Monday, May 16, 2011

Bike To Work Week Has Officially Started

Despite the rainy start, it is now officially Bike to Work week. The week kicked off with a breakfast at Riverfront Park this morning, but if you missed that, don't worry, there's lots more happening this week.

• Monday May 16 (7am): Spokane Valley Ride to the Kickoff.
• Monday May 16 – Friday May 18 (6:30-9am): Energizer Station every morning all week at Roasthouse Coffee.
• Tuesday May 17 (6:30-9am): Valley Energizer Station at Spokane Valley Medical Center.
• Wednesday May 18 (7-9am): Morning Energizer Stations
• Wednesday May 18 (6pm): Ride of Silence in downtown Spokane.
• Thursday May 19 (6:30-9am): Valley Energizer Station at Wheel Sport East.
• Friday May 20 (6:30-9am): Valley Energizer Station at Spokane Valley City Hall.
• Friday May 20 (4:30 – 6pm): Bike to Work Week Wrap-Up Party! Hosted by Steam Plant Grill/Coeur d’Alene Brewing.
• Spokane Valley Ride to the Wrap-up (4pm)

If any of those items catch your attention, log onto www.SpokaneBikes.net for more information.

In honor of Bike to Work Week,
the Spokesman-Review today is profiling Bike to Work Barb, aka Barb Chamberlain. In addition to being a bicycling advocate, Barb is also the Chair of SRTC's Transportation Advisory Committee and a member of SRTC's Board. Here's that interview.

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About SRTC

SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.