Monday, February 28, 2011

Call-In Show To Discuss Transit Planning For the Future

This month's edition of the Cable 5 TV show “Council Connection,” will be hosted by Spokane City Council Member Amber Waldref and is titled “Spokane Transit: Planning for the Future.”

Council Member Waldref will be joined by Susan Meyer, CEO of Spokane Transit Authority, and Karl Otterstrom, STA’s Director of Planning, to discuss long-term strategic plans for development of a High Performance Transit Network in the Spokane area. They will also discuss the on-going Spokane Central City Line alternatives analysis, which compares several modes such as streetcar and bus rapid transit in an effort to identify ways to enhance connectivity between major activity centers within the central city area.

Calls from viewers will be accepted during the program so call 625-6337 if you have any questions you've been wanting answered.

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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.