On Sunday, I reported on an idea floating around City Hall to replace the Tiger Trail, an 84-year-old foot path that offers a quick way up the South Hill for anyone with big lungs and sure feet.

The idea's just emerging, but the steep, rocky and uneven trail could be replaced by a gradual paved commuter path that switchbacks through the land behind the Corbin Art Center to Cliff Drive.

At Monday's City Council meeting, members discussed the potential for a trail, which is supported by both south Spokane council members, Jon Snyder and Mike Allen.

Allen said all current routes heading up the hill are "very difficult" and said the Tiger Trail was "not safe" because of its very uneven path.

"You have to have a better route than we currently have," Allen said. "Everything is very steep. I've rode my bike off Bernard doing 45 mph and I would've been a grease stain on the road had I popped a tire or something went wrong."

Snyder poked Allen for trying to take "credit or blame shared on that" before thanking Allen and clarifying how the city's parks department will match funding for a study looking into the feasibility for such a commuter trail.

"We don't know if anything will ever get built, but this is the first step we have to take just to find out if it makes sense," Snyder said.

Here's the video, cued up to their testimony:

For some more fun, rewind the video to 33:30 to hear conservative council gadfly George McGrath expound on bikes and pedestrians.