Tag: hb 1045

April 17, 2013

Final day for Senate to pass cost-free bill to help make neighborhood streets safer – UPDATE: Passed!

UPDATE: The Senate passed the Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill just before the deadline to pass non-budgetary bills Wednesday. With 45 Senators voting in favor (2 against, 2 excused), HB 1045 is on its way to the governor’s desk. Original Story: The Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill (HB 1045) got off to a screaming start this legislative…
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April 5, 2013

Time for final push to pass the Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill

The Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill is now in line for a final vote in the Senate, among the last steps for the popular, bipartisan bill before heading to the governor’s desk. Of course, it’s gotta get there first. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington sent out a call to contact your senators and push them to…
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March 20, 2013

Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill one step closer + Transportation funding up in air

The humble Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill (SHB 1045) passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee Tuesday with unanimous support. The bill, which would give municipalities the option to lower speed limits on non-arterial streets to 20 mph, passed the House 86–10 with broad bipartisan support in February. Now it has until mid-April to get a…
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February 18, 2013

Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill passes House, going strong in Senate

The Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill (HB 1045) passed the State House today 86-10. With its Senate companion bill (SB 5066) passing the Transportation Committee unanimously earlier this month, things are looking good for the humble 20 mph neighborhood street bill. The bill has strong bipartisan support. Not only that, but three Republicans who voted against…
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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