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BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY

This marker noting Spokanes designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists recently appeared in the 200 block of East High Drive. I would imagine that there are others going up around town.


I guess that makes it "official".

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DEDICATION OF FISH LAKE TRAIL

Just a reminder that the dedication of the newly paved portion of the Fish Lake Trail from Sunset Junction to Scribner will be held at the Milton Street Trail Head tomorrow (Friday, May 14th) beginning at 3:00 PM.

A good turnout would demonstrate support for the trail and other infrastructure projects to the elected officials who will be present and show appreciation to those who worked to make this project a reality.

FISH LAKE TRAIL DEDICATION

This Friday, May 14th, there will be a short dedication of the recently completed section of the Fish Lake Trail.

Spokane Mayor Mary Verner will be the keynote speaker, and State Senators Lisa Brown and Chris Marr and other officials are slated to attend, along with the people who put in a lot of time and energy to make the trail a reality.

The ceremony will be held at the Milton Street Trail Head at the bottom of Sunset Hill beginning at 3:00 PM.

Pedal on down and show your appreciation and support.

Note: Other sources have posted the time as Noon, but the mayors staff has confirmed that the time is, indeed, 3:00 PM.

Support Vulnerable Roadway Users Bill

The Cascade Bicycle Club has a strong advocacy program but they can't do it alone. They need your help in getting the Vulnerable User Bill, Senate Bill 5838 (PDF) passed.

What will this law do? According to the bill report (PDF)

A person may also be found guilty of negligent driving in the first degree if the person (1) operates a motor vehicle in a manner that is both negligent and endangers or is likely to endanger any person or property; and (2) the person's actions are the proximate cause of great bodily harm or death of a bicyclist or pedestrian.

One would think that the driver who caused the death of Kevin Black in Seattle last year could have been charged with negligent driving, but that was not the case. She received a traffic citation. This bill can change that.

Go to this page, enter your zip code and they'll provide a prefilled letter for you to send to your state senator. Personalize the letter a bit and let your state senator know you support this bill.

CENTENNIAL TRAIL ON STREET VIEW

The Centennial Trail is being considered for inclusion in the Google Street View Special Collection of sites mapped with non-motorized technology.

More than 25,000 sites were nominated, the list was narrowed and the Centennial Trail is still in the running.

Go to the link below to vote for the trail.

https://services.google.com:443/fb/forms/streetviewussuggestions/?utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=van&utm_source=en-van-na-us-gns-svn-com/trike