Welcome to Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC).  SRTC is the Spokane region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization.  For more information on what we do at SRTC, please check out the ‘About Us’ page.

Click here for the latest in transportation happenings around the area and to express your opinions when it comes to local transportation issues.

Check your commute route on the Spokane Regional Transportation Management Center website. View over 60 live traffic cameras, follow traffic backups, and check construction updates in order to avoid delays.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Spokane Regional Transportation Council has an Information Technology (IT) Network Administrator position available. Please click here to view the job description and access application materials.

NEWS AND NOTICES

August 24, 2010
Transportation Vision Project Community Workshop
SRTC will host a community workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 14 as part of the Transportation Vision Project currently underway. The Project is aimed at identifying an ideal multi-modal transportation system for the region for the next 30-50 years.

More information on the workshop, and the Transportation Vision Project, can be found on the project website here. Click here to view a flyer for the workshop.

September 2, 2010
Brown Bag Session To Precede SRTC Board Meeting
The September 9 SRTC Board meeting will be preceded by a brown bag lunch session to learn about a draft Strategic Plan for 2011.  The plan is to ensure SRTC focuses time and attention on key transportation planning and programming activities.

The brown bag session starts at 12 p.m. at 221 W. First Ave., Suite 310, with the regularly-scheduled Board meeting beginning at 1 p.m.  The public is welcome to attend.  Lunch will not be provided.

August 17, 2010
Call For Projects For CMAQ and Transportation Enhancement Funds
SRTC announces a Call for Projects for two programs: Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) Program funds and Statewide Transportation Enhancements program funds. For more information on both programs and the funds available, click here.  A CMAQ/Enhancement Program Questions & Answers sheet has also recently been posted.

August 5, 2010
SRTC Rail Symposium Presentation Available
SRTC hosted three national rail and freight experts earlier this month at a symposium on the continuing evolution of the railroad and its effect on the economics of the inland pacific region. Click here to view the power point presentation that was given at the symposium. The presentation was also videotaped. While the video is too large to post here, a DVD of the symposium can be mailed to you if you click here and provide a name and mailing address.

June 9, 2010
Complete Streets Education Materials
SRTC is working with the Education Coalition for Safe and Complete Streets to educate local elected, civic, and business leaders about complete streets and the possibility of passing a complete streets policy in the City of Spokane. Two information sheets regarding complete streets have been produced; one explaining the concept and the benefits of complete streets and another addressing the effects a complete streets policy could have on area businesses. Please pass these info sheets on to anyone you think could benefit from them.

March 22, 2010
Spokane Regional Road Construction Map Now Available
The free 2010 Spokane Regional Road Construction Map is now available. The map is an annual collaboration of area government jurisdictions, including SRTC, Spokane County, the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley, and the Washington State Department of Transportation. 

Click here to view the map and zoom in. Click the project title to see the project's location on the map, or click on the project location to view the project description.

For a copy of the map, email contact.srtc@srtc.org, call (509) 343-6370 or stop by 221 W. First Ave., Suite 310 to pick one up.

The July 2010 SRTC newsletter is now available! Click here to see what projects and activities SRTC has been working on lately.