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USDOT proposes nationwide adoption of highway-rail grade crossing action plans
Transportation Today News reports that the USDOT is trying to make at-grade rail crossings across the county safer by requiring all states to implement rail crossing action plans. Transportation groups in Washington State have been aware of this problem for quite a...
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Old (driving) Habits are Hard to Break
The City of Spokane installed a brand new stop sign at the intersection of Grand Ave & High Drive. The Spokesman Review reports that many (many!) drivers are having trouble recognizing this new traffic revision after so many years of it being an unmarked intersection....
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Self-Driving Vehicles Not Likely to Decrease Congestion
StreetsBlogUSA reports that a recent survey out of Australia shows that autonomous vehicles could create even more traffic congestion and pollution since they increase the convenience of driving alone rather than carpooling or using transit. Read the full article...
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Portland, OR Gets Serious About Bus Lanes
In an effort to make Portland transit even more efficient and speedy, the city of Portland has painted transit only lanes red to make it clear to motorists that those lanes are not for use by personal vehicles, reports Willamette Week. Click the link for the...
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Understanding Initiative 976
What is it? Initiative 976 is a statewide ballot measure concerning motor vehicle taxes and fees that will be on the November 5 ballot. How will it appear on the ballot? "This measure would repeal, reduce, or remove authority to impose certain vehicles taxes and fees;...
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Have you checked out our interactive maps lately?
SRTC staff does an amazing job of producing informative AND interesting online maps. Many of them are interactive, too. Click the link to take a look at our construction project maps, bicycle route maps and lots of...
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TransportationToday.com states that a report released by the Transportation Trades Dept, AFL-CIO finds that ride-share services such as Lyft & Uber have negative impacts on air quality, road congestion, and ride-hailing service drivers. Transportation Today...
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SRTC Office Closure on 10/3 & 10/4
The SRTC office will be closed all day on Thursday, October 3 and from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm on Friday, October 4 for an off-site staff retreat and training. Please leave us a voice mail at (509)343-6370 or send an email to contact.srtc@srtc.org and we will reply as soon...
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Draft 2020-2023 TIP Open for Public Review & Comment
The SRTC Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, is a four-year program of regional transportation projects sponsored by cities, towns and agencies in Spokane County. All types of projects are included: pavement preservation, bicycle & pedestrian facilities,...
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WSDOT Seeking Public Input on Traffic in West Plains Area
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is currently studying how to address increasing traffic resulting from land use development in and around US 2 (from the old Sunset Highway connection to the Fairchild Air Force Base). The study is called the...
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