News, events, meetings and rides for the week starting Monday, May 30, 2022.

Events

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

Meetings

• No meetings this week
• Regularly scheduled City Council meeting canceled in light of the Memorial Day holiday

Webinars

• Continuing Dialogue: SGA’s Shared Spaces and Health Equity Report – Smart Growth America
• Thursday, June 2 at 11am-12pm PDT
• Learn more and register here
• Safety Interventions for Houseless Pedestrians – TREC at PSU
• Friday, June 3 at 11:30am-12:30pm PDT
• Learn more and register here
• World Bicycle Day 2022: How will the bicycle shape our future? – European Cyclists Federation
• Friday, June 3 at 5:30am PDT (2:30pm CEST)
• Register Here
• Scooting to Healthy and Safe Mode Choices – NITC
• Tuesday, June 7 at 10am-11am PDT
• Learn more and register here

Resources and Articles

• How to Make a City Safer for E-bikes? Think Infrastructure — Bloomberg
• Article Here
• OPINION: Feds Must Make New Cars Safer for Bikers, Too – Streetsblog
• Article Here
• The E-bike Effect is Transforming New York City – Bloomberg/Citylab
• Article Here
• How E-Scooters are Transforming Tel-Aviv – Bloomberg/Citylab
• Article Here
• How the bicycle transformed Ljubljana into a more livable city – ECF 
• Article 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

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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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Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the upcoming week starting Monday, 4.11.22.

Meetings

• Public Safety & Community Health Committee
  • Monday, April 11 – 10am
  • Topics of interest: Photo Red Update – Traffic Calming Funding
  • Agenda Here
• Urban Experience Committee
  • Monday, April 11 – 1:15pm
  • Topics of interest: New Design Guidelines, Traffic Calming Application Approval
  • Agenda attached, will be Here
• Spokane City Council
  • Monday, April 11 – Briefing @ 3:30, Legislative @6pm
  • Topics of interest: 20 MPH Speed Limits on Streets by Parks
  • Agenda Here
• Plan Commission
  • Wednesday, April 13 – 2pm
  • Topics of Interest:
    • Six-Year Comprehensive Streets Program
    • New Design Guidelines
    • Transit-Oriented Development
  • Agenda Here
• Board of Directors – Spokane Regional Transportation Council
  • Thursday, April 14 – 1pm
  • Topics of Interest: Transportation Planning Series – Stewardship
  • Agenda Here

Resources

• Washington, DC: A Biking Streetfilms Adventure! – StreetFilms.org
  • Video Here
• Charlotte’s Protected Bike Lane Network Grows – DezignLine
  • Video Here
• Accelerating Change in Five Cities: Making the Case for Bicycling Infrastructure – Urban Institute
  • Report Here
• The Bike-Based Library on Wheels – OPB
  • Story Here
• Planetizen Courses: The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the US – Angie Schmitt
  • Online Here
• Right of Way: Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America
  • Angie Schmitt / Smart Growth Online
  • Tuesday, April 12 at 10am PDT
  • Information Here
• Transforming the Experience for People on Bikes: How Two North American Communities Have Successfully Implemented Low Stress Networks – Quickly! – APBP
  • Wednesday, April 20 at 12pm PDT
  • Register Here
• American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte Reshaped Public Life
  • The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
  • April 7 Recording
• The Impact of Decentralizing Homeless Services on Transportation and Mobility – TREC at PSU
  • Wednesday, April 20 at 1pm PDT
  • Register Here
• Public Spaces and Technology – Next City
  • Wednesday, April 27 at 12pm PDT
  • Information Here
  • Register Here
• Celebrating 10 Years of Go By Bike! Valet – Bikeportland.org
  • Video Here

Conferences

• APBP 2022: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
  • August 22-24
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Program Here
• Designing Cities 2022 – NACTO
  • National Association of City Transportation Officials – NACTO
  • Boston, Cambridge, Somerville
  • September 7-10
  • Program Here

Events

• 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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Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the upcoming week starting Monday, 4.4.22.

