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Bigelow/Forker Project Open House
You are invited to a meeting to learn about Spokane County’s Bigelow Gulch/Forker Road Intersection (Project 4A) and Bigelow Gulch (Project 5) projects at an open house next week. Project 4A will construct a portion of the Bigelow Gulch project at the existing Forker...
Seattle Commuters Are Finding Ways Not to Drive Alone
Nearly one in five commuters in Seattle (and nearly 40 percent in downtown) now rides the bus to get to work, according to Mobility Lab, going off data provided by Commute Seattle. The numbers say that fewer than 30 percent of trips to work in the city center are in...
Veterans Day Observations
Veterans Day is this Saturday, Nov. 11. While school is out this Friday, Nov. 10 to observe it, many government agencies stay open, including SRTC. Spokane Valley and the Washington State Department of Transportation will also be closed Friday for Veterans Day though....
SRTC Board Meeting Thursday, Nov. 9
The monthly meeting of the SRTC Board of Directors is this Thursday, Nov. 9. The meeting agenda is here. As always, SRTC Board meetings are open to the public so if anything catches your eye, please feel free to attend the meeting.
Spokane Valley Council Supports Renaming Section of SR 27
On behalf of the Spokane Valley City Council, Mayor Rod Higgins has sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee supporting a petition to rename a section of Washington State Route 27 (SR 27) to "Sam Strahan Memorial Highway" in honor of the victim of the September Freeman High...
Spokane Valley Council to Vote on Lowering 8th Speed Limit
The city of Spokane Valley is lowering the speed limit on Eight Avenue to make it safer, according to the Spokane Valley News Herald. The intersection of McDonald Road and Eighth Avenue had several T-bone crashes in the past. East-west drivers are required to stop at...
Queen and Palace Guard Charged With Teaching Good Commuter Manners
When I get off of public transit in many cities, I see a homeless guy panhandling and usually a lot of people smoking. When you get off public transit in Geneva, you will see a Buckingham Palace guard and the queen. Okay, not the actual queen, but an actor portraying...
Second Snoqualmie Avalanche Bridge Complete
Your drive across I-90 Snoqualmie Pass will look a little different soon. The week of Nov. 6, the Washington State Department of Transportation will switch the westbound lanes onto the second, new avalanche bridge. The first avalanche bridge was completed in summer...
Insight Still Needed on Public Participation Plan
A reminder that we're still looking for input on SRTC's updated Public Participation Plan (PPP). The PPP documents how SRTC reaches out to members of the public to keep them informed about our planning activities. That includes the documents we produce and how we...
Iceland Paints 3D Crosswalk to Increase Pedestrian Safety
A town in Iceland is hoping a new kind of crosswalk, an optical illusion that appears to float above the road, will shock people into paying attention. According to MyModernMet, the optical illusion is extremely realistic and even shifts perspectives depending on how...