While the fight for the presidency grabs the headlines, there are urgent local measures that impact you as a cyclist on this year’s ballot. We recognize that you make your voting decisions based on a variety of factors. Our board of directors has carefully evaluated candidates and ballot measures. We asked how they would affect our environment, our neighborhoods, and, most important, our safety as bicyclists.
Washington can leap forward toward or greatly regress from our goal of creating better communities for bicycling. Cascade Bicycle Club makes the following endorsements:
I-985 - Vote NO WAY
This Tim Eyman proposal is not a serious proposal to fix our roads - it’s a disaster. I-985 would strip away funding for sidewalks and bicycles facilities for new roadways. If it passes, it will deal a devastating blow to pedestrians and people who ride bicycles.
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