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Imagine an interstate highway system for bicycles\u2026officially recognized and signed bike routes that crisscross our country.\u00a0 <\/span>This network of bike routes would connect urban centers, parks, landmarks and other popular destinations, and travel through some of the best scenery that America has to offer.<\/span><\/div>\n
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This is no pipe dream.\u00a0 I\u2019m talking about the US Bicycle Route System (USBRS)<\/b><\/a>, an ambitious project led by the Adventure Cycling Association.\u00a0 <\/span>Two official routes are already on the ground and more are on the drawing board.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Washington Bikes is partnering with Adventure Cycling to create the routes in our state that will be part of the USBRS.\u00a0 <\/span>Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is working with us on this effort and we hope to have our first officially recognized US bike route in a few years.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Adventure Cycling is doing a fundraising campaign for the USBRS during the month of May.\u00a0 <\/span>We are participating as Team Washington<\/b><\/a> and we hope you will make a donation to our team.\u00a0 <\/span>Twenty percent of the money that we raise as Team Washington will come back to support the local effort.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Use this link to our fundraising page<\/b><\/a> to make a contribution to the USBRS and Team Washington today.\u00a0 <\/span>Everyone who makes a donation to our team will be eligible for a drawing for some cool gifts, including a Share the Road jersey.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Build it. <\/span>Bike it. <\/span>Be a part of it.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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