HB2095 would strengthen accountability for drivers who hit people biking and walking -- let's get it through the House by emailing your Reps to tell them to Vote Yes! cascade.quorum.us/campaign/155...

Presumed Liability may become law soon with your help. If you live in Washington, please contact your State House representatives today and ask them to vote PRO on HB 2095 and strengthen our Vulnerable User Law. You can call or write your own message here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2095 or ...

I’m not sure how many people just marched by our office, but it went on & on & looked like thousands. Regular people are not happy about ICE. Perhaps sending masked men who shoot citizens trying to help their neighbors isn’t like Trump shooting someone on 5th Ave as he once mused that he could.

Good News! The Presumed Liability bill, HB2095, was voted 8/5 out of Committee today with a do-pass recommendation! It still has a ways to go, but this is a step in the right direction for safer streets! To see the votes, click below & scroll to 42:41. tvw.org/video/house-...

Critical Mass Seattle organized a unity ride for Alex Pretti where Seattle’s cycling community truly came together. Over a thousand people turned out with a clear message: Fuck ICE.

Dear ICE/DHS/CBP you have no idea what level of compassion and love for our neighbors you have opened up in Minnesota! 3,000+ cyclists in 20° weather biked seven miles for a man we loved, a city we love, and ALL of our neighbors that we love. Whose Streets? Our Streets!

HAPPENING NOW: Aerial view of a LARGE group of cyclists who have gathered in Minneapolis for an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride 📍Minneapolis, Minnesota

“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945

Ready for some good news and safer streets? Washington state is getting closer to passing presumed liability for drivers involved in crashes with bicyclists & other vulnerable road users. Today the Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee may consider an even better version of HB 2095 (H-3070.1/26).

Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).

“We shouldn’t be aiming to nudge a few % points in public opinion. Our goal should be to make freedom of mobility so compelling that people demand it. Help people visualize & demand a future where kids can bike to school, seniors can walk to stores, couples can bike to dinner.” @usa.streetsblog.org

Driver Perfectly Describes Pedestrian They Couldn't See.

It's not too late to voice your support for a Presumed Liability law in Washington. The House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee held its hearing today but it still needs to vote on the bill. Click to submit PRO testimony: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...

Sign in PRO for presumed liability. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...

Hey Washington State people who care about safer streets-- Please voice your support for Washington to lead the US towards safer streets by passing a Presumed Liability Law. The House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing at 8am tomorrow, 1-14-2026 regarding HB 2095.

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Flex posts protect cars, not cyclists.

Street safety is *not* a shared responsibility. Rather, it's a responsibility borne by those who have the greatest power to make streets safer: Car companies, policymakers, and road designers. Stop shifting blame on those walking, biking, and driving. www.kqed.org/news/1206717...

In a time of seemingly endless challenges and bad news, it's important to remember that a better world is possible.

These are interesting times for the rule of law, but we are trying to "stay in our own lane" and limit comments to bikes. @bikeleague.org tells us that USDOT now claims that Bike lanes are "hostile" to cars & “no longer in the public interest” Please speak up here: bikeleague.org/take-action/...

Seeing this image from VisionZeroNetwork.org made me wonder if it was the street I rode into to work on this morning. It's not, it's from Ohio. Does it look too familiar to you? We can do better than this... safer streets help everyone!

More about the Federal Department of Transportation's political statements and funding of safety projects in the article below by Transportation for America. Spoiler Alert- funding of safety-related grants is about 90% less now than under the previous administration.

Should transportation planning prioritize safety over political statements? Yes. AND… cutting funding while making statements about rainbow crosswalks rather than the lack of marked crosswalks and other safety infrastructure is not the way to do that.

Here's a 15 minute overview of the science of street safety by Jesse Singer, author of "There Are No Accidents." If you don't have 15 minutes, start at 8:41 where she uses the hierarchy of controls to explain why most of what we do in the US is the least effective way to increase safety.

Washington State Is About to Have the First Pro-"Woonerf" Law in America.

Washington may soon pass a presumed liability law for drivers involved in crashes with people walking or rolling… Meanwhile in Florida, “And so if you drive off and you hit one of these people, that's their fault for impinging on you."

The Seattle Mobility & Housing Candidate Forum is happening tomorrow!! Hear from candidates for Mayor, Citywide, and District 2 🏙️ Focused on housing + transportation 📍 Centilia Cultural Center 🕕 6:00–8:30 PM (doors at 5:30) 🎟️ Free + in person! Details: tinyurl.com/CandidateFor...

A new study refutes the current US DOT's purported concern that adding bike lanes might lure people into unsafe conditions. Bike Lanes make streets safer; more general-use lanes, higher traffic volumes, and higher speed limits make them more dangerous.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Just $3,780 to go to reach our #GiveBIG matching goal. Help us cross the finish line by midnight! 💪 Donate: wagives.org/seattlegreenways

Attention Seattle bicycle, pedestrian, and safe streets advocates! You know Seattle Neighborhood Greenways (SNG) is the community-led nonprofit that helps make our streets safer for everyone. But did you know WBL will double your donation to SNG today? Make us write a bigger check, please!

Yes!

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THE SHARED STREETS BILL SB 5595 IS BEING DEBATED ON THE HOUSE FLOOR RIGHT NOW.

We used to say “Don’t shoot the messenger” but with this administration it’s a bigger problem- “Don’t destroy the rule of law.” Trump has long used our legal system as a weapon while attacking every part of it, including lawyers, judges & journalists who report facts. Thats not right.

BREAKING: The Popular and Bipartisan Shared Streets Bill SB 5595 is scheduled for a vote in the House Transportation Committee on Monday‼️

This is a nice ROAD OPEN sign too…

Oh Seattle bike people, Sunday, 3-30-25 FREE alleycat race. The route is secret until the event and riders navigate their own paths. It's a bit like a bike messenger job. There will be checkpoints and challenges based on non-bike-related talent and luck. Sign up here: bikeworks.org/event/tourde...

Good bicycling infrastructure keeps everyone moving safely... but not all infrastructure is good. Momentum Magazine just compiled some crazy examples across the planet momentummag.com/worst-bike-l...

Bill to exempt the Ballard Missing Link from state environmental laws will get Senate hearing Friday www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/03/19/b... #SEAbikes #Seattle

Certain Seattle businesses have funded decades of litigation using a law designed to protect the environment against it, resulting in the "Missing Link" of the Burke-Gilman Trail. Click below & sign in PRO on HB 1814 to exempt trail extensions like this from SEPA. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

This is not the American exceptionalism we want, but it is the American exceptionalism that we have. #PresumedLiability for drivers would help prevent serious injuries and deaths for people walking.

Washington State's WE-bike program will offer instant rebates for ebikes of $300 or, for those with limited income, $1,200 in April.

Full mural Car Crusher Lambrate Rail Station, Milan, Italy Artist: Blu (2/2)

Car Crusher Lambrate Rail Station, Milan, Italy Artist: Blu (1/2)

Everyone who visits Seattle’s waterfront will benefit from this infrastructure. It’s wonderful to see its official opening, but most Washington streets are still not safe enough for people walking or riding bikes. That’s why we need to pass Rep Reed’s #PresumedLiability bill in 2026, HB 1518.

People on bikes and scooters finally have a separated connection from one end of the Seattle waterfront to the other, after the Office of the Waterfront opened the final segment of the long-anticipated central waterfront bike path in time for a celebration Saturday.

Waterfront bikeway will open with a March 8 celebration and bike ride www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/02/28/w... #Seattle #SEAbikes

I don't know who needs to see this right now, but here's Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) with a friend sometime in the 1980s