Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the week starting Monday, 5.2.22.

Meetings

• Spokane City Council
  • Monday, May 2 – Briefing at 3:30pm, Legislative @6pm, Open to the Public
  • Topics of interest: Speed Limits Near Parks, TOD Framework Study Adoption, Traffic Control Sign Visibility, Design Guidelines Update
  • Agenda Here
• Public Safety & Community Health Committee
  • Monday, May 2 – 1:15pm
  • View Live Online at CityCable5
  • Topics of Interest: Photo Red Update, Proposal for Traffic Enforcement
  • Agenda Here
• Plan Commission Transportation Subcommittee
  • Tuesday May 3 @ 9am – Open to the Public via WebEx Link in Agenda
  • Topics of Interest: Complete Streets Grants, Shared-Use Path Considerations
  • Agenda Here

Webinars

• Using E-Bike Incentive Programs to Expand the Market – TREC at PSU
  • Friday, May 6 @ 11:30am PDT
  • Information Here
• Transportation Equity from the Ground Up – Smart Growth Online
  • Recording Here
• Reforms to Transform Cities – ENO Center for Transportation
  • Thursday, May 5 @ 12pm PDT
  • Register Here
• Together Toward Zero Traffic Deaths – Road to Zero
  • Recording Here
• An Exploration of Equitable Engagement – Mobycon Academy
  • Recording Here
• Local Strategies for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development – Smart Growth Online
  • Recording Here

Resources and Articles

• The Best Ways to Get Cars Out of Cities, Ranked By New Research – The Conversation
  • Article Here
• Question of the Week: How has climate change affected your life? – The Inlander
  • Answers Here
• Denver unveils E-Bike Incentives – City of Denver
  • Information Here
• More E-Bike Incentives: This one is from Eugene OR – EWEB
  • Information Here
• Family Biking: How one year of riding together has changed our lives – BikePortland.org
  • Story Here
• NYC Mayor Puts $1 Billion Into Traffic Safety – Streetsblog
  • Article Here
• Lessons from the Rebirth of a Neglected Neighborhood – Bloomberg
  • Article Here
• Talking Headways Podcast: Ctrl Alt Delete for Transportation – Streetsblog
  • Podcast Here

Conferences

• APBP 2022: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
  • August 22-24
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Information Here
• Designing Cities 2022 – NACTO
  • National Association of City Transportation Officials – NACTO
  • Boston, Cambridge, Somerville
  • September 7-10
  • Program Here
• Velo-City Global 2022: Cycling the Change
  • Llubljana, Slovenia
  • June 14-17
  • Register Here
  • The best ways to reach Velo-City 2022 by foot, bike and train: Article Here

Events

• Bike Everywhere Month Calendar – Spokane Bicycle Club
  • Information Here
• Spokane Summer Parkways
  • Tuesday, June 21, 6-9pm
  • Information Here
• Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day – May 4
  • Information Here
• Spokane Bicycle Club 2022 Ride Schedule
  • Schedule Here
• Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown
  • Info posted here
• Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule
  • Online Here 

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Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the upcoming week starting Monday, 4.11.22.

Meetings

• Public Safety & Community Health Committee
  • Monday, April 11 – 10am
  • Topics of interest: Photo Red Update – Traffic Calming Funding
  • Agenda Here
• Urban Experience Committee
  • Monday, April 11 – 1:15pm
  • Topics of interest: New Design Guidelines, Traffic Calming Application Approval
  • Agenda attached, will be Here
• Spokane City Council
  • Monday, April 11 – Briefing @ 3:30, Legislative @6pm
  • Topics of interest: 20 MPH Speed Limits on Streets by Parks
  • Agenda Here
• Plan Commission
  • Wednesday, April 13 – 2pm
  • Topics of Interest:
    • Six-Year Comprehensive Streets Program
    • New Design Guidelines
    • Transit-Oriented Development
  • Agenda Here
• Board of Directors – Spokane Regional Transportation Council
  • Thursday, April 14 – 1pm
  • Topics of Interest: Transportation Planning Series – Stewardship
  • Agenda Here

Resources

• Washington, DC: A Biking Streetfilms Adventure! – StreetFilms.org
  • Video Here
• Charlotte’s Protected Bike Lane Network Grows – DezignLine
  • Video Here
• Accelerating Change in Five Cities: Making the Case for Bicycling Infrastructure – Urban Institute
  • Report Here
• The Bike-Based Library on Wheels – OPB
  • Story Here
• Planetizen Courses: The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the US – Angie Schmitt
  • Online Here
• Right of Way: Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America
  • Angie Schmitt / Smart Growth Online
  • Tuesday, April 12 at 10am PDT
  • Information Here
• Transforming the Experience for People on Bikes: How Two North American Communities Have Successfully Implemented Low Stress Networks – Quickly! – APBP
  • Wednesday, April 20 at 12pm PDT
  • Register Here
• American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte Reshaped Public Life
  • The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
  • April 7 Recording
• The Impact of Decentralizing Homeless Services on Transportation and Mobility – TREC at PSU
  • Wednesday, April 20 at 1pm PDT
  • Register Here
• Public Spaces and Technology – Next City
  • Wednesday, April 27 at 12pm PDT
  • Information Here
  • Register Here
• Celebrating 10 Years of Go By Bike! Valet – Bikeportland.org
  • Video Here

Conferences

• APBP 2022: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
  • August 22-24
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Program Here
• Designing Cities 2022 – NACTO
  • National Association of City Transportation Officials – NACTO
  • Boston, Cambridge, Somerville
  • September 7-10
  • Program Here

Events

• Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day – May 4
  • Information Here
• Spokane Bicycle Club 2022 Ride Schedule
  • Schedule Here
• Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown
  • Info posted here
• Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule
  • Online Here 

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Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the upcoming week starting Monday, 4.4.22.

Meetings

• Plan Commission Transportation Subcommittee
  • Tuesday April 5 at 9am, Open to the Public
  • Topic of Interest: City of Spokane Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program
  • Agenda Here

Resources

• The Complete Streets Report to Congress – FHWA
  • Moving to a Complete Streets Design Model
  • Report Here
• Using Anticipated Demand to Locate Pedestrian Crossings in Seattle – State smart Transportation  Initiative
  • Article Here
• How Minnesota Public Radio Created a Bike Lane Commute Conditions Report – MPR
  • Story Here
• How Montreal Plows Bike Lanes – Oh the Urbanity!
  • Video Here
• Planetizen Courses: The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the US – Angie Schmitt
  • Online Here
• Boston launches e-cargo bike pilot aimed at small business deliveries – Smart Cities Dive
  • Article Here
• Converting two traffic lanes to a wide pedestrian corridor in Atlanta – Urbanize
  • Article Here
• Quiet Zones Calm Traffic in the Center of Paris – Fast Company
  • Article Here
• American Urbanist: William H. Whyte and the Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
  • Thursday April 7 at 10am PDT
  • Register Here
• The Impact of Decentralizing Homeless Services on Transportation and Mobility – TREC at PSU
  • Wednesday, April 20 at 1pm PDT
  • Register Here

Events

• Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day – May 4
  • Information Here
• Spokane Bicycle Club 2022 Ride Schedule
  • Schedule Here
• Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown
  • Info posted here
• Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule
  • Online Here 

Sign up to receive these updates at: https://my.spokanecity.org/projects/bicycle-master-plan/, under ‘Active Transportation Updates.’

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