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Spokane transportation panel adopts Bicycle Priority Network resolution after exchange on pedestrian access
Summary
Spokane’s Transportation Commission unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing the Bicycle Priority Network and asked staff to add language ensuring pedestrian infrastructure referenced in that network will be designed to serve pedestrians as well as cyclists.
Spokane’s Transportation Commission unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing the city’s Bicycle Priority Network during its Jan. 15 meeting, after commissioners raised questions about how pedestrian infrastructure referenced in the network would be designed and installed.
The resolution formalizes the commission’s support for the Bicycle Priority Network and will guide staff recommendations to City Council on prioritized bicycle investments. Commissioners debated language to make sure pedestrian facilities, including pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHBs), remain accessible to pedestrians and are installed to applicable standards.
Kyland introduced the resolution and said staff’s intention was to…
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