Tag: league of american bicyclists

October 25, 2017

For 10th year in a row, 49 states somehow fail to be more bike-friendly than WA

Washington State has some great public servants and advocates working hard to make our state safer and more inviting for people riding bikes. But try biking across almost any state highway, and you’ll be confronted with scary off-ramps and skinny or missing sidewalks. And there will almost certainly be no bike lane in sight. Getting…
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tagged: league of american bicyclists, wsdot
December 6, 2016

Seattle again falls short of ‘platinum’ bike-friendly status

Seattle has again failed to reach “platinum” in the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Communities ratings. The city has maintained its “gold” status, which is revised every two years. The city lost a lot of points due to the rare all-ages helmet law in King County. Requiring helmets under the threat of getting stopped…
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tagged: bicycle friendly communities, league of american bicyclists
June 10, 2015

League names 4 new bike-friendly communities in WA

The League of American Bicyclists have named four new Bicycle Friendly Communities in Washington State: Bellevue, Ellensburg, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Port Angeles/Clallam County. Tacoma keeps its bronze rating. Ellensburg (PDF) skips right over bronze and enters the listings at silver. With the highest bike commute rate in the state, that’s not a huge surprise.…
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tagged: bellevue, bicycle friendly communities, clallam county, ellensburg, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, league of american bicyclists, port angeles, tacoma
April 23, 2015

Seattle Children’s leads new WA Bicycle Friendly Businesses

The League of American Bicyclists has announced their newest Bicycle Friendly Business ratings, and Seattle Children’s leads the way in Washington State. And that should come as no surprise to anyone following all the work the hospital has done recently to encourage employees to bike to work. They went way beyond just providing quality bike…
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tagged: bike-friendly business, league of american bicyclists, seattle children’s, washington bikes
December 15, 2014

Washington Bikes helps add road safety measure to Federal budget

Washington Bikes, the statewide bike advocacy organization, has helped add a measure in the Federal budget to improve road safety across the nation. Working with Washington Senator Patty Murray, the League of American Bicyclists and WA Bikes worked to make sure the safety of non-motorized travelers is considered by USDOT and state transportation departments. It’s…
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tagged: league of american bicyclists, patty murray, washington bikes
December 1, 2014

Seattle fails to achieve ‘platinum’ bike-friendly rating + Here’s how to get there

Seattle is, once again, a gold-level bike friendly community, according to the League of American Bicyclists. While Seattle is the only gold-level community in Washington State and one of only four US cities with populations larger than 300,000 to achieve gold status, the reconfirmation of gold status shows that the city is not doing enough…
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tagged: bicycle friendly communities, league of american bicyclists