Hello everyone, Jeff Johnson, Executive Director, Spokane C.O.P.S. (JJohnson@spokanecops.org, 509-625-3300) provided the ENGC with the following letter asking us to share with our community. Please see below and connect with C.O.P.S. if you’d like any more information. Thanks!
As was mentioned in the last EGNC meeting, there is currently an open position for a Transportation Commission Liaison. More information below, from Annie Deasy, City of Spokane staff liaison to the Liaison Committee.
As mentioned in the EGNC meeting this evening, there are multiple openings on the Citizen’s Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB). If you are interested in learning more about this role, please visit the City website, here. CTAB meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, at 5:30pm, in the City of Spokane Streets Department Conference Room – 901 N. Nelson Street. If transportation isn’t your calling, but you would still like to get involved, there is a list of…
Spokane Transit Authority is now taking public feedback on proposed changes to the current fare policy. First and foremost, the proposal does not include a fare increase. Rather, the draft policy intends to expand transit discount program eligibility to thousands more people throughout the region, as well as introduce a new approach to collecting fares called “fare capping.” This short video explains fare capping, which is intended to address current fare inequities and reduces financial barriers to transit by eliminating the…
Gabby Ryan, our neighborhood staff liaison, wanted to share this opportunity for community members to serve in the Spokane County United Way’s AmeriCorps VISTA Program. She stated in her email: It’s often described as the domestic Peace Corps, and allows for folks to do intentional and impactful community-based work. Being an AmeriCorps VISTA was what allowed for me to begin my work in the Spokane community, as I served as the AmeriCorps VISTA in Eastern Washington University’s Office of Community…