Thursday, June 14, 2012

Proposed Amendment to the Transportation Improvement Program

We're proposing an amendment to the 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and giving you a chance to comment on the proposed changes. The TIP is a programming document that identifies specific projects proposed to be undertaken during the upcoming four years. The proposed amendment includes the following projects:

City of Spokane: Citywide Heat Applied Thermoplastic Pedestrian Crosswalk Markings, Downtown Spokane Pedestrian Countdown Timer Signalized Intersection Modifications, Hamilton St./Nevada St. Pedestrian Countdown Timers - Sharp to Wellesley, and High Dr. & 29th Ave Congestion Mitigation Study and Design.

Spokane Transit Authority: Implementation of CAD/AVL for Real-Time Bus Information.

City of Spokane Valley: Wellesley/Adams Sidewalk Project, Argonne Rd Safety Improvements - Empire to Knox, Argonne/Mullan Corridor Safety Improvements - Indiana to Broadway, Citywide Safety Improvements, Mansfield Ave Connection, SR27 (Pines Road) and Grace Avenue.

All the details of the amendment can be found on the home page at http://www.srtc.org/ or a hardcopy can be received by calling (509) 343-6370. The comment period starts June 15, 2012 and all comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on June 28, 2012 by emailing to contact.srtc@srtc.org, mailing to SRTC at 221 W. First Ave., Suite 310, Spokane, WA, or by calling (509) 343-6370.





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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.