Washingtonians spoke for biking, health and safety, and Governor Inslee listened

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Guest article from our friends at Washington Bikes

Governor Jay Inslee announced a path in late July to retain investments in the safety of our children on their way to school, special needs transit and critical biking connections while moving forward on his agenda on reducing carbon emissions.

Washington Bikes and Cascade Bicycle Club thank Governor Inslee for making the choice that retains Washington’s historic transportation investments in bicycling, health and safety.

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“Biking and walking investments are always investments in cleaner air.”
 — Barb Chamberlain, executive director of Washington Bikes

Over the past six months, thousands of caring Washingtonians asked state leaders in Olympia to make bold investments in our transportation future by making it safer and easier to bike and walk. They listened by investing $500 million in biking and safety projects in the transportation revenue package signed into law in July.
 
Washingtonians affirmed the need to save those same historic investments and Governor Inslee listened, too.
 
“When Washington bikes people are safer and healthier, and businesses thrive. We are heartened to hear that these historic investments for biking, health and safety will move forward,” said Washington Bikes’ Executive Director Barb Chamberlain. “Biking and walking investments are always investments in cleaner air.”
 
Washington Bikes highlighted what papers like the Seattle Times, Spokesman-Review, Everett Herald, and Tacoma News Tribune seconded: there’s broad, bipartisan and statewide support for a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build bikeways and safer sidewalks for Washingtonians.
 
Numerous organizations and cities joined this call to action including American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Foundation for Healthy Generations, League of American Bicyclists, Cascade Bicycle Club, Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition, One America, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Transportation Choices Coalition and Transportation for America, among others.

Thank you Washington Bikes for leading this call to action, and thank you to the more than 2,000 people who signed petitions in favor of retaining our state’s historic transportation investments in bicycling, health and safety!
 — Elizabeth Kiker, executive director of Cascade Bicycle Club

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