Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Council approves funds to design WSU Spokane pedestrian bridge

Spokane's City Council last night voted to spend $1.4 million on a contract to design a bridge linking Washington State University Spokane and East Sprague Avenue.

Supporters say the 120 foot tall suspension bridge that will span railroad tracks will create a corridor  between the growing campus and an "underperforming" commercial area along East Sprague, Second and Third avenues.

Real estate agents that testified at last night's meeting said they know of businesses waiting for the bridge to invest in the neighborhood.

However there were some detractors. One regular council attendee even said the bridge would be a waste of money going “from nowhere to Hookerville.”

Here's why not everyone feels the bridge is a solid project.

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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.

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