Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Volunteers Sought For Spokane City Citizen's Transportation Advisory Board

The City of Spokane is looking to fill a vacant spot on the Citizens's Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB), a group that helps determine priorities for Transportation Benefit District funding.

The Transportation Benefit District is an independent taxing district created to help the City better maintain its street system and pedestrian infrastructure. The Spokane City Council serves as the TBD governing board separately from their Council duties.

Money raised through a $20 vehicle registration fee pays for street maintenance and pedestrian improvements outlined in the City’s Six-Year Pavement Maintenance Program. The fee raises about $2.6 million annually.

The CTAB includes seven members—one member from each of the City’s three City Council Districts, one at-large member, and one member from each of the following committees:

· The Citizens Street Advisory Committee (CSAC), which oversees spending of the funds generated by the 2004 10-Year Street Bond.

· The Pedestrian, Traffic & Transportation (PETT) Committee of the Community Assembly.

· The Bicycle Advisory Board (BAB).
 
The open position will represent Council District 1 (Northeast Spokane).

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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.