Provided below are the documents that were adopted as an amendment
to the City Comprehensive Plan on June 8, 2009. Please contact Ken
Pelton, Senior Planner, at 625-6300 or by email at
kpelton@spokanecity.org if you have questions.
Previous
notice and process for the Master Bike Plan are noted below:
City Council Master Bike Plan
Public Hearing May 18, 2009
The City Council will be holding a public hearing on
the Master Bike Plan on May 18, 2009 during their 6:00 PM
legislative session in the City Council Chambers at Spokane City
Hall, W. 808 Spokane Falls Boulevard. Public testimony will be
taken during the hearing.
Previous
notice and process for the Master Bike Plan are noted below:
N O T
I C E
On
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 5:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers,
City Hall, 808 West Spokane Falls Blvd., the City of Spokane
Plan Commission will hold a public hearing
to receive public testimony on proposed
Master Bike Plan which involves amending and updating the City of
Spokane Comprehensive Plan to facilitate improvements to bicycling in the
City of Spokane. The Planning
Services Department is proposing that the Master Bike Plan be adopted as an
emergency amendment to the Comprehensive Plan as provided in Spokane
Municipal Code Section 17G.020.010.E. This amendment has been reviewed
under the threshold requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) and a Determination of Non-Significance was issued on January 14,
2009consistent with the provisions
of WAC 197-11. A copy of the environmental checklist and threshold
determination are available in the Planning Services Department Office, 3rd
floor, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA, weekdays between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed Master Bike Plan
and associated amendments to the Comprehensive Plan is available at
www.spokaneplanning.org, or from the Planning Services Department
office. Contact Ken Pelton, Planner at 625-6063 or Joel Soden, Planner at
625-6965 for further information. The Plan Commission will take public
testimony regarding the proposal at the hearing. City staff will be
available at the City Council Chambers on the day of the hearing between
4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to answer questions regarding the proposed Master
Bike Plan documents.
All meetings and
hearings will be conducted in facilities that are accessible to all members
of the public. Addition information with regard to the accessibility of City
Hall, or notification of an ADA accommodation should be made to Liane
Carlson, Human Resources Specialist at (509) 625-6703.
The City's Master Bike
Plan is part of the transportation section of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
The City's Planning Services and Engineering Services departments--along with
the Bicycle Advisory Board--have been working on the bike plan update.
To date, their
work has included creating an inventory of existing bike lanes, routes,
signage, and other facilities. They have also reviewed bicycle
planning ideas from other communities to get ideas for Spokane.
Open Houses:
Tuesday, April 22,
at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave., from 6
to 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 24,
at the West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29,
at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Below is a link to a
survey that will gather information for the development of the City
of Spokane Master Bike Plan. We would like to hear from residents on
this subject whether or not they currently ride a bicycle. If you
attended the Master Bike Plan Open House and completed a paper
survey, you do not need to take this survey. The survey was
developed by the Spokane Regional Health District in partnership
with the city and the Bicycle Advisory Board.
Spokane Building
Blocks is now available for viewing. Click the play icon below to view program.
For
information on the Washington State Bicycle Facilities and Pedestrian
Walkways Plan, contact Paula Reeves at WSDOT, 310 Maple Park Ave SE,
Olympia, WA, 98504 or by email at
reevesp@wsdot.wa.gov.
The web site is
www.wsdot.wa.gov/bike/bike_plan.htm.
Bike to Work Week
Bike to Work Spokane is celebrating National
Bike to Work Week, May 12-16, 2008. Events include a kickoff
riders' breakfast in Riverfront Park May 12, Bike to School
Day May 14, and a wrap-up celebration May 16 with prize
drawings. The first 300 participants to register at
www.biketoworkspokane.org will get a free T-shirt.