write more about this in a future post, so stay tuned). The…
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tagged: 2nd ave, 4th ave, 7th Ave, broadway bikeway, broadway streetcar extension, downtown, federal government, protected bike lanes, psrc
February 10, 2014

Lugo: Federal complete streets bill a chance for bike justice

A bill making its way through the US Congress would require every state to develop a complete streets policy for projects that receive Federal funding. That means road projects would need to consider all road users, including people on foot and bike. Seattle already has such an ordinance, but not Washington State. Passing the Safe…
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tagged: adonia lugo, federal government, league of american bicyclists, safe streets act of 2014
July 30, 2013

Biking and walking funds at risk in Federal transpo budget

As of a December 2012 report there had been ZERO collisions reported at any of Washington State’s Safe Routes to School project areas since the program began half a decade ago. I repeat: Zero collisions. Zero. Zip. Nada. It may be impossible to find a government program — especially a transportation program — that is…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, federal government, league of american bicyclists
June 29, 2012

New Federal Transpo Bill slashes bike/walk safety, will use air quality funds to widen highways

The news out of Washington DC is grim. The drastically underfunded biking and walking budget has been slashed as much at 60 – 70 percent, and biking and walking advocacy groups appear resigned to accept it. I’ll let the Bicycle Alliance of Washington fill you in on what this means for our state, but first…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, federal government, wsdot
June 22, 2012

Action Alert: Biking and walking safety could get cut in Federal budget

You know what to do. Get on the horn and make sure Sen. Patty Murray, as a key Senate leader, and Sen. Maria Cantwell know that biking and walking safety is vital to the nation’s transportation budget. The deadline for a new bill is drawing near, and there are worrying rumblings that Senate and House…
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tagged: action alerts, federal government, maria cantwell, patty murray