Upcoming Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the week starting Monday, 2.28.22.

Meetings

• Spokane City Council
  • Monday February 28 – 3:30pm Briefing, 6pm Legislative Committee
  • Topics of Interest: Reinstatement of Sustainability Action Subcommittee
  • Agenda Here

• Public Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability Committee
  • Monday February 28 – 1:15pm
  • Topics of Interest: Traffic Control Code Updates, Grant Opportunities, I-90 High Performance Transit
  • Agenda Here

Surveys

• BIPOC in the Built Information Network
  • Nominations Here
• 50+ Cycling Survey – Mineta Transportation Institute
  • Survey Here
• Removing Barriers to Bicycling Survey – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Survey Here
• Share your e-bike story! – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Survey Here
• Nominate your favorite scenic Bike Route – Washington Bikes
  • Survey Here
• Has Dutch Cycling Expertise Benefitted Your City? – Dutch Cycling Embassy
  • Survey Here
• America Walks Sidewalk Funding Survey
  • Survey Here

Articles and Resources

• New – King County Repeals Mandatory Helmet Law – Seattle Times
  • Article Here
• New – Does America Need a Mobility Bill of Rights? It Starts in Washington State – Streetsblog USA
  • Article Here
• New – Riverside Protected Bike Lanes: 2022 Construction – Spokesman-Review
  • Article Here
• New – Spokane Prepares to Install Protected Bike Lanes on Riverside Ave. – Krem 2
  • Video Here
• New – Proposals to undo historical damage to East Central neighborhood from I-90 – Spokesman-Review
  • Article Here
• New – Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee members question its relevance – Bikeportland.org
  • Article Here
• New – Oregon officials just say no to more freeway spending, advocate for Active Transportation investments – The Oregonian
  • Article Here
• New – To protect pedestrians, demand safer cars – The Atlantic
  • Article Here
• New – Brussels aims even higher after 20% Cycling Increase, Decrease in Traffic Deaths – ECF
  • Article Here
• Washington’s New Active Transportation Plan – WSDOT
  • Online Here
• Reconnecting with the New Majority – League of American Bicyclists
  • Guide Here

Webinars

• New – From the Netherlands to North America: Best Practices in Bicycle Mobility – NACITE Alberta
  • Wednesday March 2 at 11am PT
  • Sign Up Here
• New – News Reporting on Traffic Crashes: An Online Training with Advocates – Multnomah County
  • Wednesday March 2 at 11am PT
  • Article Here
  • Register Here
• New – Stories from the Bike Equity Network – Adonia Lugo/TREC at PSU
  • Friday March 4 at 11:30am PT
  • Register Here
• New – Take a Walk in Delft: Virtual tour of visual impairment and experience of the city – Mobycon
  • Recording Here
• New – Systemic opportunities to improve older pedestrian safety – TREC at PSU
  • Recording Here
• New – Is TOD affordable for low- and moderate-income households? TREC at PSU
  • Recording Here
• From Complete Streets to Complete Networks
  • Recording Here

Rides and Events

• NEW – Spokane Bicycle Club 2022 Ride Schedule
  • Schedule Here
• National Bike Summit – League of American Bicyclists
  • March 27-30
  • Information Here
• Velo-City 2022 – Llubljana – ECF
  • June 14-17 2022 – Early registration ends soon!
  • Information Here
• 2022 Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Conference
  • August 22-24 – Minneapolis, MN
  • Information Here
• 2022 Designing Cities Conference – NACTO
  • September 7-10
  • Information Here
• Seattle to Portland 2022 – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Information Here
• Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown
  • Info posted here
• Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule
  • Online Here 

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