Council Votes to Support John Wayne Trail
Spokane's City Council is taking a stand for the John Wayne Trail.
The Spokesman-Review says that the Council last night unanimously agreed to support the “preservation, maintenance and improvement” of the John Way Pioneer Trail. This follows threats from state legislators to abandon ownership of some parts of the trail that crosses the entire state.
The 253-mile-long trail, which connects to Spokane via the Fish Lake and Columbia Plateau trails, is the former rail bed for the old Milwaukee Road, which connected Spokane to Seattle. Idaho’s Route of the Hiawatha trail also sits on the road.
Legislators will likely discuss selling off parts of the trail in the upcoming legislative session.
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.
Spokane's City Council is taking a stand for the John Wayne Trail. The Spokesman-Review says that the Council last night unanimously agreed to support the “preservation, maintenance and improvement” of the John Way Pioneer Trail. This follows threats from state legislators to abandon ownership of some parts of the trail that crosses the entire state.
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