Advocacy

If At First You Don’t Succeed: Vulnerable User Bill Passes Legislature

By baw_admin | Published April 28, 2011

Persistence pays off. On April 18, after a multi-year effort by the Cascade Bicycle Club […]

Also posted in Bike Clubs, Issues & Advocacy, Legal | 1 Comment

Winning Campaigns Training: Sign up for Bike Advocacy Boot Camp!

By baw_admin | Published April 19, 2011

Is there a regional trail that needs to be pulled off the drawing board and […]

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Legislative Update: Traffic School Bill Signed into Law

By baw_admin | Published April 14, 2011

It’s official—Traffic Schools will soon be teaching drivers how to safely interact with bicyclists and […]

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Legislative Update: Time runs out on 20 mph bill

By baw_admin | Published April 6, 2011

It’s the end of the road for HB 1217 20 mile-per-hour bill this session. The […]

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Create a Bicycle Friendly Wenatchee

By baw_admin | Published March 31, 2011

Bicycle friendly communities don’t just happen. It takes public planning, citizen support, political will, funding […]

Also posted in Funding/Policy, Wenatchee | 1 Comment

Membership Matters: Fix A Flat, Grow The Alliance

By Guest Blogger | Published March 29, 2011

Today’s guest blog post was submitted by Bicycle Alliance board member Joe Platzner of Bellevue. […]

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Recap: 11th annual National Bike Summit

By baw_admin | Published March 22, 2011

It’s a Simple Solution Eight hundred bicycling and walking advocates gathered in the nation’s capital […]

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Hub & Spoke: next up Mount Vernon

By baw_admin | Published March 21, 2011

The Bicycle Alliance is hitting the road again with its Hub and Spoke tour. This […]

Also posted in Events, Skagit County | 1 Comment

Let’s Lawyer Up!

By baw_admin | Published March 21, 2011

Opponents of bicycle facilities have turned to the courts. The litigation isn’t likely to stop until […]

Also posted in Attitudes, Infrastructure, Legal, Politics, Transportation | 1 Comment

Poster Contest for Fifth Graders: Bicycling is fun…and healthy too!

By baw_admin | Published March 17, 2011

Calling all 5th graders! The Bicycle Alliance is serving as the Washington State lead for […]

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