Greenways and Rails to Trails routes

Education Program: Greenways and what you need/want to know

About the presenter: Jessica Engelman

Jessica is the founder and chair of local active transportation advocacy group SpokAT, and is also on 

the city's Bicycle Advisory Board and Sustainable Action Subcommittee transportation work

group. Her inspiration for transportation reform comes from her time living in Portland, OR,

Chicago, IL, Kyoto, Japan, and Tokyo, Japan, experiencing the good, bad, and ugly of each city's

respective transportation networks.

About the presentation: 

Greenways⁠—traffic-calmed side streets where bicycle traffic is prioritized⁠⁠—are starting to appear in

Spokane's neighborhoods and planning maps. What exactly are they, how do they compare to other

bicycle infrastructure, and what role should they play in Spokane's transportation network? We'll

look at how other cities have utilized greenways (otherwise known as "bicycle boulevards"),

examine the pros and cons of greenways as cycling, walking, and traffic calming infrastructure,

and consider ways to utilize the greenway concept here in Spokane.

Adventure Program: Rails to Trails routes in South Dakota and beyond

Presenter: Marilyn Zimmerman

Marilyn has been ‘finding her freedom’ in cycling all of her life, and has been a serious cyclist since

the early 1990’s. Touring has always been her passion, but she enjoys club events and rides. She

joined Spokane Bicycle Club immediately upon moving here from South Dakota in April of 2018. 

In Sioux Falls, she was on the board of FAB (Falls Area Bicyclists,) and was a member of the city’s

Bicycle Coordination Committee. She is one of the founders of RasDak (Ride Across South Dakota,)

and founded her own Thursday Ladies Bicycling group, which is still going strong in Sioux Falls. 

She is here to tell you a little about her favorite bicycle trips. especially on many of the’ Rails to Trails’

system of beautiful trails around the US. She is going to talk a little about being the only rider from

South Dakota on the 1998 American Lung Association’s ‘GTE BigRide Across America’ with nearly

1000 other riders. She has enjoyed all the rides with the Spokane Bicycle Club, and the area’s

beautiful variety of trails and roads. She looks forward to getting to know Washington better…..

the only way it should be….’from the seat of a bicycle.

2-Way Cycle Track - Pop-Up Pilot Project

Cargo Bike Presentation and Documentary

On September 9th, Kara Odegard of Spokane City Council was a guest speaker at

SBC members' monthly meeting. Kara is coordinator of City's Sustainability Action projects.

She presented two great initiatives planned for the period between Oct 5th-11th: 

Trialing a temporary 2-way cycle track on Spokane Falls Boulevard - from the north 

landing of the Gateway Bridge to the Cincinnati Greenway. Cyclists will be welcome to 

use it and feed back their perception of efficiency and safety. Volunteers are needed 

Palouse to Cascade State Park Trail Ride

May Month Bike-Everywhere Events 

locally fulfilled by

210 old bikes decorate the exterior of Pet Horstmann's Fahrradhof bike shop

Altlandsberg - Germany