As we’ve mentioned before, the City of Spokane Valley will be preparing a Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan over the next year. Here’s the latest news: The City was awarded funds to facilitate safety analysis, route location, and implementation from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Program. City staff including planning, development engineering and …
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Transportation Advocacy Day
Tomorrow is Transportation Advocacy Day in Olympia — a great day to get up to speed on bike/ped related legislature and write to your state rep. Tons of Washingtonians are heading to Olympia to learn about the issues, meet with legislators and network with other advocates. Two hearings are scheduled for tomorrow on biking-related bills. …
Full Moon Fiasco
The FBC is having its first Full Moon Fiasco for the year on January 30th. If you’re unfamiliar with the routine, here it is from the horse’s mouth: “It may be a new year but we are doing things the same way. Meet at The Swamp at 8 pm on Saturday, January 30th and try …
Valley Bike-Ped Master Plan
The City of Spokane Valley has announced that it’s in the process of developing a Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan. City staff is working to develop a public outreach program to ensure that the plans represents the needs and desires of citizens. If you live in Spokane Valley and would like to participate in plan, …
Bike to Work Week
It’s true — the dates have been set for this year’s Bike to Work Week: May 16-22! Last year, Bike to Work Week that drew 1,472 registered participants. In total, during Bike to Work Week participants avoided more than 64,000 miles of vehicle transportation by riding their bikes. Volunteer committee chair Barb Chamberlain says the 2010 …
What? Did you say indoor bike parking downtown?
Yes. It’s true. As part of its participation in Spokane’s Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program, The Fernwell Building and the City Ramp Garage are offering indoor bicycle parking in Downtown Spokane available to both Fernwell Building Tenants and the public. The City Ramp Garage is providing a ride-in, secured bicycle storage room in the basement …
Complete Streets Planning Meeting
There’s been lots of buzz about “complete streets” in Spokane recently. Now it’s time to get involved! Please read this invitation to the upcoming Complete Streets Spokane planning meeting from the executive director of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington. “If you have been reading the Spokesman Review and Out There Monthly, you know that there has been …
Cycling Spokane’s 2009 Roundup
OTM senior writer and prolific “Cycling Spokane” blogger John Speare wrote a killer roundup of local bike advocacy progress — and his own cycling adventures — in 2009. Visit cyclingspokane.blogspot.com to read it.
New Bike Rack
Check out this sweet new bike rack at the Opera House! It’s totally about to eat OTM editor Jon Snyder, who is unfazed, but would like to know why they’ve hidden the rack way in the back where no one will see or use it.