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Cascade Visits DC to Speak Up for Bike Funding, Accept National Award
- The League of American Bicyclists has named Executive Director Lee Lambert Bike Advocate of the Year.
- Lambert accepted the award at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, where Cascade staff visited Capitol Hill to speak up for federal bike funding.
- The trip coincided with a federal directive to halt federal grants for bike lanes.
Paul Tolmé
20 Mar 2025
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Go Ride–and Celebrate–Seattle’s Expanding Bike Network
- Seattle’s network of protected bike routes is rapidly expanding in early 2025.
- Join us on a photo journey of new and coming bike infrastructure in Eastlake, Montlake, Beacon Hill, SODO, Downtown, and the Waterfront.
Paul Tolmé
21 Jan 2025
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Whidbey Island Bike Tour and Organic Farmstay
- Whidbey Island offers abundant scenic bike routes, bountiful community farms, and a growing bike advocacy movement.
- We spent a weekend on Whidbey biking its rural roads and lodging at the Organic Farm School, which is reviving the art of sustainable community farming.
- Book a farmstay, support BikeWhidbey’s advocacy, and learn about the effort to create a 50-mile bike trail.
Paul Tolmé
4 Nov 2024
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Rita Hulsman to Seattle Voters: Vote Yes on Prop 1 to Save Lives
- Cascade Ride Leader Steve Hulsman died after being struck by an SUV in West Seattle on Dec. 21.
- His widow, Rita Hulsman, urges Seattle residents to vote YES on the Keep Seattle Moving levy to prevent future deaths.
Paul Tolmé
21 Oct 2024
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Bike Walk Roll Summit 2024 Photo Album
- Two hundred people including 52 speakers attended our 2024 Bike, Walk, Roll Summit in Tacoma from Sept. 11-13.
- From cycle highways to complete streets to community bike rides, the Summit was a forum for sharing best practices and collaborating for solutions.
- Learn more and check out our photos from the event and our evening rides around Tacoma.
Paul Tolmé
2 Oct 2024
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Go Ride the MLK Protected Bike Lanes–and Keep Seattle Moving by Bike
- Cascade has joined the coalition to Keep Seattle Moving, which seeks to win voter support for Proposition 1 and its $133.5 million in critical bike infrastructure funding.
- Keep Seattle Moving is the new name for the Seattle Transportation Levy that will appear as Proposition 1 on November ballots.
- Join us as we bike from downtown to the new MLK Jr. Way protected bike lanes to Columbia City to learn how Seattle Transportation Levy dollars create safer bike routes.
Paul Tolmé
5 Sep 2024
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Vote No on I-2117 If You Love Bikes and Trails
- I-2117 would put billions of investments in bicycle and pedestrian projects at risk in every corner of our state.
- It would cut funding that makes bicycling and active transportation more accessible to kids.
- It would also mean more air pollution across our state and rollback programs that help make communities less vulnerable to wildfires.
Sara Kiesler
3 Sep 2024
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Top Five Wins for Safer Bicycling in the Seattle Transportation Levy
- The mayor and City Council included $133.5 million for bike infrastructure in the Seattle Transportation Levy thanks to Cascade’s advocacy and public support for more safe bike routes.
- South Seattle will see major improvements in its bike network if voters approve the Levy.
- We urge all Seattleites to vote YES in November so that we can continue progress toward making Seattle’s transportation system safer for everyone.
Tyler Vasquez
18 Jul 2024
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Thank You for Biking Everywhere! Now Let’s Speak up for Biking
- Bike Everywhere Day (May 17) was a huge success. Smiling people pedaled to our Celebration Stations in Seattle, Redmond, West Seattle and across Washington state in celebration of Bike Everywhere Month presented by Microsoft.
- Now we must turn pedal power into political power. Join me at Seattle City Hall on June 4 and tell the City Council that bike infrastructure is fundamental to our transportation future.
Tyler Vasquez
30 May 2024
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The Seattle Transportation Levy: Join us at council hearings to advocate for safe biking
- Together, our advocacy added bike investments totalling $114 million in the Mayor's Proposed Levy. We need to secure the $114 million and push for more.
- The City Council now has 6 weeks to finalize the proposal before voting it onto the November Seattle ballot for voters to get their say. Sign up to join us at upcoming public hearing dates on the Seattle Transportation Levy to make sure Council knows biking investments matter and should not be cut.
- Read below for a reminder of where Council members stood on biking when they were on the campaign trail last year. (hint: they all said they support biking)
Tyler Vasquez
16 May 2024
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Proposed Seattle Transportation Levy is a Good Start–Let’s Boost it!
- Cascade Bicycle Club is urging the mayor to boost the Seattle Transportation Levy by $20 million to fund the South Seattle bike network.
- Voice your support by April 26 for a Transportation Levy that connects Seattle by bike.
Tyler Vasquez
18 Apr 2024
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New Seattle Policy Manager Outlines 2024 Bike Advocacy Priorities
- New Seattle Policy Manager Tyler Vasquez is a seven-time STP finisher with a background in active transportation policy.
- His job is to advance Cascade’s top Seattle priorities, which include completing protected bike routes in SODO and District One–and building support for a bold Seattle Transportation Plan and Levy.
- We took a spin with Vasquez to see some of his past infrastructure projects, and learn how growing up in Southeast San Diego influences his work to improve bicycling for all.
Paul Tolmé
6 Mar 2024
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Paving a Path Forward: Top Seattle Bike Wins of 2023–and our 2024 Action Plan
- Paving over the Ballard railroad tracks and finishing the Duwamish Trail are among the 2023 wins that were small in mileage but big in impact.
- The good news: 12 more miles of bike lanes are coming to Seattle in 2024.
- Now we must push a bold Seattle Transportation Levy that paves the way for a more bikeable city in the decade to come.
Rachel Schaeffer
13 Dec 2023
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Sara Kiesler
11 Oct 2023