Meetings

• Plan Commission Transportation Subcommittee
  • Tuesday April 5 at 9am, Open to the Public
  • Topic of Interest: City of Spokane Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program
  • Agenda Here

Resources

• The Complete Streets Report to Congress – FHWA
  • Moving to a Complete Streets Design Model
  • Report Here
• Using Anticipated Demand to Locate Pedestrian Crossings in Seattle – State smart Transportation  Initiative
  • Article Here
• How Minnesota Public Radio Created a Bike Lane Commute Conditions Report – MPR
  • Story Here
• How Montreal Plows Bike Lanes – Oh the Urbanity!
  • Video Here
• Planetizen Courses: The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the US – Angie Schmitt
  • Online Here
• Boston launches e-cargo bike pilot aimed at small business deliveries – Smart Cities Dive
  • Article Here
• Converting two traffic lanes to a wide pedestrian corridor in Atlanta – Urbanize
  • Article Here
• Quiet Zones Calm Traffic in the Center of Paris – Fast Company
  • Article Here
• American Urbanist: William H. Whyte and the Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
  • Thursday April 7 at 10am PDT
  • Register Here
• The Impact of Decentralizing Homeless Services on Transportation and Mobility – TREC at PSU
  • Wednesday, April 20 at 1pm PDT
  • Register Here

Events

• 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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Meetings

–          Spokane City Council

o   Monday March 7 – 3:30pm Briefing, 6pm Legislative Committee

o   Topics of Interest: American Rescue Plan Funding Allocations

o   Agenda Here

–          Public Safety & Community Health Committee

o   Monday March 7 – 1:15pm – View online via City Channel 5

o   Topics of Interest: Photo Red Update/Traffic Calming Funding, Mobile Speed Feedback Trailers

o   Agenda Here

–          Plan Commission

o   Wednesday, March 9 @ 2pm – Open to Public

o   Topics of Interest: Development Code and Design Guideline Updates

o   Agenda Here

–          Spokane Regional Transportation Council – Board of Directors

o   Thursday, March 10 at 1pm

o   Topics of Interest: Transportation Performance Measures – Safety Targets

o   Agenda Here

Surveys/Comment Forms

–          Fight for Full Funding in Move Ahead WA – Transportation Choices Coalition

o   Online Form Here

–          Removing Barriers to Bicycling Survey – Cascade Bicycle Club

o   Survey Here

–          Share your e-bike story! – Cascade Bicycle Club

o   Survey Here

–          Nominate your favorite scenic Bike Route – Washington Bikes

o   Survey Here

Articles and Resources

–          New –Move Ahead Washington is an Historic Opportunity for Cyclists – Seattle Times

o   Article Here

–          New – Elected Officials React to Repeal of Inequitably Enforced Helmet Law – Cascade Bicycle Club

o   Article Here

–          New – Gas Prices Have Spiked Again, and Cycling Could Too – Bikeportland.org

o   Article Here

–          New – People for Bikes Signs on to letter against Stop and Frisk for minor traffic violations – People for Bikes

o   Post Here

–          New – How to Design a Bike Lane – NY Times

o   Article Here

–          New – Why US Infrastructure Costs So Much – CityLab

o   Article Here

–          New – Raising Crosswalks to Make Deadly Intersections Safer – NY Times

o   Article Here

–          New – Arrested Mobility Podcast – Equitable Cities/Charles Brown

o   Podcast Here

–          Washington’s New Active Transportation Plan – WSDOT

o   Online Here

–          Reconnecting with the New Majority – League of American Bicyclists

o   Guide Here

Webinars

–          New – Mobility Hubs 2.0: Learning from Pittsburgh and Columbus – UrbanismNext

o   Wednesday, March 9 from 9am-10am PST

o   Information Here

–          New – Exploring Data Techniques to Derive Bicycle Volumes – TREC at PSU

o   Thursday, March 10 @ 11am-12pm PST

o   Information Here

–          New  – Lane Diets and Doughnuts: Making Accessible Mobility Palatable for All – APBP

o   Wednesday, March 16 @ 12pm PST

o   Information Here

–          New – Stories from the Bike Equity Network – Adonia Lugo/TREC at PSU

o   Recording Here

–          A Walk in Delft: Virtual tour of visual impairment and experience of the city – Mobycon

o   Recording Here

–          From Complete Streets to Complete Networks

o   Recording Here

Rides and Events

–          Spokane Bicycle Club 2022 Ride Schedule

o   Schedule Here

–          National Bike Summit – League of American Bicyclists

o   March 27-30

o   Information Here

–          Velo-City 2022 – Llubljana – ECF

o   June 14-17 2022 – Early registration ends soon!

o   Information Here

–          2022 Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Conference

o   August 22-24 – Minneapolis, MN

o   Information Here

–          2022 Designing Cities Conference – NACTO

o   September 7-10

o   Information Here

–          Seattle to Portland 2022 – Cascade Bicycle Club

o   Information Here

–          Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown

o   Info posted here

–          Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule

o   Online Here 

Upcoming Active Transportation meetings, surveys and news for the week starting Monday, 2.28.22.

