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• Getting There: Work on second corridor circle begins

  May 21, 2012 in City on Page A1 Construction crews are launching yet another step in the multistage construction of the North Spokane Corridor. Work will start today on a second roundabout on North Freya Street to handle … 4

• Community School helps students with bikes

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Riding her new purple bike, Holmes Elementary fifth-grader Bryanna Coopersmith patiently waited her turn last month during Community School’s Bike Closet mobile bike clinic at the school. Bryanna and nine …

• Do Your Part: Save money; try two wheels

  April 2, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Do you wince when you fill up your gas tank? Don’t expect the pain at the pump to end anytime soon. That makes it the right time to grab your …

• 2 killed in bicycle-motorcycle crash identified

  March 26, 2012 in News, City A bicyclist and motorcyclist who died Saturday in a crash in the Millwood area have been identified as James Wilson, 46, and Jerrel I. Bailey-O’Neal, 22. 11

• Initial bike event draws varied crowd with its deals

  March 25, 2012 in City on Page B1 About 1,300 bicyclists – experienced and novice, young and old – descended on the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center on Saturday to buy, sell and trade bikes at what … 3

• Getting There: Citylink budget cuts force route changes

  March 19, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Citylink, the free bus system in Kootenai and Benewah counties, is facing major cuts in service next month to the urban lines in Kootenai County. A reduced budget is forcing … 1

• Transportation expert urges cities to think outside the car

  March 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 An expert on transportation in the U.S. says communities can save money and create greater vitality by rethinking the way they use transportation dollars. By emphasizing alternatives to the automobile, … 3

• West Plains Interstate 90 ramps under study

  February 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 Industrial growth along Interstate 90 southwest of Spokane is leading transportation engineers to take a serious look at interchange improvements at the Geiger Road and Medical Lake exits. The arrival …

• SpokeFest offers array of bike routes

  September 11, 2011 in City on Page B1 Both experienced and inexperienced bicyclists, young and old, will enjoy a ride around Spokane together today at SpokeFest. The ride isn’t competitive. It’s a way to celebrate cycling and promote … 16

• Football star’s $5,000 mountainbike stolen in CdA

  September 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 It’s getting so a famous football player just can’t visit Coeur d’Alene anymore. Drew Bledsoe was in town over the Labor Day weekend, visiting friends with his family, and his …

• Spokane County may require helmets

  August 20, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners will take testimony Tuesday on a proposal to require helmet use on just about anything that has wheels and isn’t a car. The proposed ordinance would apply … 9

• Getting there: Spokane Valley considers designated bike routes

  July 18, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 A proposal to build more sidewalks and create safer bicycle routes in Spokane Valley is headed for action before the City Council this summer. Because Spokane Valley grew up under … 2

• Getting There: State designing upgrades for I-90

  May 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 Big freeway improvements take so long to plan and build that state engineers have already started design work on improvements to Interstate 90 from Barker to Harvard roads even though … 1

• Clark Fork resident reflects on discipline that cycling taught him

  October 31, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 When Lance Armstrong wrote his memoir, he chose a title that sent a message that he did not want to be defined by his cycling career. The book, “It’s Not …

• Bike-riding bank robbery suspect identified

  October 18, 2010 in City A 33-year-old man with no substantial criminal record appeared before a U.S. magistrate in a jail jumpsuit today, accused of robbing a north Spokane bank at gunpoint last week.

• Possible serial bank robber arrested in Spokane

  October 14, 2010 in City A masked gunman was arrested shortly after he robbed a north Spokane bank this afternoon, authorities say. 4

• Clark: Bike lanes circumvent Spokane’s true spirit

  October 5, 2010 in City on Page A5 Downtown bike lanes? Come on. Spokane needs downtown bike lanes like it needs a two-term mayor. 14

• City analysis notes bike route’s potential for snarled traffic

  October 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Removing a lane for cars in favor of one for bicycles along Second Avenue downtown would cause longer traffic backups during rush hour in at least two locations, Spokane officials … 42

• Getting There: Road-sharing just got easier

  September 27, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 The Howard Street corridor in Spokane from Fourth Avenue to Buckeye Street is being turned into a bicycle route. In addition, a bicycle loop is being marked off in the … 33

• SpokeFest draws more than 2,000 cyclists – and a gorilla

  September 13, 2010 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 Bill Bender’s fingerprints are all over SpokeFest, and SpokeFest fingerprints are all over him – or at least his hands. The event organizer posts himself in front of the event’s … 5

• SpokeFest benefits bicycling

  August 22, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 While many organized cycling events raise money for worthy causes such as medical research and ski patrols, Spokane’s SpokeFest bicycling event seeks only to promote bicycling and the health and …

• Late-summer bicycling events roll into October

  August 22, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 There’s no reason to lose the cycling edge you honed this season as summer freewheels into autumn. Cycling events of some sort for a wide range of abilities are scheduled …

• Bicyclist seriously injured after car hits him

  April 16, 2010 in City A bicyclist on Cheney-Plaza Road was seriously injured Thursday evening when he was struck by a car in the southbound lane of the road two miles south of Cheney. 11

• Bicyclist hit by car south of Cheney

  April 16, 2010 in City on Page A8 A 36-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured Thursday when he was hit by a car while riding about two miles south of Cheney. 1

• Council votes to look into ‘complete streets’

  April 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 Bike lanes, improved sidewalks and other transportation amenities will get a renewed focus in the city of Spokane. The Spokane City Council agreed Monday to direct city workers to “identify … 10

• Goals include safe access for walkers, bicyclists

  January 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 It really had nothing to do with the snow. Dave Robertson, 44, of west Spokane, was walking home from his job at Rings and Things downtown at dusk, on one … 2

• Specialized bike provides ride of his life

  November 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C13 The bicycle that carried Scott Stoll around the world doesn’t look like anything special. There’s tape on the frame and extra washers to hold racks in place. The leather saddle …

• Spokane becoming more of a ‘bike city’

    September 13, 2009 in City The number of people turning out for community bicycling events is growing in Spokane. It all adds up to a strong – if non-scientific – impression among bicycling enthusiasts: Spokane … 2

• Bike offers no-sweat commuting

  June 14, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C9 Flip up the kickstand, swing a leg over the frame, check your handlebar-mounted computer display, and go. The OHM XU700, an electric-assist bicycle, is rolling, and you’re in for a … 1

• Rich Landers: Time to trade ski poles for pedals

  June 23, 2008 in City on Page A5 Tired of life’s uphill grind? With the slopes mostly bare of snow and a powder dream-season just a memory, two area ski resorts will turn their attention to lifting the …