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2014 Traffic-Calming Projects Recap

2014 Traffic-Calming Projects Recap

Here’s a short video from the City recapping the twenty traffic-calming projects that have been carried out across Spokane in the past year through approximately $617,000 in Photo Red funding. It also mentions some of the proposed projects for 2015. In Emerson-Garfield, the traffic-calming project that was part of this 2014 round was the installation of roundabouts on W Montgomery (now completed). In 2015, E-G will see sidewalks installed in that area through the same scheme. By the way, brace yourself about 6 seconds in….

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Recap of the November E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Recap of the November E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Here’s a recap of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting that took place on Wednesday, November 12. Once they’ve been approved, you can download the full minutes from this page. The first speaker was Tim Schwering, the Director of Strategic Initiatives in charge of civilian oversight for the Spokane Police Department. A sample body camera was passed through the room. He noted a study of camera use in Rialto, CA, which showed a 59% decrease in the use of force and an 87.5%…

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Take the STA Moving Forward Survey

Take the STA Moving Forward Survey

STA Moving Forward is the Spokane Transit Authority’s draft ten-year implementation plan that proposes to sustain existing service levels and provide more and better transit for the growing region. As a part of the public outreach period from September through November, the STA has provided an online survey to solicit feedback on the proposed package of transit projects as well as a potential funding mechanism in the form of a voter-approved 0.3% increase in the local sales tax rate. Karl Otterstrom, Director…

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Recap of the October E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Recap of the October E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

The October 8 meeting of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council began at its new time of 6pm. Christa Richardson of the Corbin Senior Activity Center started off the meeting by sharing the good news about their Munch and Mingle auction on September 27, which raised $20,000. Of that, $4,000 was directed towards the elevator. The center’s new van arrived as well. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications were explained, and attendees were invited to participate in determining how the funding for 2015 will be allocated…

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E-G’s October e-Newsletter Is Out

E-G’s October e-Newsletter Is Out

The October edition of Emerson-Garfield’s monthly e-newsletter with upcoming activities, event recaps, useful info and important reminders went out today. Click here to read it, and click here to sign up to have future mailings (no more than once a month — we promise!) to your inbox if you aren’t subscribed already. For some of you, today will bring a double whammy of neighborhood news, since our quarterly print postcard mailings have also started arriving in mailboxes.