{"id":15853,"date":"2016-11-22T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=15853"},"modified":"2016-12-31T14:31:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T22:31:32","slug":"washington-votes-invest-bike-friendly-policies-elected-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2016\/11\/22\/washington-votes-invest-bike-friendly-policies-elected-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington votes to invest in bike-friendly policies and elected officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Voters say yes to biking, walking and transit following 2016 Ballot Measure Endorsements<\/h2>\n

Courtesy of Cynthia Mullis<\/p><\/div>\n

Voters sent the message that biking, pedestrian safety, and transit are important investments by passing three of the four ballot measures endorsed by Washington Bikes this election season. Sound Transit 3, Bellevue\u2019s neighborhood transportation levy and Kenmore\u2019s walkways and waterways bond are on track to be approved and implemented. Issaquah\u2019s traffic improvement bond didn\u2019t quite meet the 60% threshold needed for bond measure to pass (54.06% yes as of 11\/22). Final vote counts will be available November 29, when elections are certified. <\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to learn how these investments will shape new and improved transportation options in our communities over the coming decades…<\/span><\/p>\n

Sound Transit 3: Regional Prop 1 PASSED!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Regional Proposition 1 passed and will fund Sound Transit 3. The $54 billion plan will build 62 miles of light rail, add additional bus rapid transit, express bus and Sound commuter rail improvements. In addition to building light rail, the package includes $370 million funding improvements that make it easier to bike and walk to every station in the region. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This $370 million investment represents one of the largest commitments by a transit agency ever to make it easier to bike and walk to transit. It couldn\u2019t have happened without the voices of caring neighbors regionwide who know that biking and transit go hand-in-hand together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cST3 makes a high priority of providing safe and convenient ways for people to bike and walk to transit, including unprecedented investments in pedestrian and bicycle facilities throughout the 116-mile light rail system and regional bus facilities that will exist after the program is built out,\u201d \u00a0\u00a0said Board Member & King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci of Bellevue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bellevue Levy for Transportation: Neighborhood Safety, Connectivity and Congestion\u00a0PASSED!<\/b><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

This 20-year property tax levy will raise approximately $140 million for neighborhood safety, connectivity and congestion improvement; as well as sidewalk, bicycle, technology and maintenance needs. Notably, this levy would improve the potential for investments in Bellevue’s Bicycle Network. City of Bellevue staff are already working to develop project lists for years one and two, with a plan coming to the City Transportation Commission mid-December. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kenmore\u2019s Proposition 1: Walkways and Waterways <\/b>PASSED!<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

This $19.75 million bond measure will fund investments in five significant bicycle, pedestrian, and placemaking projects in the City of Kenmore. The Juanita Drive improvements will add bike lanes from Kirkland city limits north to 170th Ave (Simonds Rd.). An additional project will connect Safe Routes to Schools projects to downtown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Issaquah Traffic Improvement Projects Bond <\/b>DEFEATED<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

The $50 million bond measure would have invested in four projects across Issaquah focussed on safety and traffic calming. <\/span>While the bond measure received the majority of votes in Issaquah (54.06% yes as of 11\/22), it failed to reach the 60% threshold for passage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voters say yes to bike-friendly candidates<\/b><\/h2>\n

Washington state voters also elected 15 of Washington Bikes 16 endorsed candidates for the state legislature. Washington Bikes looks forward to working with this bipartisan group of bike-friendly legislators in Olympia over the coming biennium. <\/span><\/p>\n

Investments in safe streets, policies that encourage physical activity, and programs that grow a strong economy are valued statewide. We were proud to release the <\/span>inaugural round of candidate endorsements<\/span><\/a> that support these values. As more members in the state legislature look to biking to improve safety, health, and economic development statewide, Washington Bikes looks forward to growing its list of endorsements in the years to come. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2017, Washington Bikes will be turning attention to elections at the local level across the state. For more information about this process, contact Alex Alston<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations to the following state legislators!<\/span><\/h3>\n

Legislative District 1<\/b><\/h3>\n

House Position 1: Shelley Kloba (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 3<\/b><\/h3>\n

Senate: Andy Billig (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 5<\/b><\/h3>\n

Senate: Mark Mullet (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 8<\/b><\/h3>\n

House Position 1: Brad Klippert (R)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 14<\/b><\/h3>\n

Senate: Curtis King (R)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 24<\/b><\/h3>\n

House Position 2: Steve Tharinger (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 25<\/b><\/h4>\n

Senate: Hans Zeiger (R)<\/span><\/p>\n

House Position 1: Melanie Stambaugh (R)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 34<\/b><\/h3>\n

House Position 2: Joe Fitzgibbon (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 41<\/b><\/h3>\n

Senate: Lisa Wellman (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

House Position 1: Tana Senn (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

House Position 2: Judy Clibborn (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 48<\/b><\/h3>\n

House Position 2: Joan McBride (D)<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislative District 49<\/b><\/h3>\n

House Position 2: Monica Stonier (D)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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