Welcome to SBAB

The Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board was created through Resolution 25534 on May 11th, 1977 to advise the city on the concerns and needs of the growing bicycling community. It is composed of 11 Seattle residents that serve for a 2-year term and in 2001 added an additional position for the YMCA Get Engaged Program that serves for a 1-year term.

Meetings are open to the public and are generally held 6-8 pm on the first Wednesday of every month in room L280 in City Hall ( 600 4th Ave ).

Mission Statement: Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board advises the City of Seattle on all matters related to bicycling

Vision: Make Seattle a world-class City for Bicycling.  Make bicycling a viable transportation choice by encouraging active participation in policy and planning efforts through all levels of government.  Build a more inclusive bicycling community by representing the needs of the diverse population of bicyclists in the City.

To fulfill this Mission and to achieve the Vision, the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board will concentrate its efforts on the following five principles as outlined by the League of American Cyclists as key elements of a bicycle friendly community:

EVALUATION & PLANNING  

The integration of bicycling in transportation and land use planning in the City of Seattle is an integral component for a community where bicycling is to be a viable means of transportation. Bicycle parking, changing facilities, as well as intuitive route finding and both on and off street bicycle facilities are components of a successful bicycle program.

ENGINEERING

The adopted Bicycle Master Plan as well as the Complete Streets Ordinance establish the framework for bicycle facilities to be a consistent component of transportation planning and investments throughout the City of Seattle.

EDUCATION

The focus of this area is to look at educational efforts which are applicable to both bicyclists and motorists. Education includes teaching bicyclists of all ages how to ride safely in any area from multi-use paths to congested city streets as well as teaching motorists how to share the road safely with bicyclists.

ENCOURAGEMENT

Support efforts that encourage bicycling to achieve the objective identified in the Bicycle Master Plan to increase the number of bicyclists in the City of Seattle by one third. 

ENFORCEMENT

Support efforts to holistically enforce traffic regulations equitably among all transportation modes and functions. The objective of enforcement programs related to bicycling in the City of Seattle should be educational first, and punitive in nature second. These efforts should target all transportation users with the objective of creating a safe traffic environment, and will help to achieve the Bicycle Master Plan objective of reducing accidents by one third.