Meetings

• Spokane City Council
  • Monday February 28 – 3:30pm Briefing, 6pm Legislative Committee
  • Topics of Interest: Reinstatement of Sustainability Action Subcommittee
  • Agenda Here

• Public Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability Committee
  • Monday February 28 – 1:15pm
  • Topics of Interest: Traffic Control Code Updates, Grant Opportunities, I-90 High Performance Transit
  • Agenda Here

Surveys

• BIPOC in the Built Information Network
  • Nominations Here
• 50+ Cycling Survey – Mineta Transportation Institute
  • Survey Here
• Removing Barriers to Bicycling Survey – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Survey Here
• Share your e-bike story! – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Survey Here
• Nominate your favorite scenic Bike Route – Washington Bikes
  • Survey Here
• Has Dutch Cycling Expertise Benefitted Your City? – Dutch Cycling Embassy
  • Survey Here
• America Walks Sidewalk Funding Survey
  • Survey Here

Articles and Resources

• New – King County Repeals Mandatory Helmet Law – Seattle Times
  • Article Here
• New – Does America Need a Mobility Bill of Rights? It Starts in Washington State – Streetsblog USA
  • Article Here
• New – Riverside Protected Bike Lanes: 2022 Construction – Spokesman-Review
  • Article Here
• New – Spokane Prepares to Install Protected Bike Lanes on Riverside Ave. – Krem 2
  • Video Here
• New – Proposals to undo historical damage to East Central neighborhood from I-90 – Spokesman-Review
  • Article Here
• New – Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee members question its relevance – Bikeportland.org
  • Article Here
• New – Oregon officials just say no to more freeway spending, advocate for Active Transportation investments – The Oregonian
  • Article Here
• New – To protect pedestrians, demand safer cars – The Atlantic
  • Article Here
• New – Brussels aims even higher after 20% Cycling Increase, Decrease in Traffic Deaths – ECF
  • Article Here
• Washington’s New Active Transportation Plan – WSDOT
  • Online Here
• Reconnecting with the New Majority – League of American Bicyclists
  • Guide Here

Webinars

• New – From the Netherlands to North America: Best Practices in Bicycle Mobility – NACITE Alberta
  • Wednesday March 2 at 11am PT
  • Sign Up Here
• New – News Reporting on Traffic Crashes: An Online Training with Advocates – Multnomah County
  • Wednesday March 2 at 11am PT
  • Article Here
  • Register Here
• New – Stories from the Bike Equity Network – Adonia Lugo/TREC at PSU
  • Friday March 4 at 11:30am PT
  • Register Here
• New – Take a Walk in Delft: Virtual tour of visual impairment and experience of the city – Mobycon
  • Recording Here
• New – Systemic opportunities to improve older pedestrian safety – TREC at PSU
  • Recording Here
• New – Is TOD affordable for low- and moderate-income households? TREC at PSU
  • Recording Here
• From Complete Streets to Complete Networks
  • Recording Here

Rides and Events

• NEW – Spokane Bicycle Club 2022 Ride Schedule
  • Schedule Here
• National Bike Summit – League of American Bicyclists
  • March 27-30
  • Information Here
• Velo-City 2022 – Llubljana – ECF
  • June 14-17 2022 – Early registration ends soon!
  • Information Here
• 2022 Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Conference
  • August 22-24 – Minneapolis, MN
  • Information Here
• 2022 Designing Cities Conference – NACTO
  • September 7-10
  • Information Here
• Seattle to Portland 2022 – Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Information Here
• Spokane Thursday Night Rides – Shacktown
  • Info posted here
• Cascade Bicycle Club Events Schedule
  • Online Here 

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