Thursday, April 30, 2009

Valley Seeking ARRA Funds For Bike Master Plan

Spokane Valley is eligible for $823,000 in Federal Recovery Act grant funds to spend on energy conservation planning or projects that result in energy savings and long-term sustainability.

One of the projects they are interested in developing with that money for is a Bike Master Plan (BMP). A goal of the Comprehensive Plan is the adoption of a BMP that will enable the City to leverage funds for the construction of alternative transportation facilities.

The City is conducting a public meeting on May 7th from 5-7:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers to gather public input on that project idea and others.

The goal of the grant is to create energy savings, new jobs, and long-term environmental benefits for cities. Other ideas being considered are:

- Exchanging traditional traffic lights with LED lights
- Conducting energy audits on City-owned facilities
- Preparing a long-term energy plan for the City
- Sprague Avenue traffic signal coordination system from University to Sullivan

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About SRTC

SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.