Update 2.4.22

Upcoming Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the week starting 2.7.22.

Meetings

  • Plan Commission –  Spokane – Open to the Public
    • Wednesday, February 9 at 2pm
  • Board of Directors – Spokane Regional Transportation Council
    • Thursday February 10 at 1pm

Surveys

  • 50+ Cycling Survey – Mineta Transportation Institute
  • Removing Barriers to Bicycling Survey – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • BIPOC in the Built Information Network
  • Share your e-bike story! – Cascade Bicycle Club

Articles and Resources

  • Sneckdown Season – Snow Street Neckdowns
    • Article Here – Taking Design Cues from the Snow – CityLab
  • New – Low-car Cities: What’s Really at Stake? – Mobycon
  • New – Seattle’s Traffic Death Crisis – KUOW
  • New – Traffic Deaths are Way Up. What’s Pete Buttigieg Going to Do About it? – Slate
  • New – Grading Secretary Pete’s New Road-Safety Plan – Curbed/Alissa Walker
  • New – Five policies to help your city go Dutch – Momentum Mag
  • New – 20 MPH is a Magic Number for Urban Travel – Vice
  • New – Award-Winning Complete Streets Design Guidance from Denver– Toole Design
  • New – Can e-bikes handle a Canadian winter? – Momentum Mag
  • Unpacking Plan Vélo: How Paris plans to create more cycling for all – Mobycon
  • Principles of Traffic Calming – Mobycon
  • Washington Active Transportation Plan Published – WSDOT
  • Reconnecting with the New Majority – League of American Bicyclists
  • The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces – William H. Whyte

Webinars and e-conferences

  • New – Reckoning with Induced Vehicle Travel – TREC at PSU
    • Friday February 4 at 11:30am
    • Recording will be posted Here
  • New – Bicycle/Race – Transportation Equity Book Club Discussion – PSU
    • Friday February 11, 2pm-3pm PST
  • New – New Crosswalk Marking Selection Guide – FHWA
    • Tuesday February 15 – 10am-11am PST
  • New –  Research Findings from the New Crosswalk Marking Selection Guide – FHWA
    • Thursday February 17 – 10am-11am PST
  • New – Transportation Data Webinar: Video-Image Processing Bikes and Pedestrians – TREC at PSU
    • Wednesday, February 16 – 2pm-3pm PST
  • New – Exploring micromobility user safety behavior – Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
    • Wednesday, February 23 – 11:30am – 12pm
  • New – Dream – Play – Build: Hands-On Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places – SmartGrowth Online
    • Friday, February 25 at 10am PST
  • A Research Roadmap for Active Transportation – APBP
  • From Complete Streets to Complete Networks – MDOT
  • Maintaining Pedestrian and Bicyclist Facilities – PBIC

Rides and Events

  • National Bike Summit – League of American Bicyclists
    • March 27-30
  • 2022 APBP Conference – Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
    • August 22-24 – Minneapolis, MN
  • 2022 Designing Cities Conference – NACTO
    • September 7-10
  • Seattle to Portland 2022 – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown
  • Spokane Bicycle Club Ride Schedule
    • Rides will resume in 2022
  • Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule

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