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.

Image
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.

Image
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.

Image
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.

Image
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.

Image
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.

Image
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!

Image
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.

Image
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.

Image
Concrete barriers separate cars from people biking on Ravenna Avenue

Cascade Urges Seattle Leaders to Speed up Completion of Crucial Bike Network Safety Projects

  • Cascade Executive Director Lee Lambert has written an open letter to Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson urging the city to "move forward faster" to build crucial bike infrastructure projects funded in the voter-approved Levy to Keep Seattle Moving.
  • A ghost bike erected at the intersection of 12th Avenue and East Yesler Way is a tragic reminder of the fatal consequences of delaying crucial bike safety projects. 
Executive Director Lee Lambert

Lee Lambert

12 Jun 2026
Image
Friends with bike shirts at Celebration Station

Celebrating Bike Everywhere Month with Friends (and a Pizza Party)

  • 1,089 participants biked more than 204,000 miles during our Bike Everywhere Challenge.
  • Celebrate our Bike Everywhere Month successes with a pizza party and prizes on June 17.
Derek Maiolo

Derek Maiolo

2 Jun 2026
Image
Bike Everywhere Month is for all ages

Ride and Celebrate During Bike Everywhere Month

  • May is Bike Everywhere Month, and we have filled the calendar with rides and gatherings to keep you spinning all month long.
  • Bike to school on May 6, or show your cycling pride by pedaling to a Celebration Station on Bike Everywhere Day, May 13.
Derek Maiolo

Derek Maiolo

28 Apr 2026