It's Not Light Rail, But Spokane Is Getting A New Form Of Transportation
According to the Inlander, Spokane will soon be getting a new form of transportation; pedicab.
Here's the scoop.I'm going to try to get Mr. Eggum to park outside the SRTC offices and be on call for me. I do a lot of cross-downtown walking and often curse my penchant for wearing heels. Will you use this service when it becomes available?
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.
4 comments:
Pedicabs are not new to Spokane, there were several here in Spokane during Expo 74. Not sure if I would use his now. I don't do a lot of walking downtown.
I wasn't around during Expo Charles. What was the general reception to them then? Did a lot of people use them?
They were very busy during Expo, and the only complaint was the motorists that got stuck behind them on the streets, as they do not go as fast as most of the traffic.
Well that's encouraging. I also think they'd be great in a tourist-y area like Coeur d'Alene in the summer (or even during the holiday season if there's not snow)
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