📣The EGNC FREE Summer Concert will be held this Sunday, August 18th from 4:00-6:00 PM at Emerson Park. 🌲🌳🎵🎶 Featuring music by Rockabilly Space Force! 🎶🎵🌳🌲 We hope that many Emerson-Garfield neighbors can attend!
Would you like to be included as a sponsor of this popular annual free community event? If you are interested in signing on as a sponsor, please email the EGNC Concert Chair at genebrake01@gmail.com
EGNC would like to share the information below with the Emerson/Garfield community.
From the Spokane Regional Transportation Council – In partnership with Spokane County and Commute Smart Northwest, SRTC is currently updating the region’s Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Plan. The CTR program is intended to help reduce drive-alone trips throughout the region and encourages the use of alternative transportation options such as public transit, biking, walking, and teleworking options.
As part of this effort, we wanted to invite you to our virtual open house, scheduled for Wednesday, August 21 at 6pm. During this time, attendees will learn more about Commute Trip Reduction and can share their commute experience and obstacles. If you’d like to join us, you can join via zoom at the link provided: https://bit.ly/CTR-OPEN-HOUSE
Your comments help inform planning strategies and investments throughout the region. Survey results will be shared between SRTC and a host of local planning agencies, such as Spokane County, the City of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Airway Heights, Cheney, and Medical Lake.
If you have any questions for us or would like more information, you can reach out to mredlinger@srtc.org and bkloskey@srtc.org – or contact the SRTC office at 509-343-6370.
Thank you for being a valuable part of this community, and we hope to see you at the virtual open house!
In May, the council approved a motion to write and submit a letter of opposition from the EGNC to the Spokane City Planning staff regarding the 601 W. Mansfield Conditional Use Permit. This permit would allow a new convenience store in the interior of the Emerson Garfield neighborhood. Many neighbors also submitted comments indicating opposition independently. City staff provided notice of approval of the Conditional Use Permit on 7/9/24. In part, the decision stated: “Staff received 76 public comments on the proposal: six during the agency review period and 70 during the public comment period. One comment was in favor of the proposed use. The remaining comments expressed apprehensions or opposition to the proposed use.”
At the EGNC July meeting, held 7/10/24, the council approved a motion to write an additional letter of objection in support of appealing the decision. A neighborhood member, of their own accord and not as a representative of the council, has been reaching out to lawyers and looking into the potential costs of the decision appeal process. This neighbor has set up a GoFundMe account to cover the anticipated fees for these efforts, including lawyer fees and the $250 appeal filing fee. Due to the consistently high level of engagement on this matter, we are sharing that information here so that those who are interested may choose to participate.
The Spokane Regional Transportation Council is sharing the draft Regional Safety Action Plan for public review. Find out more below:
Fatal or serious injury crashes not only negatively impact the people who get hurt. They also affect countless other family members, emergency responders and friends. That is the most important reason for the development of the Regional Safety Action Plan. The draft plan is now available and is set to go to the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) Board of Directors on July 11. The Regional Safety Action Plan includes an analysis of 2018 to 2023 crash data, public feedback, local jurisdiction crash fact sheets, and possible strategies and actions to address the outlined safety concerns.
Notably, the public feedback that SRTC gathered earlier in the year aligns with the issues identified through data analysis. The public noted concerns about unsafe speeds, missing sidewalks, distracted and impaired driving and more. Community members also shared what would make them feel safer, which is accounted for in the possible action items jurisdictions can take in the future. Once finalized and adopted by the Board of Directors, local jurisdictions will be eligible to apply for the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) implementation grant to fund safety projects that will contribute to eliminating fatal and serious injury crashes in the region.
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