Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Spokane Transit Reportedly Considering "AutoSocks" for Bus Traction

KREM 2 News is reporting that Spokane Transit is looking into useing "AutoSocks" to give their buses better traction in the winter.

The AutoSock is an alternative traction device to chains that slips over your wheels and is made of fabric. It's manufacturer claims the tire socks do no damage to the roadways and are reusable.

KREM 2 has more on this story.
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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.

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.