Want to know what transportation projects are proposed for Spokane County, what your alternatives are to driving alone, and how to find out about local road closures or backups caused by accidents and other incidents? This blog is designed to educate the public on all transportation-related issues in Spokane County.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Dominoes Wants Pedestrians To Know Their Delivery Scooters Are There
Who would have thought Dominos would be worried about anything other than getting their pizzas delivered in 30 minutes or less? Apparently they are though because they've taken a creative approach to improving the safety of electric delivery scooters in the Netherlands. Because the quiet vehicles sometimes catch pedestrians unaware, with unfortunate results, the company added a quirky soundtrack to the motors.
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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