The Added Value of Public Transport

The Added Value of Public Transport

Home Values Performed 42 Percent Better When Located Near Public Transportation during Last Recession Location, location, location near public transportation may be the new real-estate mantra according to a new study released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Data in the study reveals that during the last recession, residential property values performed 42 (41.6) percent better on average if they were located near public transportation with high-frequency service. The Spokane Transit…

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Quality of Life vs. Quick Buck

Quality of Life vs. Quick Buck

One week ago, the Spokane County commissioners opted to gobble up another 6,000 acres of surrounding countryside to build more cookie-cutter homes and strip malls. Their expansion of the urban growth area (UGA) could end up costing taxpayers an additional $64 million. Developers and big-box stores are the ones who most stand to benefit. In his recent column titled “Growth vote unsupported by the math,” the Spokesman-Review‘s Shawn Vestal outlines some of the opposition to the UGA vote as well…

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3rd District Town Hall Meetings (Mar 16)

3rd District Town Hall Meetings (Mar 16)

Washington Community Action Network has sent out an e-mail to notify residents that the 3rd District legislators (namely, State Senator Andy Billig and Reps. Marcus Riccelli and Timm Ormsby) will be returning to Spokane to hold two Town Hall Meetings on Saturday, March 16: 10am to noon at Shadle Park High School Auditorium, 4327 N. Ash Street 2 to 4pm at Emmanuel Family Life Center, 631 S. Richard Allen Ct If you live in Emerson-Garfield (here’s a handy neighborhood map), you’re…

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Results of Traffic-Calming Votes

Results of Traffic-Calming Votes

In response to the neighborhood council’s call for traffic-calming proposals, two arterial and three residential proposals were submitted by neighborhood residents. Arterial: A. Traffic from Monroe uses Lincoln for alternate arterial. With McDonald’s on the corner, there is additional traffic from that. Too many cars are going too fast and not slowing down for the intersections. Signs like “Slow” or MPH signs would be helpful. This includes Nora and Augusta. B. Maple/Ash Streets and Jackson. Needs a crosswalk light for…

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Materials for the Mar 13 EGNC Meeting

Materials for the Mar 13 EGNC Meeting

The next Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Meeting will take place this Wednesday (March 13). As usual, it will start at 7pm and be held at the Corbin Senior Center. You can get the materials (agenda, minutes for approval) on the Downloads page, or just download them here: Agenda for the March 13, 2013 meeting Minutes from the February 13, 2013 meeting (pending approval) Some of the big agenda items include: Announcement of traffic-calming voting results Updates to the city’s Comprehensive Plan…

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