How to Help
Donations welcome
North Sound Bicycle Advocates is a 501(c) 3 organization recognized by the IRS and as a registered charity in Washington State. Our EIN is 99-2684587. We welcome your one-time or on-going donation.
Your donation might even be tax-deductible but you should consult a tax advisor to be sure.
Polite & persistent efforts get results
Any campaign that seeks change - banning smoking, requiring seatbelts, promoting recycling - takes time and persistence. It’s 20 years (2005) since the ban on smoking was passed in Washington but it took almost two decades of campaigning to get the law passed.
Our efforts to improve the Interurban and remove barriers that limit its potential as a safe, welcoming and easily accessible route for all cyclists (as well folks who wheel or walk) will take time. And we need your help to make it happen.
Many ways to help
Getting involved can take many forms. Attend a public meeting, speak up, make posts on social media, join a North Sound Bikes committee, tell your friends and neighbors. Contact elected officials whose district covers parts of the Interurban or connections to it.
Get informed. Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline all produce annual or biennial capital and transportation improvement plans. (Sometimes known as capital facilities plans.) Those plans include future roadway improvements, such as bike lanes.
Stay positive - bike advocacy is about the long haul, not quick victories, though sometimes those do occur.
Still not sure how you can help? Contact us info at northsoundbikes.org