Councilmember Encourages City Pedestrian Plan
In his monthly newsletter, Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder writes about how walking isn't just good for your physical health, but also for your mental health. Studies apparently show that walking could be prevention for Alzheimer's disease. And that, Mr. Snyder says, is just one more reason the City of Spokane need a Pedestrian Master Plan.
Here's his news letter entry if you want to take a walk.
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.
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