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Every bus stop with a person sitting on the curb because there is no bench (just a sign on a pole) is a policy failure.

Car culture is sitting in your car for 20+ minutes instead of getting out and walking into the restaurant.

We’re at the West Central Community Center’s Neighbor Day! A.M. Cannon Park until 6:30.

Sorry kids, didn’t see you there without any hi-viz. Didn't your parents teach you road safety?

For some members of STA's Board, control is their top (maybe sole) priority. Not only does this approach hurt our region, it also hurts those they purport to help through nepotic actions.

Guerrilla crosswalks drive city officials crazy, but they're a remarkably effective street safety tactic. Sympathetic media coverage is all but guaranteed -- esp when local leaders overreact.

A tainted process hurts the preferred candidate more than anyone else by fostering an atmosphere of distrust and disdain within Spokane Transit. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Think about the process a city goes through to hire a City Manager. It usually involves multiple public engagement opportunities, including things like interviews at Council meetings. Why do transit agencies act so differently? Seattle deserved better. Spokane deserves better.

BREAKING: Despite pushback last year on the lack of a public engagement process in the hunt for a new CEO, the Spokane Transit Authority task force just voted to limit board and public engagement to a single candidate selected by the four-person task force.

My favorite quote in this quote came from a transit advocate Sarah Rose, who described this version of public engagement as “like when a parent is introducing you to your new stepparent after they’re already married.”

By putting forth a single candidate for consideration, the CEO search task force kneecaps their preferred candidate by ensuring an asterisk will always be attached to their tenure as CEO.

This tainted process does a disservice to everyone, including the public, the STA Board of Directors, and the sole candidate the four person task force put forward for consideration. rangemedia.co/sta-ceo-sear...

I just realized that “inclusionary zoning costs will be paid for by developers” is the exact same argument as “tariffs will be paid by other countries, not U.S. consumers”

63% of American adults had unfavorable views of Martin Luther King Jr in August 1966, per Gallup surveys 46% of Mississippi GOP voters said interracial marriage should be illegal in a 2011 PPP poll to push w/e is popular instead of trying to popularize justice is to admit you lack moral leadership

reconfiguring streets for people is great policy, actually

When did you last ask teens what they want in a community planning effort? 2020 research: "89% of young adults in the UK aged 16-18 have never been asked about their neighbourhood" www.thedeveloper.live/opinion/enga.... #planning #UrbanPlanning #Youth

At the county courthouse this morning for a meeting of the county Transportation Benefit District, for a discussion of utilizing the county's TBD taxing authority for the first time since it was constituted in 2014.

A 2022 study gave people a free chauffeur for a few weeks, to simulate a world where lots of people have self driving cars. - Total VMT increased 60% (!!!) - Total trips increased 25% - Transit use decreased 70%, biking down 38%, walking down 10% ucits.org/research_pro...

#deleteUber (again). I always try to take local transit instead of ride hail — even if it takes longer, way longer. If you can afford ride hail you can afford the time to ride public transit. If the bus exists, ride it. Riding uber is funding a system of mobility haves and have nots.

90% of the reason cities exist is to minimise transport costs.

If these people *actually* cared about trees, they’d be clamoring for the entire city to be upzoned to prevent sprawl.

This is exactly what we need in #waleg. Currently, only one transit agency in the state (Sound Transit) can do transit-oriented development, and 80% of units need to be <80% AMI. Lift that restriction and allow all agencies to develop their land. Add permitting authority and it would be 🤌.

For most of my friends who have little kids, the #1 neighborhood concern is speeding drivers and unsafe streets. Mobilizing families with little kids should be priority #1 for bike/ped advocacy groups. Harder for politicians to ignore families with kids than stereotypical young, fearless cyclists

does single stair make biking more possible? maybe. is it a coincidence that many cities with the highest uptake in bicycling also have courtyards where bikes can be stored with level access to the street/bike path?

Did you know that Spokane is building 27 miles of new bike infrastructure by 2027?

Thanks all for coming out! Bikes for sure

AMAZING community bike ride night!!! Thank you to everyone who came out and to the lovely @lpangborn.bsky.social for being our tour guide and telling us about all the cool bike projects in the works!

📷 for @inlander.com story about Spokane’s traffic safety initiatives as seven people have died in traffic collisions this year. 📷1) Charles Partlow crosses 📷2) W. Sunset Hwy. at S. Lewis St., Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/news/spokane...

Tonight!

THURSDAY Join me and other folks from @rangemedia.co for a bike ride checking out the future bike infrastructure you probably don't know about! Plus some stuff about zoning and building regulations. 5:30pm, 9mi, party pace End at Brick West

Wednesday's Most Read # 1 - The Problem with My City Is That It’s a City link.theoverheadwire.com/jt8xg @mcsweeneys.net

Spokane City Council passed the Play Streets & Neighborhood Block Party Program ordinance. This new regulation allows neighbors to temporarily close non-arterial streets for recreational activities and community gatherings. #SpecialEvent #BlockParty www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Why do I spend countless hours of my time advocating for better transit? Because I know what is possible. Spokane has the potential to be the most livable, vibrant, and innovative city in North America. Now is the time.

RANGE’s community bike ride is *THIS* Thursday, May 22! We’ll meet at Spokane City Hall at 5:30pm, bike along the Centennial Trail, and end at Brick West Brewing Co (1318 W 1st Ave) for some socializing! The ride is led by our very own @lpangborn.bsky.social‬ & should take around 90 minutes

imagine a proactive, instead of a reactive, DOT. safer streets. better mobility. improved air quality. etc etc.

Do you assume that funding public transit in the US is a mostly left-wing cause? Here's a surprising crosstab from a recent statistically valid survey from the Spokane, Washington area. 85% of conservatives say that funding transit is at least "somewhat important!" Source: lnkd.in/g2gF7Y23

My politics in a headline:

Why do I spend countless hours of my time advocating for better transit? Because I know what is possible. Spokane has the potential to be the most livable, vibrant, and innovative city in North America. Now is the time.

Every time I'm at the STA Plaza, I hear at least one person asking a driver for directions or which bus to use.

115 people — including so many new faces! 6 workshops led by phenomenal presenters on organizing, advocacy, street design, government, tactical urbanism, and business outreach! What a great day. Thanks for coming to the first ever @sngreenways.bsky.social Organizing Symposium. You can make change!

The average American household spends nearly $10,000/year on a car. That includes: • $3,000+ on gas & maintenance • $1,500 on insurance • $4,000–$5,000 in car payments • Plus registration, taxes, parking, and more. (1/2)

If you can, please support RANGE.

Our editor laid himself off this week due to an impending cashflow shortage. We’re pretty devastated, and a little bit scared for the future of RANGE.

Spokane Reimagined had our regular membership meeting on the third floor of the Spokane Central Library last night and heard cars racing down Main Avenue all evening long.

Sad to see, too bad the mall wasn’t wearing brighter clothing