By james art 
Okay guys, let’s do this. This is a big one for a lot of reasons, but specifically for Seattle cycling, it’s the most important vote of the decade. We must vote NO on Initiative 2117 and vote YES on Seattle Proposition 1. If we want to make our streets safer, connect our bike network to every neighborhood, expand and maintain our regional trail network, and speed up the terrible pace of sidewalk construction, it’s all on the line. Tell all your friends and family how much these measures mean to you and our communities. And if you’re not already volunteering your time to get out the vote in swing states, consider joining the Keep Seattle Moving campaign.
It seems many people have heard the message that voters should say NO to all state initiatives, and the endorsements below agree. But we need to make sure that people know to vote YES on the proposal. I might lose sleep over worrying that people will lump the proposal in with the initiatives and just vote against them all.
Your ballot for the November 5 general election should have arrived in the mail or should arrive very soon. Eligible voters have until Oct. 28 to register or update their address online in King County. After this date, voters can still register in person until election day, including at a polling center. If you are not in King County, check your county’s voter information pages for details.
I gathered endorsements from several organizations working for safer streets and better transit in our area: The Urbanist (URB), Transportation for Washington (T4W), Washington Bikes (WAB), and Transit Riders Union (TRU). Check the endorsements pages for each organization for more information on why they chose the one they did (Urbanist did a particularly good job explaining their reasons this year). If an organization has not mentioned a race, then I have left it off the list. But if they specifically noted “no endorsement” I included that. Note that the Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, and the Transportation Choices Coalition are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that can accept tax-deductible donations and are permitted by US law to endorse election measures, but not political candidates or parties. Cascade and TCC’s respective subsidiaries Washington Bikes and Transportation for Washington are separate 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations that may support applicants.
UPDATE 10-22: Added several endorsements from Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Transportation Choices Coalition, and Seattle Transit Blog to the list.
Seattle City Government
Seattle Proposal #1: Yes (URB, T4W, WAB, TRU, Cascade Bicycle Club, Transportation Choices Coalition, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Seattle Transit Blog)
Seattle City Council 8: Alexis Mercedes Rink (URB, T4W, WAB, TRU, Seattle Transit Blog)
Washington State Initiatives
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