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• State workers to get parking, bus breaks

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page B3 Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Saturday that lets state employees pay for their work-related parking and transit costs using pretax earnings. Democratic Rep. Sam Hunt of Olympia … 6

• Parking enforcement gets new name, duties

  November 23, 2012 in City on Page A5 Introducing a kinder, gentler meter maid. Spokane officials on Wednesday announced a rebranding of its parking enforcement division. 49

• Ignoring plow rules could result in $30 fine

  January 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 The first declared snow emergency of the winter in Spokane brings with it a new weapon in the city’s ability to enforce its winter storm parking rules: $30 parking tickets. … 20

• High-tech meters get new test

  September 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 They’re back. High-tech Seattle-style parking meters were installed Wednesday along four blocks of downtown Spokane and in a city-owned parking lot next to City Hall as part of an experiment. 15

• Council OKs larger school parking lots

  May 10, 2011 in City on Page A7 City leaders have paved the path to build larger elementary and junior high school parking lots. The Spokane City Council voted 4-3 Monday to allow school districts to build lots … 4

• Clark: Council should throw downtown parkers a bone

  February 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Anyone who has ever raised a piddling puppy knows how important it is to praise the brainless little yapper on those rare occasions when it does the right thing. So … 16

• Expired parking meter would cost $25 under plan

  January 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 Motorists could soon face heftier fines for parking too long at downtown parking meters. The Spokane City Council is scheduled tonight to consider raising parking ticket fines from $15 to … 40

• Council OKs adding parking stalls at park

  April 10, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Millwood City Council’s attention turned to parking Monday as it approved additional stalls for the city park and agreed to take a larger view of overall parking issues. Councilman …

• Parking on narrow Liberty Lake roads banned

  April 10, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Parking will soon be banned on some narrow roads around Liberty Lake that were laid out in horse-and-buggy days. Spokane County commissioners unanimously approved the parking restrictions this week, and …

• Leveled lots rile church neighbors

  February 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 St. Mark’s Lutheran Church is located at the heart of the Manito Neighborhood, and like many other neighborhood churches it’s surrounded by single-family homes. Two of those homes disappeared last … 16

• Honked at parking lot operators, plenty want my gold pass

  January 30, 2010 in City on Page B1 The votes are tallied and the people’s verdict is in: Heck, yeah. Stick it to the downtown parking lot companies. Last week I asked readers to weigh in on my … 2

• Parking jackpot made a lot of sense

  January 23, 2010 in City on Page B1 The subject of today’s story: My ethically ambiguous revenge against Spokane’s downtown parking lots. For anyone who has jousted with the parking moguls of downtown Spokane, this may read like … 3

• Rules clear paths for snow plows

    October 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 After two harsh winters in a row, Spokane leaders are implementing new parking and shoveling rules to help maintain a clearer city. If a storm brings 2 inches of snow … 4

• Museum restricts access to parking lot

  April 18, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V8 Tired of speeding drivers using her parking lot as a doorstep and people illegally parking in her lot, Spokane Valley Heritage Museum director Jayne Singleton took action this week, plunking …

• City hopes new signs clarify rules at meters

  March 13, 2009 in City on Page A5 The city of Spokane will replace the signs it attached last month to meters in the new downtown Entertainment Parking District in an attempt clear up confusion over who can …

• City to replace entertainment district signs

  March 12, 2009 in City The City of Spokane will replace the signs it placed last month on meters in the new downtown Entertainment Parking District in an attempt clear up confusion over who can … 1

• Spin Control: All signs point to drivers’ confusion

  February 23, 2009 in City on Page A6 The city of Spokane has created a new type of parking sign in downtown, and a new parking district. And, shockingly enough, it has people confused. Drivers passing around the … 1

• New parking signs confuse some motorists

    February 19, 2009 in City In trying to alleviate one parking problem in downtown Spokane, the city has created another: confusion. 5

• Several Browne’s Addition streets to close

  August 9, 2007 in City on Page B3 Finding a prime parking spot in Browne’s Addition is rarely easy, but it will be nearly impossible in coming weeks as the city of Spokane repaves several key streets in …

• Less is more, except in parking

  July 16, 2007 in City on Page A1 The downtown life offers easy access to work, nightclubs, restaurants, shopping and cultural activities. What it doesn’t offer condo owners is much in the way of parking. Condo owners pay …

• Parking Plan Ok’d

  March 22, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 The city next fall will begin charging for parking year-round at its downtown lots. The City Council agreed Tuesday with a parking commission report that said providing year-round management would …

• Parking Sprawl Clashes With Attempts To Reduce Dependence On Autos

  February 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Seattle is taking a stand against downtown parking sprawl. In downtown Spokane, on the other hand, the cry is for more and more parking.