ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE Friday December 16, 2022. Today, the Don Kardong Bridge re-opens on the Centennial Trail between Riverfront Park and Gonzaga University. Next week, the SRTC Transportation Committees will discuss Safety and the new Household Travel Survey, and this past week, Spokane committed to a Vision Zero approach to traffic safety.

Meetings

• SRTC Transportation Technical Committee and Transportation Advisory Committee
  • TTC: Wednesday December 21 at 1pm – Agenda Here
  • TAC: Wednesday December 21 at 3pm – Agenda Here
  • Topics of Interest: Transportation Performance Measures – Safety, Human Services Transportation Plan, Household Travel Survey Update

Surveys

• Spokane County Pedestrian Survey
  • Comment Here
• Spokane Bicycle Advisory Board – Bike Project Prioritization – closes December 31
  • Survey Here
  • Context Map Here

Articles, Webinars and Videos

• Rebuilt Don Kardong Bridge Opens near Gonzaga for Centennial Trail Users – Spokesman-Review
• Spokane Vision Zero Resolution Adopted – Attached
• The Climate Impact of Your Neighborhood, Mapped – NY Times
• The State of Shared Micromobility in the US – New Report – NACTO
• Vision for a Safer Road System – Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
• SRTC Transportation Discussion Series
  • Videos Here
• Pedestrian Safety and Darkness – Ped Bike Information Center
  • Tuesday, December 20 at 11am Pacific
  • Register Here

Rides and Events

• Spokane Bicycle Club Ride and Events Schedule
  • Ride to Spangle on Dirt Roads, December 17
  • Bakery to Bakery Bike Ride, December 24
  • Spokane County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Updates, January 16
• 2023 Rides and Event Schedule: Cascade Bicycle Club

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE     Friday December 9, 2022   Next week, a project to update the City’s Bike Parking Ordinances will be introduced to the City Council’s Urban Experience Committee, and a resolution adopting a Vision Zero strategy for traffic safety will be considered by City Council. The Plan Commission will consider Transit-Oriented Development scenarios for the South Logan neighborhood around Gonzaga University.  Spokane County is hosting a pedestrian plan survey regarding updates to master plans, and the Spokane Bicycle Advisory Board is looking for feedback on ranking the City’s upcoming bikeway projects.  Meetings

• Spokane City Council
  • Monday December 12, briefing at 3:30pm, legislative meeting at 6pm
  • Topics of Interest: Vision Zero Resolution
  • Agenda Here – Vision Zero Resolution on Pg.
• Urban Experience Committee of the City Council
  • Monday December 12 at 1:15pm
  • Topics of interest: Bike Parking Code Update
  • Agenda Here – Bike Parking Topic on Pg. 16
• Plan Commission
  • Wednesday December 14 at 2pm
  • Topics of Interest:South Logan Transit-Oriented Development Alternatives
  • Agenda Here – TOD Topic on Pg. 6

Surveys

• Spokane County Pedestrian Survey
  • Comment Here
• Spokane Bicycle Advisory Board – Bike Project Prioritization
  • Survey Here
  • Context Map Here

Webinars and Videos

• Wayfinding in the context of visual Impairment, blindness and deaf-blindness – Portland State University
  • Thursday, December 15 – 10am-11am PST
  • Register Here
• Pedestrian Safety and Darkness – Ped Bike Information Center
  • Tuesday, December 20 at 11am Pacific
  • Register Here
• The Street Project – Boyd Productions/PBS
• Double Decker Cycle Parking: Details Matter – Mobycon

Articles and Resources

• NEW – Spokane Bicycle and Pedestrian Resources Page
• NEW – Spokane Bike Rack Request Form
• People started driving more recklessly during the pandemic, they don’t appear to be slowing down – The Inlander
• The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths – NY Times
• Why US Traffic Safety is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve – Bloomberg
• Where Vision Zero is Working – Bloomberg
• Helsinki’s Amazing Traffic Safety Record – Bloomberg

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