Safe Routes to School

Coming to a neighborhood near you: safe streets

Yesterday afternoon Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1045, the Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill, into law. [...]

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Bike Poster People’s Choice Award

For the month of May, we are donning our office walls with the entries from [...]

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Support Port Angeles at the National Bike Poster Contest

Ruby from Port Angeles, won first place for Washington State in the 5th Grade Bike [...]

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Legislative Session Update: Almost There! (Sort Of)

With one day left before Washington state’s 2013 regular legislative session ends, key votes for [...]

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Kidical Mass: Kids are traffic too

Parents who bike often want to share the cycling experience with their youngsters. Kidical Mass [...]

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Building Bike to School at Loyal Heights

Bike to School Month starts May 1st with Bike to School Day on May 8th. [...]

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Washington Bicycle Poster Contest Winners

Why do you think bikes make life better? That was the question posed to students [...]

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Streets are for Everyone: Involving Children in Tacoma’s Complete Streets Program

This post originally appeared on The Congress for the New Urbanism’s blog, CNU.org/salons. The post [...]

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Safety Education Makes a Difference

Jefferson Elementary in Port Angeles recently finished teaching the Bike and Pedestrian Safety Education curriculum [...]

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Keep your Eyes on the Prize: It’s Time to Go Get the Transportation Investments We Need

On Wednesday, Rep. Judy Clibborn, chair of the House Transportation Committee, proposed a transportation revenue [...]

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