Advocacy
Move Redmond are the advocates for better walking, biking, and transit in Redmond for people who live, work, and go to school in Redmond.
Move Redmonds mission is for Redmond to be accessible and inclusive through its streets trails & transit. We push for this mission by advocating for better walking, biking, and transit in Redmond for people who live, work, and go to school in Redmond. We engage in advocacy efforts year round at the local, regional, and state levels to enact smart policy and push for improvements & funding in biking, walking, and transit infrastructure. To help narrow our advocacy efforts, we prioritize our three objectives based of Move Redmond Strategic Plan.
Our Strategic Advocacy Goals
People need safe places to walk, bike and wait for public transit. Our advocacy focuses on policies, like adopting and implementing Vision Zero and ensuring that new transportation infrastructure is designed with safety as the top priority.
People need transportation options, that is why our advocacy focuses on investing in frequent and reliable transit, micromobility options, and connected bicycle routes so people can choose how to get where they need to go.
Revising the Commute Trip Reduction Law would make our program more equitable by reaching employees who are often paid less, and are more reliant on transportation options like walking, biking, and transit to get to work.
Commute Seattle’s 2024 Commute Study found that in Seattle, “Most CTR-affected respondents live in higher-than-average income households, with 43% of respondents reporting a household income of $180,000 or more. The lowest income respondents are the least likely to do remote work and have the highest share of public transit use.”
By adjusting our Commute Trip Reduction Law to include more employers, more workplaces will develop commute programs and incentives to the employees who need it most.
Learn more about our Commute Trip Reduction advocacy efforts here.
How We Work
Move Redmond’s Theory of Change provides a framework for achieving our strategic objectives. On the left side of the diagram shows that Move Redmond advocates for both policies and infrastructure funding at multiple levels of government. We spend more time advocating at the local and regional level than we do at the state or the federal level. However, policies and funding may start at the federal level through the Transportation Reauthorization and those impact how much money moves into State and local budgets. On the right side of the diagram, Move Redmond works with our members and the community to build power and public support for transportation options. This work leads to behavior change, that in turn strengthens the case for more infrastructure investment and better policies for safer streets. Together this results in improved infrastructure and a mode shift of more people taking transit, walking and biking in Redmond
At the local level we work to see that the City of Redmond prioritizes safety and mobility options through the Transportation Master Plan process and 2050 Comprehensive Plan. We push to prioritize safe, connected routes for people walking, biking, and better access to transit stops.
Move Redmond also actively attends Redmond’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) meetings. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) is a non-commissioned group that provides feedback to city staff and other relevant groups on non-motorized or active transportation issues in Redmond. If you would like to be more involved with the city of Redmond, check out the City’s commissions and you can be involved here.
Move Redmond recognizes that regional advocacy is key to creating a more connected and accessible Redmond for all. We monitor and stay connected with key regional partners such as Sound Transit, King County Metro, King County Council, PSRC.
9 out of 10 people who work in Redmond, don’t live in Redmond. Through our regional advocacy, we help ensure people who live, work, and go to school in Redmond are represented in decisions about regional planning and transportation policies. We advocate for a transportation system that is reliable and connects people to more opportunities.
Move Redmond actively monitors policies at the State level to ensure walking, biking, and transit funding are priority during each legislative session.
Move Redmond led a campaign in 2025 to save Commute Trip Reduction funding from being cut in the State transportation budget by drafting a sign on letter and gathering over 160 signatures statewide, showing the importance of funding this program. We will continue to advocate in support of modernizing the Commute Trip Reduction law to make it more equitable by reaching employees who are often paid less, and are more reliant on transportation options like walking, biking, and transit to get to work.
Move Redmond understand federal policies greatly impacts local, regional, and state funding and policies. That is why we actively monitor federal policies relate to pedestrian and transportation infrastructure.
We also actively attend the National Campaign for Transit Justice meetings as way to stay informed in federal policies and action alerts. The National Campaign for Transit Justice works to ensure Congress invests in the future of public transit
Upcoming Actions
Move Redmond stays vigilant of transportation and pedestrian policies at all levels of policy. Stay up to date on all action alerts here.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy erased the data that shows bike lanes reduce crashes and don’t cause congestion. Then he asked Congress to defund all bike lanes — and even remove bike lanes from busy roads.
Now, Congress may be listening: the Senate is considering adding language to the transportation reauthorization bill that would restrict what kinds of roads could have bike lanes on them at all.
We need everyone in Congress to hear us clearly: bike lanes save lives and bicyclists have a right to ride on the roads and get home safely.
Tell your elected representatives: vote NO on any transportation reauthorization bill that would restrict the ability of federal funding to be used on bike safety projects.
Learn more about Move Redmond’s previous advocacy efforts by checking out our Advocacy Archive Page.