Upcoming In-Person Events and Meetings

• Spokane Bike Party – Tonight! Friday June 20, 2025
• Pedestrian Traffic and Transportation Committee
  • Tuesday June 24 @ 6pm
  • Agenda Here

Projects

• Safe Streets for Spokane – Supplemental Planning Project
  • Development of a bikeways design standard guide and best practices, update to the safety action plan. See the RFQu here.
• Sunset Boulevard – Cannon to Government Way
  • New/refreshed buffered bike lanes have been painted on both ends of the Latah Bridge
• Lincoln Street Protected Bike Lanes – Post Street Bridge to Maxwell
  • New protected bike lanes are being added to Lincoln Street north of Riverfront Park
• Lincoln Road Bike Lanes and Buffered Bike Lane – Magnesium to Nevada
• Cedar Street Traffic Calming
  • At Cedar and and 12^th Avenue – New Traffic Diverter for Bicycle Traffic
  • Cycle 12 Traffic Calming – City of Spokane, Washington

Webinars

• Bicycle Tourism Blueprint: A Community-Led Approach
  • Thursday, June 26^th – 9-10:30am PT
  • https://www.harbingerconsult.com/bicycle-tourism?blm_aid=17602  
• Practical Solutions 201 Multimodal Fundamentals eLearning courses – WSDOT
  • People Biking

What we’re reading: ‘Last 50 metres’ now key to cycling modal shift

• ‘Last 50 metres’ now key to cycling modal shift – Cities Today
• The Flexible Street – The Future of Where

What we’re watching: Pedestrian Safety: We Just ERASED 40 Years of Progress – Road Guy Rob

• Pedestrian Safety: We Just ERASED 40 Years of Progress – Youtube
• Urban Bikeway Guide: Free Weekly Excerpts of the New and Updated NACTO Guide
• City of Spokane Bike Theft Prevention Tips – Vimeo

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Bike Everywhere Month

Bike Everywhere Month wraps up today and tomorrow in Spokane and Washington State. Thank you to Sally Phillips and the Spokane Bicycle Club for hosting Bike Everywhere Spokane, a full-month of rides and rolls hosted by community members and organizations throughout Spokane.

Upcoming In-Person Events and Meetings

• Spokane Bike Everywhere Month Wrap-Up Party
  • Tonight 5/30, 5-7pm @ Manito Park, north Gazebo at 17^th & Grand
  • Bike Everywhere – Wrapup Party, Fri, May 30, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup

• Roast House Coffee Shop Ride – Shop-To-Shop Ride Series
  • Tomorrow 5/31, 9:00 am – 423 E. Cleveland Ave
  • Shop-To-Shop Ride Series: Roast House to Rockwood Bakery Tickets, Sat, May 31, 2025

• Summer Parkways
  • Tuesday June 17 – 6-9pm
  • Comstock, Manito and Hart Field
  • About Summer Parkways | Spokane Summer Parkways

Projects

• Sunset Boulevard – Cannon to Government Way
  • New/refreshed buffered bike lanes are being painted on both ends of the Latah Bridge
• Lincoln Street Protected Bike Lanes – Post Street Bridge to Maxwell
  • New protected bike lanes are being added to Lincoln Street north of Riverfront Park

Webinars

• Bicycle Tourism Blueprint: A Community-Led Approach
  • Thursdays, June 5^th to 26^th – 9-10:30am PT
  • https://www.harbingerconsult.com/bicycle-tourism?blm_aid=17602  

What we’re reading: Emergency Streets Protocol – What if we treated crash sites like disaster zones?

• What If We Treated Car Crash Sites Like Disaster Zones? — Streetsblog USA

What we’re watching: What the Twin Cities Do Better Than Anywhere Else – CityNerd

• What the Twin Cities Do Better Than Anywhere Else in the US – YouTube
• City of Spokane Bike Theft Prevention Tips – Vimeo

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Mayor’s Bike to Work Day – 2025

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

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Bike Everywhere Month and National Bike to Work Week

May is Bike Everywhere Month in Washington State, and this past week was National Bike to Work Week, and Friday was National Bike to Work Day, with a constant stream of local events, rides and bike-themed celebrations thanks to Bike Everywhere Spokane!  More events are planned throughout the rest of May.

Events

• Spokane Bike Everywhere Month in May
  • Hosted by Spokane Bicycle Club
  • Event Calendar Here: https://www.spokanebicycleclub.org/SpokaneBikes/
• Washington Bike Everywhere Month
  • Hosted by Cascade Bicycle Club
  • Event Calendar Here: https://cascade.org/rides-events/community-events/bike-everywhere-month-presented-amazon-microsoft-lime
• River Roll!
  • Hosted by 350 Spokane
  • 1pm Saturday May 24, 2025 – 7-mile roll on the Centennial Trail
  • Event Information Here: https://www.350spokane.org/events/spokane-river-roll/

Meetings

• May Mobile Meeting – Open to All! – Bicycle Advisory Board
  • Tuesday May 20 @ 5pm – Open to the Public
  • Start @ City Hall – Chase Gallery, end at David’s Pizza downtown
  • Agenda HERE

Webinars

• Bicycle Tourism Blueprint: A Community-Led Approach
  • Thursdays, June 5-26, 9-10:30am PT
  • https://www.harbingerconsult.com/bicycle-tourism?blm_aid=17602

Resources and Articles

• Video: Learn about Spokane’s Bicycle Advisory Board on Vimeo!
  • https://vimeo.com/1084369910?share=copy
• Article: Washington State Plans New “Cycle Highways”
  • https://momentummag.com/washington-state-plans-new-cycle-highways-for-improved-bike-infrastructure/

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The regular meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Board is the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm online.

Agendas Here

Next week, there are a number of active transportation meetings and events, most notably the Washington State Bike, Walk, Roll Summit on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – this year’s Registration is Free!

On Monday at 1:15pm, the City Council’s Public Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainability Subcommittee (PIES) will hear from the University District (discussion item 2) and approve Crosswalk Art and Murals (item 7).   On Tuesday at 6pm, the Community Assembly’s Pedestrian Transportation and Traffic Committee will talk about updates to the Bicycle Master Plan, agenda attached.

Learn something new: Smart Growth Online dives into Innovation Districts on Tuesday, with some ideas relevant to Spokane’s University District, and Mobycon uses lessons from Vilnius to explain how to Make Cycling Great.

What else? In other news around the country and the globe:

• Wired Magazine explains how Cargo Bikes Will Save You When the Big One Hits
• Then, they explain why It’s Time for Cities to Ditch Delivery Trucks and Embrace Cargo Bikes.
• And, a non-profit in San Diego is offering an e-bike incentive program for low-income Californians

Want to go for a ride?  Check out Shacktown’s Thursday Night Rides, or look up the Spokane Bicycle Club’s Ride Calendar and check out one of the Cascade Bicycle Club’s fall rides such as the Kitsap Color Classic.

Happy Riding!

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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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