{"id":40052,"date":"2025-10-10T15:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=40052"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:52:16","slug":"wa-bikes-voter-guide-read-our-2025-endorsements-for-better-biking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/wa-bikes-voter-guide-read-our-2025-endorsements-for-better-biking\/","title":{"rendered":"WA Bikes Voter Guide: Read our 2025 Endorsements for Better Biking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creating bikeable communities requires electing bike champions to city, county and state offices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We studied the candidates running for office in the Nov. 4 election in King County, Seattle, and Bellevue to select the most bike-friendly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We encourage you to read our endorsements and vote for the candidates below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40086\" src=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-general-election-cheat-sheet-three-column-version_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"70+ candidates endorsed by WA Bikes\" width=\"1051\" height=\"3194\" \/>This November, the general election is pivotal for the future of bicycling due to hostility toward bike infrastructure funding at the federal level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ballots for the fall general election will begin arriving in mailboxes in late October. We encourage all Washington state voters to review our endorsements before casting ballots. Washington Bikes has vetted candidates and endorsed the individuals who support our vision of a Washington state where all communities are connected by bike. Please read our endorsements below, and please vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019d like to highlight three pivotal campaigns in King County:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Claudia Balducci for King County Executive<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phrase bike champion is synonymous with the name Claudia Balducci. Whether it&#8217;s pushing for policies to keep King County trails open and safe 24 hours a day, or articulating a vision for the Eastrail and championing its completion, Balducci has shown during her tenure on the King County Council that she is a champion for people who bike, or want to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As County Executive, Balducci will implement the Safe Systems Approach framework she penned last year and turn it into policy that makes King County a national leader in traffic safety. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/wa-bikes-endorses-balducci-for-king-county-executive-and-harrell-for-seattle-mayor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about Balducci in our spring endorsement blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0 <\/span><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Implement the Levy in Seattle: Vote Ducksworth, Harrell, Rinck, and Foster\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We support Adonis Ducksworth for City Council District 2 in South Seattle because he\u2019s spent the last decade talking to the community about street upgrades and protected bike lanes for the city. Electing a bike champion to District 2 is essential for ensuring that the projects funded in the Seattle Transportation Levy are fast-tracked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vote for Duckworth, the candidate most aligned with our vision of a safe and connected Bike Network in District 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this election cycle, WA Bikes endorsed Mayor Bruce Harrell, City Council District 8 (Citywide) Alexis Mercedes Rinck, and City Council District 9 (citywide) Dionne Foster. Harrell was the architect of the historic Seattle Transportation Levy that voters approved in 2024 and which includes $133.5 million for better biking. During his first term as Mayor, Seattle added over 19 miles of portected bike lanes. Let\u2019s return Harrell to office as we enter the most important phase of the Levy: rapidly implementing the bike connections it funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For our citywide council picks, we are excited by Foster\u2019s and Rinck\u2019s commitments to transportation safety and their understanding of the need for better biking in Seattle. We need these voices on council! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/seattle-primary-election-endorsements-for-better-biking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read our full write-ups of the Harrell, Rinck and Foster endorsements <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the WA Bikes website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Elect a Supermajority of Bike Champions to the Bellevue City Council\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember last year when a majority of Bellevue City Council members stated that bike lanes should be on arterial streets only as a \u201clast, last, last resort\u201d? We do. The result was the cancellation of plans to add bike infrastructure to some of Bellevue\u2019s most dangerous streets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bellevue residents deserve better. That\u2019s why we have endorsed a slate of candidates who understand that people should be able to safely bike on arterial streets. Due to the resignation of two Council members, five of the seven Council seats are on the ballot. That means we have the opportunity to elect a supermajority of bike champions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two appointees, Claire <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sumadiwirya (position 5), and Vishal Bharkava (position 1) articulated support for bikes on arterials. So did Pradnya Desh (position 4), and Naren Brier (position 2), both outstanding candidates who also happen to be running against two long-time council members whose vision for biking in Bellevue is way out of alignment with people who care about street safety\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayor Lynne Robinson (position 6) is a multi-term council member who has methodically supported Bellevue\u2019s progress on bike infrastructure. We hope that with a new council, Bellevue can reverse the anti-biking policy and move forward to make the city more bikeable, safe, and sustainable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Let\u2019s Elect More Bike Champions Across the Puget Sound Region<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year we endorsed bike friendly candidates in 21 cities across south and central Puget Sound. That speaks to the growing movement for better biking! Now let\u2019s get them elected. 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