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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