Outreach & Advocacy

Together we can build a future where bicycling is a normal part of everyday life: safe, simple, and accessible to all.

We believe in the transformative power of bicycling. 

Our outreach and advocacy programming is dedicated to promoting bicycle-friendly policies and fostering a more inclusive, sustainable cycling community.

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Black van with an orange strip down the middle with the words "Major Taylor Project" along the side

The Major Taylor Project

A year-round, after-school youth development program fostering leadership and focused on creating an inclusive culture of bicycling.

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A Cascade Bicycle Club volunteer unloading a U-Haul with bikes to teach youth how to ride

Let's Go

We’re shaping road ready kids with our physical education curriculum offering resources on bicycle and pedestrian safety.

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Four excited volunteer riders in helmets standing by their bikes that are loaded with deliveries to local organizations

Pedaling Relief Project

Volunteer opportunities to ride your bike and help solve hunger with organizations and groups that are providing support to members of their communities most in need.

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Group of nine riders from the women and non-binary program, leaning on their bikes smiling for the camera

Women & Non-Binary Program

Growing cycling by providing a welcoming, encouraging, and safe cycling experience for ALL self-identifying women and non-binary cyclists of every riding ability.

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Single bike rider on a protect bike trail. The trees in the background are changing their colors giving early signs of fall in the Pacific Northwest

Your Streets, Your Say

Do you care about bicycling, walking, and rolling and want to be a more effective community organizer? Participate in our advocacy training workshop.

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Three bicyclists looking out over the water towards the city skyline, pondering the future of our world in the face of climate change.

Bike, Walk, Roll Summit

Join us for our annual summit featuring expert speakers on topics such as safe streets, climate change, and racial equity. Learn to spark change in your community!

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Student in Let's Go program in central Washington gymnasium

Statewide Bicycle Education

Partnering with school districts, Educational Service Districts, and community-based organizations to expand youth bicycle education programming across Washington.

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Advocates hold signs that read "Safe Streets Now"

Take Action for Better Biking

Advocacy for safer streets starts with you. Add your name to petitions calling for better biking, from completing the Missing Link to connecting our community by trails.

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Dad Bod Cyclist Makesi Duncan

The Dad Bods, Randonneurs, and Biking Ambassadors of STP 2025!

  • STP Ambassador Makesi Duncan preaches body positivity and Dad Bod pride.
  • Ambassador Lisa Charlebois is a long-distance randonneur who inspires others to bike “further and funner.”
  • Meet the 36 biking influencers selected to serve as STP 2025 Ambassadors.  
     
Riding my electric cargo bike is my favorite thing

Paul Tolmé

4 Jun 2025
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Happy after a big climb

Walla Walla Sweets: a Cascade Tour Photo Album

  • 200+ Cascade riders pedaled the rolling hills, wheatlands, and onion fields of southeastern Washington state on the Walla Walla Tour.
  • It was a springtime spectacle of vivid colors, wildlife, wineries, and friendships born from our shared love of exploring WA by bike.
Riding my electric cargo bike is my favorite thing

Paul Tolmé

22 May 2025
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Bike everywhere with a smile

Cycling Smiles and Styles: a Bike Everywhere Lunch Photo Album

  • Former Gov. Jay Inslee is among the 450 people who attended our Bike Everywhere Lunch, where the theme was "If You Teach a Kid to Bike..."
  • See the smiling faces and happy riders in our Bike Everywhere Lunch photo album, featuring an all-star cast of Cascade supporters and bike advocacy allies who helped us reach our goal of raising $200,000.
Riding my electric cargo bike is my favorite thing

Paul Tolmé

6 May 2025