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Washington state adds more bike capacity on buses with the passage of HB 1149.<\/h2>\n
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Gov. Inslee signs HB 1149 into law, adding more bike capacity on buses in Washington state.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many of you are familiar with this scenario: You ride your bike to your nearest bus stop and discover that the racks are already full. <\/span><\/p>\n

This unfortunate scenario was in part due to a state law, which said that most buses could only be equipped with racks long enough to accommodate only two bikes. Prior to a recent change in law, transit providers had to go through a lengthy process just to ensure three-bike racks were allowed. That is until last week when Governor Inslee signed <\/span>HB 1149<\/span><\/a>. Thanks to our friends at the <\/span>Washington State Transit Association<\/span><\/a> who led the charge to fix this law, bike racks on buses can now be up to a suitable four feet in length, allowing bike racks that can hold three bikes! <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow, instead of nearly all transits in the state…filling out a bunch of paperwork annually, they can have the longer bike racks on current and future buses,\u201d \u00a0said Justin Leighton, Executive Director at WSTA. \u201cThis is great for multi-modal connections.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Washington Bikes was pleased to support this legislative effort which helps to ensure mass transit access to as many bicycle riders as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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