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Nominations Needed for Local Transportation Awards
I have a request for the transportation professionals who read this blog, or for those who just keep informed with local transportation issues or happenings. The "Advancing Women in Transportation" (WTS) Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Chapter, wants to recognize the people in...
Transportation Technical Committee Meeting September 27
The next meeting of the Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) is next Wednesday, September 27 here at SRTC. The meeting agenda is here. If anything on it catches your eye, please feel free to attend. Or if you have something transportation-related you would like to...
Proposed Amendment to Transportation Improvement Program
As we do several times throughout each year, SRTC is proposing another update to the 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). This one would add three new projects to the program and modifying two already in it. The TIP identifies projects to be undertaken...
Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting Sept. 25
The next meeting of SRTC's Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) is next Monday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is here. Everyone is welcome at all SRTC committee meetings so feel free to attend if anything catches your interest. There is a public comment...
Transportation Workshop For Seniors/People with Disabilities
Are you a senior citizen or a person with a disability? Or a family member or friend of one? The Spokane County Mobility Management Project wants to hear from you. They are hosting several transportation workshops to focus on the unmet transportation needs of seniors...
Your input on transportation spending is important
SRTC is proposing to spend almost $8M on local transportation projects and are looking for input from the public on the Transportation Improvement Program. You can submit your comments on this blog post or by emailing it to contact.srtc@srtc.org or by attending our...
Loss of Cars to Harvey Causing Labor Issues in Houston
It's been a week since Hurricane Harvey swamped Houston, but tow trucks are still hauling vehicles from flooded neighborhoods to dealerships or giant fields where insurance adjusters can assess the damage. According to the Associated Press, Harvey killed at least 70...
Local Road Construction Update
SPOKANE VALLEY Euclid Ave. between Tschirley Rd. and Barker Rd.- Road/sewer project. Full road closure through the end of September. Saltese Rd., 16th Ave. to 24th Ave.- Street Preservation Project. Daily road closures from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the end of...
SRTC Board Meeting September 14
The next meeting of SRTC's Board of Directors is next Thursday, September 14 at 1 p.m.. The meeting agenda is here. It includes the results of SRTC's recent audit, an overview of the 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and a presentation on the I-90,...
Midwife Rides Swan Floatie Through Flood to Deliver Baby
I've seen all kinds of ways to commute to work- but on a swan?? That's how midwife Cathy Rude reached a client last week who was in labor; by commandeering an inflatable swan to traverse the floodwaters of Katy, Texas. According to the Today Show, Cathy Rude tried...