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Article Argues All the Reasons for a North-South Freeway
Spokane's Journal of Business recently published an article about how WashPIRG, a Seattle-based special interest group, says Spokane's North Spokane Corridor (NSC) is a "boondoggle." The group says the NSC will contribute to sprawl, displace homes and homeowners, is a...
Amendment Proposed to Transportation Improvement Program
The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) is looking for input from the public on an amendment to the 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that would add two new projects and change the details of one project already in the program. The TIP...
Amazon to Pay for West Plains Traffic Improvements
Amazon will pay $178,640 in traffic mitigation fees to Airway Heights to be used for improvements to the intersection of Hayford Road and U.S. Route 2, according to the Cheney Free Press. City officials say that money will primarily be used for a second southbound...
Transportation Technical Committee Meeting Aug. 22
The next meeting of the Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) is next Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 1:30 p.m. here at SRTC. The meeting agenda is here. SNAP staff will be at the meeting also to give a presentation on their Ride to Care Program. As always, everyone is...
Joe Minicozzi to Speak on City Planning Issues
Another event is coming up quickly in our Education Series. SRTC is bringing Joe Minicozzi, AICP to Spokane on Sept. 13. Minicozzi is the principal of Urban3, an Asheville, North Carolina consulting firm, and a popular speaker on city planning issues. In a free...
September TTC Meeting Date Changed
Please note a change in date for the September Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) meeting. Due scheduling conflicts, the September meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 19 at 1:30 p.m. at SRTC, 421 W. Sprague Ave., Suite 504. As always, the agenda and...
SRTC’s Land Use Allocation Methodology Evaluated
SRTC recently conducted an evaluation of our current methodology for projecting and allocating future employment and housing inventories. These allocations are intended to project growth region-wide, and are used in our Travel Demand Model that shows how the regional...
Input Needed on Priority List of Projects
SRTC’s Board of Directors yesterday (August 9, 2018) approved a priority list of transportation projects for the Spokane region and is now asking for input from the public on it. The list reflects the values of the region, consistent with the Guiding Principles in...
Old Electric Vehicle Batteries Find New Life
It's good to keep busy in retirement, which is what the first batch of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are doing now that they are hitting the age that they need to be retired. Instead of throwing the batteries away, where they would end up in landfills,...
Trent Avenue Roundabout Now Open
In case you hadn't heard, another phase of road construction wrapped up in the City of Spokane recently. The new roundabout at Perry Street and Iron Bridge Way opened last weekend with no fanfare or celebrations. It will act as the eastern end of Martin Luther King...