Transportation

Student Transportation: The $400 Million Question

By Blake Trask | Published January 8, 2013

How Safe Routes to School Helps Save Washingtonians Money, Creates Safer Neighborhoods, and Makes Biking […]

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2013 Legislative Update & Agenda: Safety, Schools, and Growing Bicycling Statewide

By Blake Trask | Published December 11, 2012

With the start of the 2013 legislative session beginning in January, Washington Bikes is gearing […]

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Construction Update: Hood Canal Bridge Bicycle Safety Improvements

By Blake Trask | Published December 8, 2012

After July’s agreement between Washington Bikes, local bicycle clubs and advocates, and the Washington State […]

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Let the Washington State Transportation Commission Know About Biking!

By Blake Trask | Published November 15, 2012

Ever wonder how to get the word to Olympia that Washington needs more bike-friendly policies […]

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Federal Transportation Bill Update: The Right Choice for Washington’s Kids

By Blake Trask | Published November 1, 2012

Like many advocates for safer streets and healthy communities, we at Washington Bikes were dismayed […]

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Projects will make it safer to bike in Spokane Valley

By Louise McGrody | Published August 9, 2012

It will soon be safer and easier to travel by bike or on foot around […]

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Free Webinars on the Updated AASHTO Bike Guide

By Louise McGrody | Published July 30, 2012

In June of this year, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released […]

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Green Lane Project to increase safety and put motorists, bicyclists at ease

By Louise McGrody | Published June 11, 2012

pedbikeimages.org/Elvert Barnes US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood recently announced the launching of Bikes Belong’s […]

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Washington retains top ranking as most Bicycle Friendly State

By Louise McGrody | Published May 22, 2012

For the fifth year in a row, Washington leads the nation as the most Bicycle […]

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Brown Bag Forum: Perspectives on Public Transportation

By baw_admin | Published April 12, 2012

“Hey–you’re Washington Bikes, not the Transit Alliance!” True, but we don’t bike ALL the time.  […]

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