Tag: neighborhood safe speeds bill

December 11, 2012

Bicycle Alliance’s 2013 legislative goals include safe-passing, safe neighborhood streets + more

The 2013 state legislative season is starting to pick up steam, with lawmakers figuring out their alliances and picking committee heads. Meanwhile, advocacy groups of all kinds are putting out their agendas and building support for bills they hope will somehow squeak through during the hectic legislative session. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is again…
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February 29, 2012

State’s safe street design and neighborhood speed bills make progress

Two bills that give municipalities more tools to make streets safer are making good progress in the state legislature. The Safe Neighborhood Speeds Bill (SHB 1217) is headed to the Senate floor for a final vote after passing the House 96-0. The bill — which would give municipalities the option of lowering speed limits on…
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February 15, 2012

Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill headed to Senate committee Thursday

The Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill (SHB 1217) passed the state House 96-0 a few weeks ago, and now it’s starting it’s climb through the Senate. The Senate Transportation Committee is holding a hearing on the bill tomorrow, so now would be a good time to let your senators know you support this common sense, red-tape-cutting…
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January 30, 2012

House unanimously passes Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill

The Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill (HB 1217) passed the state House 96-0, giving it a huge amount of momentum heading into the Senate. Last year, the bill died in the Senate’s Transportation Committee, but advocates and lawmakers have placed added emphasis on the low-controversy, no-cost safe streets bill this year. From the Bicycle Alliance of…
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January 4, 2012

Bicycle Alliance: Why the Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill should pass

We have written several times in support of HB-1217 (now SHB-1217), which passed the House with unanimous, bipartisan support 92-0 last year before dying in a Senate committee. The Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill would simply give municipalities the option of lowering the speed limits on lower-traffic and residential streets to 20 mph. Today, an expensive…
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tagged: 2012 legislature, bicycle alliance of washington, hb 1217, neighborhood safe speeds bill