We posted last month about sharrows planned for Southeast Blvd. and 37th Ave. The lines have been painted on Southeast Blvd., and these sharrows look suspiciously similar to bike lanes. Here’s what our new “sharrows” on Southeast Blvd. look like: This is what sharrows actually look like: The difference? Sharrows are shared lanes, reinforcing existing […]
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HAVE YOU EVER heard anyone whine about a lack of recreation facilities? Like, hey man, there ought to be a dog park, skate park, playground, river access point, and/or mountain bike skills park on the vacant DOT land next to I-90, right here? I mean, man, if they can pay for a fire engine, library,
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As part of its new Master Bike Plan, the City of Spokane is creating “sharrows,” or shared bike and car lanes, on Southeast Boulevard and 37th Avenue. Below, you can read the City of Spokane’s explanation of the project and instructions for using sharrows.
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Here’s a modest suggestion: communities that want to be more bicycle and pedestrian friendly need to ask “What happened?” when someone biking or walking is killed in a collision with a motor vehicle. Bike and pedestrian fatalities aren’t generally front-page news. They generally aren’t second, third, or fourth page news. Motor vehicle to motor vehicle
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This summer marks my third anniversary as your loyal WYG columnist, and though I’ve enjoyed interviewing our local gearheads to share their tips, I will now be moving on to other OTM features. I could lie and say I wrote the column for so long in order to gain interviewing experience, or purely for the
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Ladies, don’t miss your chance to grab one of 14 spots for a women only mountain biking clinic. Hosted by the Fat Tire Trail Riders Club and Spokane Parks & Recreation, the clinic runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on June 28 at Riverside State Park and welcomes riders of all skill levels. Register
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The Spokane Regional Health District and Inland Northwest Trails have produced some great new walking maps of Spokane neighborhoods available for free in libraries and also online. Here’s the scoop: New maps highlight our area’s many walking routes Free maps designed to get people out and active SPOKANE, WA –The Spokane Regional Health District has
Every summer there’s a lot of road maintenance. This summer, we’re starting to see a few more bike-friendly bits of construction. Here’s a quick look at what’s coming down the pike this summer. DOWNTOWN LOOP Plan: Bike lanes on Howard from Buckeye to 4th Ave, bike lanes on 4th Ave from Jefferson to Howard, bike
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By Mark Earley & Paul Trautman Had anyone told me that I would run, bike and force march the better part of 8hrs and 22minutes, in the heat and dryness of July, AND have fun, I would have told them; “Fat chance—you have got to be kidding me!” But 8hrs and 22minutes later that is
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The second day in Iran was the worst for me. It started with a poor choice of clothes. My yellow, shear, short-sleeved vintage shirt with mother-of-pearl buttons is one of my favorite warm weather shirts. But I didn’t realize how see-through it was until I wore it in the Islamic Republic of Iran, where men
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