Tag: league of american bicyclists
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Thurston County’s Intercity Transit earns silver-level bike-friendly recognition
Just in from Intercity Transit: Just as the nation celebrates another Earth Day, there’s timely news occurring in Olympia, Washington, as well as elsewhere around the country. Intercity Transit, the region’s public transportation provider, was recognized as one of the first transit systems in the U.S. to be designated a Bicycle Friendly Business by the…
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Washington named most bike-friendly state
Washington State has claimed the top spot on the League of American Bicyclists’ list of bike-friendly states for the fifth year in a row. The League rated all 50 states and determined that Washington is the only state to score well in all five of their key criteria. The state is the only one in…
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Tacoma and Snohomish named Bicycle Friendly Communities, Port Townsend moves up list
Tacoma and Snohomish have earned spots on the The League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Communities list. Both communities earned Bronze level recognition, joining 214 other communities in the nation on the list. Port Townsend moved up a spot in the list, trading in their Bronze for a Silver. The League also rechecked Vancouver, Wash.…
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Bike Portland: Largest national bike advocacy groups will merge
Big Bicycle is about to get a whole lot bigger. Big news for national bike advocacy efforts: The Alliance for Biking and Walking, Bikes Belong and the League of American Bicyclists have announced that they will combine forces to become one huge voice for cycling. From Bike Portland: The Alliance for Biking & Walking, Bikes…
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Washington state is the most bike-friendly but gets D in infrastructure
Washington tops a list of bike-friendly states released by the League of American Bicyclists. For their annual state biking report card, Washington did well in every category except “infrastructure,” where we got a big fat D. According to Biking Bis, the rankings are based on a questionnaire answered by the state bicycle coordinators. States are…
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UW gets a ‘silver’ rating for bike friendliness
The League of American Bicyclists announced the recipients of the first-ever Bicycle Friendly University designations during the National Bike Summit this week in the other Washington. Only one school in Washington was among the first 20 schools awarded the designation: The University of Washington. The UW got a “silver” rating, which is the third-best designation…
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