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August 18, 2014

Pierce County passes complete streets ordinance

From now on, whenever Pierce County plans major road work the planners will need to consider the needs of all road users. Earlier this month, the Pierce County Council adopted a complete streets ordinance that “promotes roadways that are safe and convenient for those of all ages and abilities, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and…
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June 4, 2014

Feds approve USBR 10, Washington’s first national bike route

The Feds gave USBR 10 the green light. I’ll let Washington Bikes take this one for a victory lap. They earned it! From a WA Bikes press release: Bicycling in the nation’s #1 Bicycle Friendly State just got a boost: official designation of Washington’s first interstate bike route in the nationwide US Bicycle Route System.…
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May 8, 2014

WA Bikes: Bike education spreads across the state

Communities across Washington State have been expanding the bike education programs in their schools, thanks in large part to the work of Washington Bikes and the state’s Safe Routes to School program. The education effort is one more way that Washington communities big and small, conservative and liberal, have embraced bicycling as a healthy and…
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April 30, 2014

Cycling Sojourner will guide your bike adventures in Washington + Release party Thursday

Cycling Sojourner is like a real life Choose Your Own Adventure book for bike touring. It lays a solid foundation to plan your pedal-powered vacation ranging from bare bones camping in the Cascades to sipping wine in Walla Walla. Following 2012’s Oregon guide, Ellee Thalheimer and friends have turned their gaze to the Evergreen State.…
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April 25, 2014

Washington seeks federal recognition of US Bicycle Route 10

Earlier this month, Washington submitted an application for official recognition of US Bicycle Route 10, the state’s first addition to the in-development nation-wide network of bicycle routes. If approved, it would also be among the first such routes on the west coast. Filed jointly by WSDOT and Washington Bikes, the application for USBR 10 would…
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April 17, 2014

Report: When it comes to bike/walk advocacy groups, Seattle is in a league of its own

When it comes to advocacy organizations in the United States, Seattle and Portland have no peers. And even Portland is a distant second compared to the advocacy muscle in Seattle and the Puget Sound region. The data comes from the national Alliance for Biking and Walking’s annual Benchmarking Report, which was released Wednesday. The report…
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