by SRTC Staff | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog |
City of Spokane Valley officials are going back to the drawing board trying to find ways to fund road maintenance after a proposal to add a 6 percent utility tax to all utilities was strongly opposed last year. The Spokesman-Review reports that, at a Spokane Valley...
by SRTC Staff | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized |
A proposed utility tax to repair roads in Spokane Valley is off the table- for now. According to the Spokane Valley News Herald, the 6-percent utility tax would have replaced an existing 6-percent telephone tax earmarked for road maintenance in the city. Public...
by SRTC Staff | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized |
A couple years ago, everyone in transportation was reporting that driving was down. People were finding other ways to get around- riding their bikes, the bus, whatever. Then we heard that people were getting back behind the wheel. And today there is news from the U.S....
by SRTC Staff | Jan 4, 2016 | Uncategorized |
One of our GIS analysts opened an umbrella in my office the other day. I jokingly reminded him that he just brought bad luck on himself. He told me that’s an old wive’s tale and that he was going to bring a ladder into my office to walk under. It turns out...
by SRTC Staff | Dec 18, 2015 | Uncategorized |
There are so many areas to consider when deciding which transportation projects to fund. Safety, reducing congestion, adding bicycle and pedestrian facilities, preserving and maintaining current roadways, and improving public transit are just a couple of the focus...
