Transportation Advocacy Day

The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is promising that hundreds of dedicated advocates for biking, walking, transit, and rail will descend in all modes on Olympia on January 31st.

Transportation Advocacy Day will be a chance for Washingtonians passionate about transportation alternatives, be it bikes, buses or other, to get together, network, strategize and lobby their government.

The platform for the day includes a number of items, according to the Bicycle Alliance.

The Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill (SHB 1217) – the Bicycle Alliance of Washington’s top priority – that will provide cities and towns broader authority to establish 20 mile per hour limits on non-arterial streets to lower accident rate and help protect vulnerable users.

The Safe and Flexible Street Design Bill (HB 1700) would encourage higher-quality bike and pedestrian facilities by allowing greater flexibility in design standards.

Support of the Transportation for Washington principles to Fix it First and Save Lives, More Transit, and Build Health and Great Communities.

Legislation to add health to Washington’s six transportation system goals to integrate health in transportation policy, planning and investments for public safety, health, and better transportation choices for all Washingtonians.

If this interests you, particularly the question of including health in Washington’s transportation goals, you may also be interested in the Public Health and Transportation Forum next Friday.

Read more about Transportation Advocacy Day from the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and/or Transportation Choices.

Read more on Exit133 about next week’s Public Health and Transportation Forum