Getting There archive for Jan. 1, 2015
MONDAY, DEC. 28, 2015
FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 2015
TUESDAY, DEC. 8, 2015
![An evening commuter hits a large street puddle at the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Atlanta Street after rainfall set a daily record on Dec. 7, 2015, in Spokane, Wash. The recent windstorm left many storm drains clogged with debris, which caused widespread street flooding around town. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Will Spokane move beyond traffic and win $50 million? 29
Oh by gosh, by golly, the U.S. Department of Transportation and billionaire Paul Allen are offering $50 million to the winner of a Smart City competition intended to solve traffic problems with high tech solutions. $50 million!
SATURDAY, NOV. 14, 2015
![Jane Scott adjusts her husband David's bike helmet before doing a nine-mile SpokeFest ride on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in downtown Spokane, Wash. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Study says that bicycle helmets do not help 14
But having more people ride, and better bikeway infrastructure, does.
FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 2015
What driverless cars will see 2
The New York Times has a fantastic article about the hallucinogenic view driverless cars will have when they start driving us around.
THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2015
INVERSE: Permeable pavement is The Future 7
And Spokane has permeable pavement. Therefore, Spokane is the future.
MONDAY, OCT. 26, 2015
![October 29, 1994. Roxanne Ryan and her daugher Patricia check speed of drivers along McDonald Road in Spokane Valley near the two elementary schools where traffic problems have been recurring. Roxanne has a handheld radar gun and a sign that registers the speed in the 20 mph school zone. (Steve Thompson)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Speed cameras in school zones? Spokane candidates weigh in 17
The city is in the midst of a pilot program testing the use of traffic cameras to catch speeders in school zones. We asked candidates in Spokane city races what they thought of the cameras.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23, 2015
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21, 2015
![A horse appears to stand sentry at a Port Angeles, Wash., corral entrance Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1993, that posts a "Whoa" sign, rather than the typical stop sign. (AP Photo/Peninsula Daily News, Tom Thompson)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Will Spokane follow San Francisco with the Idaho stop? 2
San Francisco is considering allowing cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs, a practice commonly known as the "Idaho stop," because the Gem State has allowed such a move for decades.
MONDAY, OCT. 19, 2015
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 2015
VIDEO: Downhill climbing newest CRAZY fad
Good morning! This video about downhill climbing will get your heart pumping and your palms sweating faster than a shot of espresso to the heart. THESE GUYS ARE NUTSO
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 2015
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 2015
![The candidates are introduced prior to the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
The real winner of last night's GOP debate 3
Silent, imposing, produced way more hot air than Trump. Ever.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, 2015
MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 2015
![Riders line up along Spokane Falls Boulevard for the REI 21-Mile River Loop ride during SpokeFest on Sunday. (Colin Mulvany)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Bicycles May Use Full Lane 5
That simple phrase - "Bicycles May Use Full Lane" - gets across the rules of the road and increases safety, study says.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, 2015
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 2015
Honda designs car for cyclists
A car for people who ride bikes but still like cars.
FRIDAY, AUG. 28, 2015
![Google’s annual revenue has continued to soar. (Associated Press)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Bike or Google car: Who would win? 1
Always bet on the bike. Unless there's a car involved. Unless the car is driven by a computer.
TUESDAY, AUG. 25, 2015
MONDAY, AUG. 24, 2015
FRIDAY, AUG. 21, 2015
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What's a road diet? 5
We have plenty of wide roads in Spokane, the leavings of decades of car-centered city planning.
THURSDAY, AUG. 13, 2015
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12, 2015
![(Photo courtesy The Radavist)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Elephant bikes: Built in Spokane 1
To the naysayers who say there's nay bikes in Spokane, know this: Not only are there bikes, but there is also a dude who builds bikes in Spokane.
TUESDAY, AUG. 11, 2015
![Pedestrians cross Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., just north of the Othello station, after Sound Transit Link Light Rail's line opened in 2009. (AP Photo/Seattle Times, Ellen M. Banner)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Seattle Transit joins Spokane with green bonds 1
Last week, the Seattle Transit Authority issued $923 million in green bonds in what's being called the largest green-bond issuance by a municipal entity. Of course, Spokane already did it so there.
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