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• Spokane tunes up fleet’s eco-friendly quotient

  March 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The city of Spokane is getting an oil change as part of its effort to promote environmental sustainability. Officials recently announced that the city’s 1,400 vehicles will now be running … 3

• Transportation plan passes

  March 10, 2010 in City on Page A9 The state Legislature has passed an updated state transportation budget that lawmakers say will bankroll thousands of construction jobs.

• Yearlong study will create ‘vision’ for regional transit

  December 21, 2009 in City on Page A1 The future of transportation in the Spokane region is going to get a yearlong look in 2010. Leaders from local governments and the private sector have agreed to launch a … 2

• Regional transportation gets a yearlong study

  December 20, 2009 in News The future of transportation in the Spokane region is going to get a yearlong look in 2010. Leaders from local governments and the private sector have agreed to launch a … 9

• Getting There: Fine line between a warm and stolen car

  November 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 With auto thefts on the rise this fall, Spokane Police Officer Ryan Snider has a bit of advice: Don’t start your car and go back in the house while it … 1

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  Parents pressured to buckle

  October 26, 2009 in City on Page A1 One in four children was not buckled in properly last week when they arrived by vehicle at three elementary schools in the Spokane area. Spokane police Officer Teresa Fuller said … 1

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  Trees along I-90 set to come down

  October 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 Landscape trees along Interstate 90 east of Division Street are coming out. Planted nearly 40 years ago, the trees have grown to a size that makes them a safety hazard. 1

• Freeway detour forced to detour

  September 21, 2009 in City on Page A1 The construction of the north Spokane freeway isn’t occurring without some risk to public safety, which was demonstrated in a little-noticed event in the work zone last week. As part …

• Hillyard upgrades a short-term hassle

  August 24, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Hillyard business district looks more like a war zone than a place to go shopping. A series of projects is under way to rebuild Market Street and create a … 1

• Finished span of road buoys faith in corridor

  August 21, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Finally, Spokane has something concrete to show for half a century of dreaming and talking about a north-south highway. On Saturday, the first drivable link of what’s now officially called …

• State finds money to close gap in new North Idaho freeway

  July 24, 2009 in Idaho The big Garwood-to-Sagle freeway project on U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho won’t have a two-lane bottleneck at its south end after all, the Idaho Transportation Board decided Thursday.

• Council debates, OKs transportation plan

  June 18, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 What might have been a quick discussion turned into a two-hour slog Tuesday night as the Liberty Lake City Council debated its six-year comprehensive transportation program, also known as a …

• Mileage tax gaining favor in Congress

  March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Despite opposition from the White House, a proposal to tax motorists on the number of miles they drive each year is gathering speed on Capitol Hill. Its popularity … 1

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  The miracle of mobility

  March 8, 2009 in Features on Page D1 On a gray Monday in February, retired Spokane attorney Dick Carpenter arrived at the headquarters of the Inland Northwest PET Project – a shop perched on a hillside in Colbert’s … 1

• Stimulus may pay to repair roads

  February 28, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho may be able to use federal economic stimulus money for high-priority needs like paving roads, state lawmakers learned Friday, rather than just for big “shovel-ready” construction projects. …

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  Drop in for an update on the corridor

  September 22, 2008 in City on Page A1 A year from now, drivers should be able to use the first completed leg of a North Spokane freeway between Francis Avenue and Farwell Road. The current construction schedule calls …

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  Airport adds second high-capacity firetruck

  September 15, 2008 in City on Page A1 A firetruck capable of extinguishing large amounts of burning jet fuel has arrived. Spokane International Airport took delivery earlier this summer of a Rosenbauer Panther firetruck that can spray 2,500 …

• Otter drops plan for road funds

  March 28, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Thursday backed away from his major proposal to lawmakers this year, to raise millions through new fees or taxes to address a giant …

• Area roads uncongested, relatively

  September 19, 2007 in City on Page B1 Spokane drivers spent enough time in traffic in 2005 to watch four movies, play two football games or earn a day’s salary. In Seattle, drivers could have worked a week …