Tag: league of american bicyclists

November 4, 2014

UW accepts bike-friendly campus award, leaders talk about how to expand biking even further

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Jack Truitt, a UW News Lab student. It is published here as part of a partnership between Seattle Bike Blog and News Lab. Biking needs to become an issue of climate change and personal health in order to escape the category of fitness hobby, according to the president of…
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tagged: andy clarke, bicycle friendly university, Charles Kennedy, elizabeth kiker, holly houser, jack truitt, league of american bicyclists, Nancy Rottle, news lab, scott kubly, uw
October 27, 2014

No TIGER grant for Burke-Gilman Trail + UW is now a gold-level bike friendly campus

Once again, the University of Washington was not selected for a competitive TIGER grant to upgrade the entirety of the Burke-Gilman Trail through their campus. The university manages the section of the popular regional trail that passes through their campus, and they have plans to fully rebuild and widen the bumpy, deteriorating trail as soon…
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tagged: andy clarke, burke-gilman trail, league of american bicyclists, TIGER, uw
May 15, 2014

Washington’s newest Bicycle Friendly Community: Sequim

Congratulations to Sequim, Washington State’s newest Bicycle Friendly Community. Sequim is the only new or upgraded Washington community on the League of American Bicyclists’ national list this year. The Peninsula Daily News has the story of how Sequim made the list: Sam Chandler of Ben’s Bikes, 1251 W. Washington St., filled out the lengthy questionnaire…
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tagged: ben’s bikes, bicycle friendly communities, league of american bicyclists, sam chandler, sequim, steve burkett
May 1, 2014

For 7th straight year, Washington named most bike-friendly state – UPDATED

Despite very little improvement over 2013, Washington State was able to hang on to the top spot on the League of American Bicyclists’ annual list of bike-friendly states. The state scored 66.8 out of 100 points, effectively unchanged from 2013’s 66.2 score. UPDATE: Governor Jay Inslee hailed the news in a press release announcing his…
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tagged: league of american bicyclists, washington state, wsdot
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