Learn about the SRTC 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program and the transportation projects on the horizon.
Date: Tuesday, September 17
Time: 3:30-5:30 pm
Location: Spokane Community College, SCC Lair, 1810 N Greene St (map)
The City of Spokane is seeking input from the public regarding the replacement of the Post Street Bridge. View the current construction options and take a survey on the City’s website.
The City would like public input on how to accommodate vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians on the 51 ft. wide bridge deck. This includes one vehicular travel lane northbound, pedestrian and bicycle routes as well as accommodating the Centennial Trail.
Spokane Regional Transportation Council is hosting Joe Minicozzi, a popular speaker on effective city planning.
In a free session that is open to the public, Mr. Minicozzi will talk about planning walkable urban developments, changing the perception of biking and walking as being “alternative” transportation, the value of buildings versus the value of parking lots, and growth strategies that can reduce transportation costs while boosting tax revenues.
Minicozzi’s experience in public and private sector city planning, as well as private sector real estate finance, has helped him develop award-winning analytic tools that have been nationally recognized.
When: Thursday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m.
Where: Greater Spokane Incorporated, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100, Spokane, WA 99201
Who: Everyone is welcome!
Price: FREE!
More Info: contact.srtc@srtc.org or 509-343-6370
The City of Spokane is conducting a parking study to examine a wide range of key issues including; parking prices, parking technology, parking development and growth trends, angled parking, walking and safety, employee parking options, and parking rules.
As part of these efforts, they are seeking your input.
Complete the survey and have a chance to win a gift card to Atticus Coffee & Gifts! Enter your email in question #1 to be eligible.
Each survey should take about 7-10 minutes to complete. All responses will remain confidential and only be reported in the aggregate.
The City of Spokane is currently focusing on “infill housing,” which means that planners and policymakers are working on revisions to regulations that will enable additional housing development on vacant lots and parcels in already built-up areas.
Here in Emerson-Garfield, infill is the kind of development that we’re most likely to see over the next 20 years, so it’s important to see what code changes are being proposed and why. Informing yourself now and shaping policy accordingly is the best way to participate in this process, not when a project starts to break ground on the lot next door.
An in-person open house was already held at the West Central Community Center about two weeks ago. But not everyone is able to attend those meetings, and that’s why the City is holding a live online Q&A tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 16) at 7am on the City’s Facebook page. That will be an opportunity for you to ask questions, offer feedback, or have your comments heard.
The first proposed changes to cottage housing, pocket residential and compact lot standards, as part of a larger series involving changes to other regulations, would allow additional ownership options and creative site arrangements, while updating and enhancing the design guidelines. A committee reviewing infill development on such vacant land recommended the changes. The map to the left shows where infill will likely be most heavily concentrated.
For more information about how the City is approaching infill housing or opportunities to get involved, visit the project page or contact Nathan Gwinn at 625-6893 or ngwinn@spokanecity.org.
[UPDATE Nov. 16] The video from the Q&A event has been posted. See below.
The Spokane Regional Transportation Council is (SRTC) is proposing to invest almost $800 million into the local transportation system in the next several years and is holding an open house on Tuesday, September 19, 4-6pm at 421 W Riverside Ave (Paulsen Center), Ste. 504 (flyer) to give members of the public an idea of what projects that would fund.
Every year, SRTC updates the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) with projects and programs jurisdictions within Spokane County plan to build or implement during the upcoming four years. The draft 2018-2021 can be viewed at https://www.srtc.org/transportation-improvement-program/. It includes $789,399,322 in transportation investments. That will fund 106 projects. Three of the major projects will be highlighted at the open house. Presentations start at 4:30 p.m. and will cover:
Staff from SRTC, Spokane Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation will be on hand to answer questions. If you can’t make it to the open house can still share your thoughts. Comments can be emailed to contact.srtc@srtc.org, mailed to SRTC or phoned in to (509) 343-6370.
