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 that get folks out on their bikes and become involved with the organizations and groups that are providing support to members of their communities that are 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.

Washington 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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A lovely Sunday ride on Whidbey

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.  
     
Riding my electric cargo bike is my favorite thing

Paul Tolmé

4 Nov 2024
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Davey Oil rode his e-bike to Cascade's Bike Everywhere fundraiser

Davey Oil Brings Wombi E-Bike Subscriptions to Seattle

  • Cascade supports the movement to get more families out of cars and onto electric cargo bikes. But not all households can afford to buy a Tern GSD.
  • Enter Wombi, a new e-bike subscription service operated by one of Seattle’s cargo biking pioneers.
Riding my electric cargo bike is my favorite thing

Paul Tolmé

24 Oct 2024
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Steve and Rita Hulsman

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.
Riding my electric cargo bike is my favorite thing

Paul Tolmé

21 Oct 2024