It can be a breeze to bike around Spokane’s quiet neighborhoods, but if the route to your destination takes you across a dangerous arterial, it’s easy to forgo cycling for the daily car commute.
“We’re seeing a growing biking, cycling community in Spokane, but there’s still a lot of people who are afraid to be on the streets,” Spokane City Council member Zack Zappone says.
In an effort to get more people walking and on people-powered wheels, the City Council unanimously approved the “27 by 2027 Urban Mobility Network” in November 2024, aiming to create a 27-mile network of bike lanes and other upgrades to help pedestrian traffic by 2027…