Fast on the heels of last week's comment-o-rama, comes the news that the Spokane Valley is having a Public Meeting regarding the transportation/revitalization plans for the proposed city center and Sprague/Appleway corridor. The meeting takes place on Tuesday, August 19th at CenterPlace, 2426 North Discovery Place in the Spokane Valley.
The transportation plan is proposing a revamping of Sprague and Appleway from one-way couplets to create two, two-ways for large portions of the six-mile corridor. The addition of a true city-center is also being proposed. If you've been paying attention as the plan has been developed over the past year it's provoked ample discussion about the future of our neighboring city. Some like the status-quo of Sprague Avenue, while others feel it's high time it becomes more than what it currently is.
Since pictures can often lend a helpful hand, the following pdf gives a good comparison of the two concepts in each of the following areas of the corridor (Street Designs - pdf):
- City-Center
- Mixed-Use Segments
- Residential Segments
- Auto-Row
Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Public Meeting
- Tuesday, August 19th
- CenterPlace, 2426 North Discovery Place in the Spokane Valley.
How many years has it been since the valley voted against incorporating into Spokane?
No city center or city hall..
University City (the former)looks like Baghdad..
Ugly strip mall development unchecked..
Vacant lots and boarded up buildings..
And the reason for voting against this was....?
Posted by: Jim | August 18, 2008 at 06:56 PM