Active Transportation news, events, rides and webinars for this week.

Events

• Spokane Summer Parkways!
  • Tomorrow – Tuesday, June 21, 6-9pm
  • Information Here
• Spokane Bicycle Club – Events
  • Online Calendar Here
• Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown
  • Info posted here
• Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule
  • Online Here 

Meetings

• Transportation Technical Committee – SRTC
  • Wednesday, June 22 @ 1pm
  • Topics of Interest: 2024-2026 Call For Projects, Equity Update, DivisionConnects Conclusion
  • Agenda Here
• Transportation Advisory Committee – SRTC
  • Wednesday, June 22 @ 3pm
  • Topics of Interest: 2024-2026 Call For Projects, Equity Update, DivisionConnects Conclusion
  • Agenda Here
• Traffic Calming Workshops – City of Spokane
  • June 21, 22, 23 from 5:30-8pm
  • Meeting information here
• Plan Commission – City of Spokane
  • Wednesday, June 22, 2022 @ 2pm
  • Agenda Here

Surveys & Comment Opportunities

• Chestnut / Elm Neighborhood Greenway – Design Survey
  • Online Survey Here
  • Survey Closes this Friday, June 24
• Bicycles Deserve Safer Vehicles: Tell NHTSA – League of American Bicyclists
  • Comment Here

Webinars

• Planning for Innovative Urban Mobility – NextCity
  • Wednesday June 22 at 10am PDT
  • Learn more and register here
• Dutch Solutions for North American Transportation Problems – Future West Bozeman
  • Wednesday, June 22 at 10am PDT
  • Mobycon talks winter cities and happier, healthier places
  • Register Here
• The Past, Present, and Future of Electric Bicycling – Smart Growth Online
• Thursday, June 23 at 10am PDT
• Learn more and register here
• Transportation Safety in Traditionally Underserved and Vulnerable Communities – Road to Zero Coalition
• Monday, June 27 at 10am PDT
• Register Here
• Transportation Safety Interventions for the Houseless – TREC at PSU
  • June 3 Recording Here

Resources and Articles

• As US road deaths rise, France is safer than ever. Why? — Bloomberg
• Article Here
• Bike Lane Bounty: Report a Blocked Bike Lane in Austin and Make Some Money – Austin Monitor
  • Article Here
•  Interview: Communication Transportation and Land Use Research through Comics – TREC at PSU
• Article Here
• Podcast: Megaregions and Our Transportation Future – Talking Headwa
  • Podcast here
• Kid Power: Barcelona Bici Bus is Magic – Streetfilms.org
  • Video 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

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