Tag: i-2117

November 4, 2024

Which ballot dropbox is the most bike-friendly? + It’s not too late to register or get a replacement ballot

I biked my ballot to the drop box near Gas Works Park the other day, which got me wondering: Is this the most bike-friendly ballot drop box in Seattle? It’s across the street from the Burke-Gilman Trail, so that’s got to be hard to beat. I threw together this map overlaying ballot drop box locations…
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tagged: 2024 general election, 2024 seattle transportation levy, i-2117
October 21, 2024

2024 Voter Guide: Who the transpo orgs endorsed – UPDATED

Alright, folks, let’s do this. This is the big one for a lot of reasons, but for biking in Seattle specifically this is the most important ballot of the entire decade. We need to vote NO on Initiative 2117 and vote YES on Seattle Proposition 1. If we want to make our streets safer, connect…
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tagged: 2024 general election, 2024 seattle transportation levy, i-2117, the urbanist, transit riders union, transportation for washington, voters guide, washington bikes
September 13, 2024

WSDOT: Promised e-bike rebate program still far from launching

If you were waiting for Washington State’s rebate program to kick in before buying an e-bike, the state still has a lot of work to do before it is available. When it finally does launch at some undetermined point in the future, the state expects all 8,500 of them to be gobbled up quickly and…
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tagged: climate commitment act, e-bike incentive program, e-bikes, i-2117, wsdot, wsdot active transportation division
September 4, 2024

Cascade: ‘Vote NO on I-2117 if you love bikes and trails’

One of the most important choices on November’s packed ballot will be rejecting I-2117, an irresponsible initiative backed by a wealthy conservative hedge fund manager that would obliterate funding for a laundry list of great things Washington State invests in like clean air, asthma prevention, wildfire prevention, Safe Routes to School, trails, ferries, public transit…
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tagged: 2024 general election, cascade bicycle club, climate commitment act, i-2117, move ahead washington