Tag: washington bikes

April 9, 2015

Only 1 in 4 Safe Routes to School get funding in WA, lawmakers now have chance to fix that

Few issues in Washington are as divisive as transportation funding. But communities big and small all around Washington State all agree on one thing: The streets near and leading to our schools need to be safe. That’s why so many communities have sent the state proposals for Safe Routes to School projects that would make…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, safe routes to school, washington bikes
March 30, 2015

#BikeLove Party is in Pioneer Square Thursday (for real this time)

Back in February, we posted about this awesome bike party in Pioneer Square featuring live metalworking art, a bike ride and, of course, beer. But then it got cancelled. Sad face. But while the “love” theme may have made a bit more sense closer to Valentine’s Day, it’s never too late to love biking. Join…
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tagged: back alley bike repair, bike love party, nord alley, pioneer square, pronto emerald city cycle share, washington bikes, zipcar
March 24, 2015

Bipartisan bill to add bicycles to state’s ‘dead red’ law moving through legislature

So you’re biking along, the only person on the road, and you reach a traffic signal. You wait at the light, but it doesn’t seem to know you’re there. The signal detector system is tuned for heavy cars, but not your bicycle. You get skipped. Transportation departments in the state are supposed to make sure…
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tagged: dead red, ssb 5438, traffic signal detection, washington bikes
March 9, 2015

Washington bike advocates and professionals will meet in Olympia for 2-day summit

For the first time in a long time, bicycle advocates and transportation professionals from all over the State of Washington will get together in Olympia for a two-day summit to put their heads together and share knowledge and experiences. The Washington Bike Summit is organized by (you guessed it) Washington Bikes with support from Cascade…
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tagged: washington bike summit, washington bike summit 2015, washington bikes, wsdot
January 12, 2015

Study: Recreation cycling in Washington generates $3.1 billion for state’s economy

Biking is good for the state’s economy. It’s one of those ideas that seems fairly obvious, but we haven’t really had much solid data to know exactly how much cycling helps. Until now. It turns out, it helps maybe even more than many thought. According to a report commissioned by the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office,…
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tagged: bike touring, bikenomics, bikepacking, washington bikes, washington recreation and conservation office
December 19, 2014

Do conventional road designs put Americans who walk or bike at risk? Rep. Larsen requests Federal study

US Representative Rick Larsen has teamed up with two other members of the US House to look into whether American conventional road engineering standards are putting people who bike and walk at disproportionate risk (spoiler: Yes). Specifically, Larsen (WA-2, much of western Snohomish and Skagit Counties as well as Island and San Juan County), Peter DeFazio…
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tagged: blake trask, eleanor holmes, government accountability office, peter defazio, rick larsen, usdot, washington bikes