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How A Transportation “Need” Becomes a Transportation Project
Most people don't think about what leads up to rolling heavy equipment into an area and starting a road construction project. Work zones don't just spring up out of nowhere though. There is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes before a "need" can become a...
SRTC Board Meeting Thursday, Oct. 11
The monthly meeting of SRTC's Board is this Thursday, October 11 at 1 p.m. here in SRTC's conference room, 421 W. Riverside, Suite 504, Spokane. The meeting agenda and packet is here. All SRTC Board and committee meetings are open to the public so feel free to attend...
Seattle Loves Bikeshare but Not Scootershare Programs
If you've spent any time in downtown Spokane recently, you have probably seen many people zipping by on those green Lime scooters. In my personal observation, more people are using the bikeshare program scooters than the actual bikes and they seem very popular. But...
National Walk & Bike to School Day Coming Oct. 10
How did it get to be October so fast? Well, however it happened, October means that the National Center for Safe Routes to School's 22nd Annual Walk & Bike to School Day is coming up. Schools across the nation are planning events for the day, Wednesday, Oct. 10,...
Proposed FAA Bill Includes Minimum Size for Airline Seats
A bill to authorize Federal Aviation Administration programs for five years includes a few other things you may have complained about when flying in the past. The House voted yesterday to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar...
Gov. Parris Glendening to Speak in Spokane
For the final event in our 2018 Education Series, SRTC is partnering with the American Planning Association Washington Chapter (APA WA) to bring Gov. Parris Glendening to Spokane. Glendening is former Governor of Maryland and President of the Smart Growth America...
Additional October Transportation Technical Committee Meeting Schedule
An extra meeting of the Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) will be held in October, to provide committee members an opportunity to discuss a draft program of projects to fund in the coming years and review documentation received from project sponsors. That...
Gov. Parris Glendening Next Speaker in SRTC Education Series
SRTC's final Education Series event of the year is coming up so mark your calendar. Gov. Parris Glendening is former Governor of Maryland and President of the Smart Growth America Leadership Institute. He advises state and local governments on smart growth (an...
Amendment Proposed for Transportation Improvement Program
SRTC is looking for input from the public on an amendment to the 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that would change funding amounts for a Spokane Valley project already and delete two other Washington State Department of Transportation projects from...
Transportation Technical Committee Meeting Wednesday
The September meeting of the Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) is a week early this month due to some scheduling conflicts. It is this Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the SRTC office, 421 W. Riverside, Suite 504. The agenda for the meeting is here. If you have been...