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Open House November 1
We're having a party! Well, it's more like an open house, I guess. Spokane County's population is expected to grow by 105,000 people by the year 2040. That means more people trying to get more people and more demand on the regional transportation system. Without some...
Transportation Technical Committee Meeting Oct. 25
The next meeting of the Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) is next Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 in SRTC's conference room at 421 W. Riverside, Suite 504. The meeting agenda is here. All SRTC committee meetings are open to the public so feel free to attend if...
Map Shows Projects Recommended for Completion in Next 20+ Years
Horizon 2040 is our long-range plan that is currently available for public review and comment. Every four years we update this plan with new analysis of areas that need improvements in our transportation system, new strategies to guide how those improvements are made,...
Transportation Advisory Committee Meetings Oct. 23
The next meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) is next Monday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. in SRTC's conference room. The meeting agenda can be found here. As always, SRTC committee meetings are open to the public, so if something on the agenda interests you,...
Spokane City Announces Revamped Snow Plan
The City of Spokane today announced their new and improved snow response plan. The plan includes adding more plowing on residential streets, moving driveway berms, and get through the work more quickly. This is important because it's one of the most common complaints...
Horizon 2040: How to Move Our Transportation System Into the Future
I've had the chance to live in Seattle or Portland, but there's one main thing that has always kept me in Spokane- the lack of traffic. I can get most places in just 15 minutes by car and only a little longer by bus and I haven't pulled my hair out from sitting in...
Bicycling Deaths Are Soaring Across the Country
A new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association says bike deaths are rising at an alarming rate. The most recent data shows an increase in bike deaths of 12.2 percent in 2015, which outpaced the rise in overall traffic fatalities. The Washington Post reports...
Barker Road/BNSF Railways Crossing Project Open House
The City of Spokane Valley is hosting a community meeting to gather input on the project that would develop an under- or overpass on Barker Road where it crosses the BNSF Railways tracks just south of Trent Ave. Five potential alignments will be presented. Spokane...
Transit Pass and Bike Share Access for the Price of One in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has come up with a good way to get people out of cars while effectively getting them where they want to go. According to Streetsblog USA, when you buy a farecard for the local transit system, you also get access to the local bike share system at no...
Car “Vending Machine” Opens in Florida
You can buy soda, movies, toys and even bait out of vending machines, but now cars also?? Yes that's right, according to News4JAX a "car vending" machine has just gone into business in Jacksonville, Florida. The vending machine serves as a pick up option for the...