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What’s a cyclist to do?
Help me out, fellow cyclist. I’m feeling like an unloved step-child these days. In a span of about ten days, an angry motorist hurled obscenities at me and told me to get off the street (a familiar...
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New Bike Box in Seattle’s Fremont Neighborhood
Photo by David McLean. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has installed a bike box at the intersection of Fremont Ave N and N. 34th St. in Fremont. This photograph is courtesy of David...
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SPD Says Call 911 When a Motor Vehicle Driver Acts Aggressively Towards You...
One morning this week while riding to work at about 7:00 AM I was aggressively cut off by a car driver. I was travelling south on 5th Avenue at about 17 MPH in the right curb lane approaching the Pine...
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Calling all artists and bicyclists: Share the Road t-shirt design contest
Now more than ever, we need to promote the message of “Share the Road” to increase safety for all roadway users. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington invites you to put your creativity to work by...
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Year in Review: 2011 Highlights
What a productive year it has been at the Bicycle Alliance of Washington! Bicycle advocates and active transportation partners helped us earn some legislative victories. We’ve grown Safe Routes to...
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Put a Share the Road mini license plate on your bike
Remember the mini license plate you could put on your bike when you were a kid? Now you can get one that looks just like our Washington Share the Road license plate! The Share the Road mini plate can...
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Campaign encourages bikes and buses to safely share the road
If you’re a regular commuter/biker/walker/general patron of downtown Seattle, you may have seen the green and white banners on the sides of buses encouraging you to “be predictable” in order to safely...
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2013 Legislative Update & Agenda: Safety, Schools, and Growing Bicycling...
With the start of the 2013 legislative session beginning in January, the Bicycle Alliance of Washington is gearing up to represent you in Olympia. Just prior to the November 6 election – the Alliance’s...
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Share the Road: Reaching for 6,000, the Sky’s the Limit!
How many Share the Road license plates do you see while on your bike, on foot, riding the bus, or driving a car? We hope the answer is LOTS!! At the end of November we learned we passed the 5,000 mark....
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Bicycle Urbanism Symposium at the University of Washington June 19-22
In late January I wrote a post inviting your participation in the University of Washington’s Bicycle Urbanism Symposium. Several months have passed and now we are just two weeks from the event. We have...
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Taking Stock of the 2013 Washington Legislature: Part 1 – Victories and Thanks
With the 2013 Washington Legislature’s regular and special sessions complete, Bicycle Alliance of Washington reviews our victories, disappointments, and outlines next steps. Part 1 catalogues our...
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Taking Stock of the 2013 Washington Legislature: Part 2 – What Didn’t Go Our Way
With the 2013 Washington Legislature’s regular and special sessions complete, Bicycle Alliance of Washington reviews our victories, disappointments, and outlines next steps. Part 2 catalogues the...
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Put a Share the Road mini license plate on your bike
Remember the mini license plate you could put on your bike when you were a kid? Now you can get one that looks just like our Washington Share the Road license plate! The Share the Road mini plate can...
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Campaign encourages bikes and buses to safely share the road
If you’re a regular commuter/biker/walker/general patron of downtown Seattle, you may have seen the green and white banners on the sides of buses encouraging you to “be predictable” in order to safely...
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2013 Legislative Update & Agenda: Safety, Schools, and Growing Bicycling...
With the start of the 2013 legislative session beginning in January, Washington Bikes is gearing up to represent you in Olympia. Just prior to the November 6 election – the Alliance’s Legislative and...
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Share the Road: Reaching for 6,000, the Sky’s the Limit!
How many Share the Road license plates do you see while on your bike, on foot, riding the bus, or driving a car? We hope the answer is LOTS!! At the end of November we learned we passed the 5,000 mark....
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Bicycle Urbanism Symposium at the University of Washington June 19-22
In late January I wrote a post inviting your participation in the University of Washington’s Bicycle Urbanism Symposium. Several months have passed and now we are just two weeks from the event. We have...
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Taking Stock of the 2013 Washington Legislature: Part 1 – Victories and Thanks
With the 2013 Washington Legislature’s regular and special sessions complete, Washington Bikes reviews our victories, disappointments, and outlines next steps. Part 1 catalogues our victories and...
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Taking Stock of the 2013 Washington Legislature: Part 2 – What Didn’t Go Our Way
With the 2013 Washington Legislature’s regular and special sessions complete, Washington Bikes reviews our victories (part 1), disappointments, and outlines next steps. Part 2 catalogues the policy and...
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Cooper Jones Act Laid Foundation for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
Washington is a leader in implementing Safe Routes to School programs in school districts, teaching new motorists how to drive safely around bicyclists and pedestrians in drivers’ education courses,...
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