A lot of folks walked away from the Mark Fenton event last September with great ideas on pedestrian safety and the above photo was taken at his Lincoln Center presentation. It represented a unit of measurement known as a ‘Fenton’ with him lying down on the planting strip between the road and the sidewalk. Fenton explained if the planting strip was at least one ‘Fenton’ wide or more, it was enough width to protect people using the sidewalk from fast moving traffic. The pedestrian safety discussion continues next Saturday as The Office Of Neighborhood Services has partnered with Bicycle Alliance of Washington and the Pedestrian Transportation and Traffic Committee (PeTT) for a workshop on how to how to host a walkability audit in your own neighborhood. (Event details below.) The goal is to use these audits in federal grant applications for the improvement of your neighborhood’s streets and sidewalks. This section of the training will be followed up by some hands on experience as you will have the opportunity to implement an audit around St. Aloysius School in the Logan Neighborhood. If you attend, please wear bright clothing and comfortable walking shoes since you will be walking near some busy streets.

Also, you can use your new walkability audit talent to host an audit in your neighborhood during Traffic Awareness and Pedestrian Safety Week (April 9-18).

-March 15th Monday 6:00pm City Council Legislative Meeting, City Council Chamber, Lower Level, City Hall.

-March 15th Monday 6:30pm “Taking Control Of You Camera.” South Hill Library, 3324 South Perry. Event description courtesy of Spokane Public Library: Want tips on how to put your artistic stamp on your personal photos? Professional photographer Tyson Habein will offer instruction on manual camera features like shutter and film speed, composition, and focus. Participants are encouraged to bring their own camera; digital or film cameras are welcome as long as they have some “manual” functions.

-March 16th Tuesday 5:30pm Chase Youth Commission, City Council Briefing Center, Lower Level, City Hall

-March 16th Tuesday 6:30pm East Central Neighborhood Council Meeting, East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone

-March 17th Wednesday 10:00am Growth Management Steering Committee Of Elected Officials Spokane Transit Authority, 1230 W. Boone.

-March 17th Wednesday 1:30pm Spokane Regional Transportation Council – Transportation Technical Committee, Spokane Intermodal Facility (Amtrak/Greyhound Station), 221 W. 1st. Avenue, Third Floor.

-March 17th Wednesday 5:30pm Spokane Transit Authority – Board, City Council Chamber, Lower Level, City Hall

-March 18th Thursday 11:00am-5:00pm Community Building Farmer’s Market, Community Building Lobby, 35 W. Main

-March 20th Saturday, 9:30am Faith and Environment Network Sustainable Communities, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1832 West Dean

-March 20th Saturday 9:00am Walkability Audit, St Aloysius School, 611 E Mission Avenue. Please RSVP for this event by contacting Sandy Scott at 625-6730 or sscott@spokanecity.org.