Spokane Asks To Be Involved In Talks About Proposed Vancouver Oil Terminal
A proposal to open a terminal in Vancouver, WA to handle oil shipped rail is getting attention by local officials.
The City of Spokane is filing a petition for intervention, effectively requesting a "seat at the table" in talks regarding the proposed 32-acre terminal in Washougal. Spokane officials are interested in the project because trains headed to the terminal carrying oil would pass through our City. Emergencies such as derailments or fires could be serious threats to the area. Others are worried about environmental issues as a result.
The Spokesman-Review has more on the proposed terminal and how lawmakers in our area are getting involved.
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.
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