ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE

Project updates related to walking, biking, rolling and access to public transit in Spokane.

Meetings

• Complete Streets News Conference
  • Mayor Brown will sign the City’s updated Complete Streets Ordinance
• • Wednesday, August 6, 2025
  • 11am, Lincoln Street @ Boone Avenue

Surveys

• Community Climate Policy Survey
  • Identify future goals and policies to mitigate and address climate hazards.

Your feedback now will help inform future steps to build a resilient city.

• https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VYNT2XP

City Projects

• PlanSpokane 2046
  • The ongoing PlanSpokane 2046 Periodic Update provides Spokane an opportunity to update our community’s vision for the next twenty years.
  • http://https//my.spokanecity.org/planspokane/
• Lincoln Street Protected Bike Lanes – Post Street Bridge to Maxwell
  • Protected Bike Lanes are under construction north of Riverfront Park.
  • Project Page
• Maxwell Ave Protected Bike Lanes – Pettet Drive to Maple/Ash
  • Construction on Maxwell Avenue
  • Project Page

Webinars

• Election Cycles –Empowering Advocates in Local Elections – League of American Bicyclists
  • Tuesday, August 5 – 12pm Pacific – Register Here
• Streetfight: An Interview with Janette Sadik-Khan – Cities for Everyone with Gil Penalosa
  • Tuesday, August 5 – 8am Pacific –Register Here

What we’re reading

• Transportation Advocates Push for Safety on Division Street – The Inlander
• E-Bikes as Emergency Response Vehicles in Texas Floods – Electrek
• Low traffic neighborhoods cut deaths and injuries – The Guardian
• What is “Company Bike Leasing?” – ECF

What we’re watching

• We’re All Paying For ‘Free’ Parking, Whether or Not We Drive – Urban3
• In the City of London, Bikes Now Outnumber Cars For the First Time – StreetFilms
• Measuring Emissions Reduction for Bike Commutes – Talking Headways Podcast

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