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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