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Over 100 citizens descended on\u00a0the state Capitol\u00a0last Thursday for Transportation Advocacy Day (TAD).\u00a0 Folks arrived on foot, by bike, transit, train and carpools to Olympia for this annual event.<\/p>\n

After some light breakfast treats, networking\u00a0and a welcome from Bicycle Alliance ED Barbara Culp, attendees heard from Paula Hammond, Washington State Secretary of Transportation.\u00a0 Hammond highlighted the department’s accomplishments, then outlined the challenges they face.\u00a0 Among them are decreased funding and uncertainty at the federal level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Secretary Paula Hammond.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Secretary Hammond was then joined by Senator Scott White of Seattle, Vice Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, and Representative Andy Billig of Spokane, Vice Chair of the House Transportation Committee.\u00a0 The three of them did a Q&A session with TAD attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Bicycle bill session.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This was followed by several concurrent breakout sessions designed to better educate and prepare the advocates for the day ahead.\u00a0 Bicycle Alliance Policy Director, Dave Janis, co-led a session with a representative from Cascade Bicycle Club on the bicycle bills in the state legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Advocates meet with Rep Eileen Cody.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Then the advocates were off to the Capitol campus to attend meetings with their legislators, sit in on committee meetings and attend public hearings.\u00a0 They were there to experience state government in action and to be part of it as citizen advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Bike Alliance board and staff.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Bicycle Alliance was well represented at TAD with 6\u00a0staff and 8 board members participating this year.\u00a0\u00a0Advocates traveled from all across the state for the event.\u00a0 There were attendees from Spokane, Walla Walla, Vancouver, Bremerton, Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, and points in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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