March 11, 2022

Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the upcoming week starting Monday, 3.14.22.

Meetings

  • Urban Experience Committee – Spokane City Council
    • Topics of Interest: Parks Capital Budget, Transit-Oriented Development Study
  • Bicycle Advisory Board
    • Tuesday March 15 – 6pm-7:30pm
    • Topics of Interest: Division Active Transportation Projects
  • Citizen’s Transportation Advisory Board
    • Wednesday, March 16 – 5:30pm
    • Agenda to be posted Here
  • Washington State Transportation Commission Virtual Meeting
    • Tuesday – Tues. March 15, 9am-3:40pm, Wed. March 16, 9am-1pm
    • Topics of Interest: Reconnecting Communities Divided by Highways

Surveys/Comment Forms

  • Removing Barriers to Bicycling Survey – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Share your e-bike story! – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Nominate your favorite scenic Bike Route – Washington Bikes

Articles and Resources

  • New – Move Ahead WA Passes – Spokesman-Review
  • New Highways, transit, bikes and more: What’s in the $17B WA Transportation Package? – Seattle Times
  • New – Move Ahead Washington – All Legislative Details – Washington State Legislature
  • New – Making the Case for Improved Bicycle Infrastructure: New Full Report – The Urban Institute
  • New – Portland Launches Climate and Equitable Mobility Parking Fee – Bikeportland.org
  • New – NHTSA Releases 2020 Traffic Crash Data: Highest Since 2007 – NHTSA.gov
  • New – Town offers eBike rebates – CBC
  • New – The Radical Roots of Bikesharing – CityLab
  • Washington’s Active Transportation Plan – WSDOT

Podcasts

  •  New – Arrested Mobility – Equitable City Transportation with Charles Brown
    • Episode 1: Jaywalking – It’s a crime, but everyone does it
  • New – BikePortland – Bikeportland.org’s weekly podcast             
    • Latest Episode: Women of the E-Bike Revolution
  • The Spokesmen – City Cycling Podcast with Carlton Reid
    • Latest Episode: Cycling Industries Europe CEO
  • Active Towns – Active Transportation Podcast
    • Latest Episode: Return of the American Fietser

Webinars

  • New – A Quarter of Us Can’t Drive: What do we do? – Anna Zivarts/Washington State Ridesharing Organization
    • Tuesday March 15, 11am-12pm
  • New  – Lane Diets and Doughnuts: Making Accessible Mobility Palatable for All – APBP
    • Wednesday, March 16 @ 12pm PST
  • New – Transportation Seminar: Gender, Harassment and Women’s Transportation Needs – TREC at PSU
    • Friday, March 18 at 11am PT
  • New – The Intersection of Sustainability, Transportation & Land Use – Downtown on the Go
    • Friday March 25 at 12pm
  • New – Complete Streets: Talkin’ About Walkin’ with Angie Schmitt – Move Redmond
    • March 30th – 12pm-1:30pm
  • New – Right of Way: Addressing the Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths – Angie Schmitt/Smart Growth
    • Tuesday April 12 at 10am PT
  • New – Vision Zero for Youth – Ped-Bike Information Center
  • Stories from the Bike Equity Network – Adonia Lugo/TREC at PSU

Rides and Events

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