December 10, 2020 Today, after a very long fight, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that our client was improperly …
Millie’s humans are Jessica and her husband Niels. Favorite ride: I once got to ride over 100km on Niels’ back in …
Washington Bike Law recently settled a case against the City of Kent involving a dangerous crosswalk, so we can now share with you some things we learned litigating it.
Tonight, with these first-annual awards, we recognize Seattle people and organizations who work to prevent crashes and make Seattle’s streets better for people.
Moses is Bob’s dog. He and his wife adopted him from the Seattle Humane Society about 3 years ago which makes him about …
A Presumed Liability law would help ensure that drivers who injure people walking, biking, or using wheelchairs are …
Washington Bike Law believes in #VisionZero. Many people haven’t heard of Vision Zero, which is fine if they …
If you want to be involved in legislative efforts to pass a presumption of liability law state-wide and/or just in Seattle, please contact kimberly@washingtonbikelaw.com. We will be resuming regular meetings with interested parties soon.
One of our takeaways from Bike Everywhere Day is that many people don’t quite know what Washington Bike Law (WBL) does… …
Don’t pass us by without stopping… our Celebration Station will be open 7 am to 9 am May 18, 2018. …
The #BikeTrain has started @CMReynoso34 @TransAlt New option to address upcoming L train shutdown …
Lots of other people noticed the small section of truly physically protected bike lane south of downtown I recently …
Washington Bike Law was the Title Sponsor of Bike Works‘ Annual Fundraising Dinner on Sunday. I’m pretty …
Let’s start this post with a soundtrack… https://youtu.be/QkcUnDn344o So, what does this song have to do …
This morning on my ride to work I noticed a smashed up car pushed off the road along Alki Avenue. Someone had to be …
Washington Bike Law is helping a new company called Placemeter get accurate traffic counts that can not only specify …
In honor of MLK Day I planned to post this video illustrating what I think might be called “The Sound of …
Recently, I noticed a cement ramp added overnight to a bridge support column for the West Seattle Bridge along the …
Yesterday I attended the Grand Opening of the new South Park Bridge. South Park is a neighborhood in Seattle on the …
The tired rhetoric of a “war on cars” has yet to be retired. Recently, an on-line commenter said this: to …
Yesterday, Bike Snob NYC posted a video of an angry man driving around in a truck (with his high beams on) grousing …
On my ride in today I noticed that SDOT fixed the bicycle and pedestrian crossing sign I reported down last year. Thank …
This morning, while commuting to work near where another bicycle commuter was killed earlier this year, I saw multiple …
So it looks like Seattle’s Mayor McGinn will lose to Ed Murray. Here are the current returns in King County. …
Yesterday I commented on the counting of bicyclists in spite of the government shutdown. Today, the government remains …
In 1902 the Seattle Times said, “Probably [in] no city in the United States is there a system of bicycle paths so …
Yesterday I wrote about signs blocking bike facilities. They say the squeaky wheel gets the grease and changes were …
One of my pet peeves is the placement of warning signs in bike lanes and on sidewalks. It’s just a little …
Yesterday Washington Bike Law took the afternoon off to go for a bike ride in honor of John’s birthday. I (Bob) …
Bob is back from Copenhagen and other European places where bicycling is much safer than Seattle. In my absence SDOT …
This is a super-highway in Iceland: There is no shoulder. Sometimes, ther is no pavement. Here is a bicyclist, bravely …
Last weekend was especially lovely in Seattle. After a rainy Friday, the clouds parted and, for some of us, the Dead …
Yesterday I grumbled about the West Seattle Bike Counter. Today it counted me once as I rode over it once. More …
I understand that hard data can be helpful for planning. Seattle has had a bike counter in Fremont for a while now and …
I am starting to prepare for a trip to COPENHAGEN. I plan to meet with some of the folks behind that city’s …
I recently noticed this sign, “BIKES MERGE WITH TRAFFIC” in Seattle’s International District: I …
I went to SDOT’s Bicycle Master Plan Open House yesterday after work. It had some competition, with the sunny …
Seattle is a world-class city for planning; let’s also become known for our doing. Tonight (June 5) at 6 pm in …
Bicyclists are often frustrated by traffic lights that respond to cars, but not to bikes. Here is a line of bicyclists …
This truck (seen in yesterday’s sun) was set up for somebody to bike to work today: Meanwhile, these boys rode to …
Riding to work this morning I crossed the site of bicyclist Lance David’s death. I still don’t know why …
This was what I had expected to post yesterday to begin Bike to Work Month…. our bike lawyer Dave Catechi taking …
This is not how Bike to Work Month should begin. Someone was killed this morning, presumably riding to work. I saw …
You’ve probably heard of Bike to Work Day. You may know there’s also Bike to Work Week, Bike to School Day …
Today is the 40th anniversary of Federal Express, now known as Fed Ex. Although UPS started in Seattle as a bike …
Seattle’s Mayor McGinn was elected using his “Mike Bikes” campaign slogan. His detractors sometimes …
There’s a new PSA out from AAA, the American Automobile Association, which has been described by the Sierra Club …
Commute Seattle is about to release a study on commute modes in Downtown Seattle. More people ride transit (43%) than …
Bike Lanes are getting press again in NYC. A recent poll found that 66 percent of New Yorkers said bike lanes were a …
The Bicycle Alliance says it’s “just common sense” to allow the crossing of “double yellow …
Imagine the scariest part of your bike commute being replaced by something better. Not a sharrow. Not a bike lane. …
The Atlantic has an article about bicycling and its affects on the brain that has nothing to do with head injuries or …
We’ve been posting bike law tidbits to Facebook for a few years now and ignoring our blog. This will …
We’ve been posting bike law tidbits to Facebook for a few years now and ignoring our blog. This will …
bike rack official letter from our efforts…
Even if you are not on Facebook, you can go directly to Facebook to see complete entries — you don’t need …
