Pump up those tires and charge your e-bike batteries. May is Bike Everywhere Month in Washington, and there’s sure to be events regular readers of this urbanism column would be interested in. Check out the full line up here.
Future Children of the Sun extensions with WSDOT
Tuesday, May 6th at 6 pm - Trailhead at Columbia & Market
A seven-mile ride with officials from WSDOT discussing the future extensions of the Children of the Sun Trail. More info here.
Pancake Breakfast featuring Marcus Riccelli and city planners
Monday, May 12th from 7 to 9 am - Howard Promenade picnic shelter
Kick off National Bike to Work Week with coffee by Roast House and pancakes courtesy of the Spokane Bicycle Club. Chat with State Senator Marcus Riccelli and Spokane city planners about infrastructure projects. More info here.
Mayor’s Ride
Wednesday, May 14th from 7:30 to 8:30 am — West Central Community Center
Join Mayor Lisa Brown, representatives from statewide advocacy organization Washington Bikes, city staff, local advocates and other elected officials on a ride from the West Central Community Center to City Hall, where there will be coffee and donuts. More info here.
National Bike to Work Day Energizer Stations
Friday, May 18th from 7 to 9 am - Various locations
Swing by a station on your commute, or go out of your way to collect them all. You’ll find friendly faces and snacks at each station. Find me at the Bicycle Advisory Board station at Howard and Mallon!
Bicycle Advisory Board mobile meeting
Tuesday, May 20th at 5 pm - City Hall
Join me, the other members of the BAB, and city planning staff for a bike ride through West Central, Audubon-Downriver and Emerson Garfield. We’ll make stops at a handful of locations to discuss infrastructure projects. Afterwards, the city will host a casual dinner at David’s Pizza.
RANGE Urbanism Ride
Thursday, May 22nd at 5:30 pm - City Hall
Lastly, join me and city hall reporter extraordinaire Erin Sellers and the rest of the RANGE team for a nine mile, party-pace ride to check out south bank bike infrastructure east of downtown – we all know about the Centennial Trail on the north bank, but there are some little-known south bank gems getting city and state investment. The ride should take about 90 minutes max and we’ll end at Brick West Brewing Co for some socializing.
Special shoutout to Sally Phillips and Spokane Bicycle Club for maintaining the full calendar for Bike Everywhere Month and hosting many of these events.
