Dispatch From Olympia

In Olympia we work with state legislative champions to pass policies and protect and grow investments for transit, walking and biking across the state. We bring together environmental, social justice and health partners to ensure policies are holistic and equitable. Major priorities include growing the multimodal account, supporting transit agencies and ensuring an equity lens is used for transportation policy development.

Olympia Dispatch – Week of March 6, 2023

Olympia Dispatch – Week of March 6, 2023

With the House of Origin cut off a few days away, this is a crucial period in the legislative session. Bills need to be pulled from Rules Committees onto the floors of their respective chambers for amendments and a full vote by Wednesday, March 8th.What's coming upTwo...

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Olympia Dispatch – Week of Feb. 13, 2023

Olympia Dispatch – Week of Feb. 13, 2023

For the first time ever, data on police stops for jaywalking in Washington state conclusively shows what many people have understood for years: Jaywalking enforcement disproportionately impacts our Black and unhoused community members. Black pedestrians are stopped by...

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Olympia Dispatch – Week of Feb. 6, 2023

Olympia Dispatch – Week of Feb. 6, 2023

If you missed our amazing partners speak on equitable mobility last week, fret not! You can watch or listen to the Transit Talk recording here. One of the speakers, Anwar Peace from the Human Rights Commission in Spokane, also recently published a powerful piece on...

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Olympia Dispatch – Week of Jan. 30, 2023

Olympia Dispatch – Week of Jan. 30, 2023

We're nearing the end of this session's first month! That means we having something looming: the first and second cut-off dates for bills to get out of their Committees (Feb. 16 and 24).Reminder: Our 2023 Week of Action starts TODAY! Join any of our virtual events to...

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Olympia Dispatch – Week of Jan. 16, 2023

Olympia Dispatch – Week of Jan. 16, 2023

Welcome to the second week of the 2023 Washington State Legislative Session!On Monday, Sen. Saldaña dropped a bill to repeal Washington’s jaywalking laws. Transportation Choices Coalition spearheaded the “Free to Walk Washington” campaign that led to the legislation...

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