Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Getting There: CdA’s Government Way widening starts today

  May 7, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 A half-mile section of Government Way from Dalton to Hanley avenues in Coeur d’Alene will be under construction for the next four months in a long-awaited widening project. More than …

• Getting There: Busy North Side intersection getting roundabout

  April 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 The popular arterial route on the west side of Whitworth University is going to be closed to through traffic later this spring for major reconstruction, including installation of a roundabout. … 43

• Getting There: I-90 repair work scheduled to resume soon

  April 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 The freeway repair project that brought repeated backups on Interstate 90 in Spokane last year is about to resume, but transportation officials are promising fewer backups and fewer delays this … 7

• Getting There: Feds give transit system gold star for security

  March 26, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Transit Authority is as good as gold, or so says the U.S. government. STA last week was presented with a “Gold Standard” plaque from the Transportation Security Administration for … 6

• Getting There: Citylink budget cuts force route changes

  March 19, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Citylink, the free bus system in Kootenai and Benewah counties, is facing major cuts in service next month to the urban lines in Kootenai County. A reduced budget is forcing … 1

• Getting There: Francis Avenue tops street projects this year

  March 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 The city of Spokane has a series of major arterial projects lined up for work this season, most of them financed through the $117 million voter-approved, multiyear street bond of … 9

• Transportation expert urges cities to think outside the car

  March 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 An expert on transportation in the U.S. says communities can save money and create greater vitality by rethinking the way they use transportation dollars. By emphasizing alternatives to the automobile, … 3

• West Plains Interstate 90 ramps under study

  February 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 Industrial growth along Interstate 90 southwest of Spokane is leading transportation engineers to take a serious look at interchange improvements at the Geiger Road and Medical Lake exits. The arrival …

• Federal review finds deficiencies in transportation plan

  February 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 The organization responsible for planning transportation spending in Spokane is getting its knuckles rapped in a newly released federal review. The Spokane Regional Transportation Council failed to include public transit … 6

• Getting There: Council chooses streets for repair

  December 26, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Spokane city officials have come up with what they believe will be an equitable way of spending a new $20 annual vehicle license fee to fix streets. The Spokane City … 11

• Plump passengers prompt change on Washington ferries

  December 21, 2011 in Region The Washington state ferry service will never say, “Not so fast, fatso,” but it has had to reduce the capacity of the nation’s largest ferry system because passengers have been … 2

• Bus crash raises policy questions

  December 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 When 11-year-old Mavrick Benoscek came home after school complaining of a headache in September, he told his mother he probably got it from the bus crash. That was news to … 3

• Getting There: Walkers’ options limited when crossing Division

  December 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 The traffic wall on North Division Street has become more impenetrable than ever for people on foot. New pedestrian crossing signs went up recently at numerous uncontrolled intersections along the … 6

• Getting There: U.S. 195, others will get funding priority

  December 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Construction of an interchange on U.S. Highway 195 at Hatch Road could join a list of high-priority projects for future transportation funding in the Spokane region. The other high priorities …

• WSU looks at Pullman-Spokane van pool

  November 29, 2011 in Region As cuts at the state level continue to affect operations at Washington State University, school officials have become more creative when it comes to saving money. 2

• Getting There: Upgraded Keller Ferry expected to run in 2013

  November 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Seattle shipyard has won a $9 million bid to build a replacement for the small ferry boat that carries traffic across the Columbia River north of Wilbur, Wash. The … 4

• Cut to school bus funds not idle talk

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 School buses could become scarce in parts of Washington as the state grapples with budget shortfalls. Among the list of cuts Gov. Chris Gregoire is considering: State funds to help …

• Traces of historic trans-America route still found in Spokane

  October 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 Most people in the Inland Northwest have never heard of the Three Flags Highway – until now. If you call up a Google map, you will find it running through … 4

• Getting There: Commuter reduction program going strong

  October 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Washington law that requires larger employers to reduce commuter trips is 20 years old, and those involved in the program say it continues to enjoy strong public support. In …

• Bus cuts hit the farther flung

  September 14, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Three generations of Michelle Parkin’s family have taken the bus to Coeur d’Alene schools from the same Wolf Lodge area bus stop, until this year. Cutbacks forced the district to … 2

• Doomed No. 46 is transit for the less-than-masses

  September 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 This has certainly been the summer for watching our institutions embark down the road to extinction. The Bulldog Tavern, Cyrus O’Leary’s restaurant, the Condon for Mayor campaign …

• Getting There: Airplane painting business takes flight

  July 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 Rod Friese grew up in South Dakota, where out of high school he took a job painting trucks. Within a few years, he got a better job painting airplanes for … 2

• Kootenai County bringing back paratransit service

  July 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Joe and Lydia Sokol say it might be nice to visit downtown Coeur d’Alene from time to time to do a little shopping, then sit outside and have a snack. …

• Getting there: Spokane Valley considers designated bike routes

  July 18, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 A proposal to build more sidewalks and create safer bicycle routes in Spokane Valley is headed for action before the City Council this summer. Because Spokane Valley grew up under … 2

• Clark: Barely legal LaBoata helps ring in LaSeason

  June 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 It’s the first day of summer. Our recluse of a sun has finally deigned to grace us with His Presence. 1

• Getting There: Summer street parties offer fitness activities

  June 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Summer Parkways returns to the streets later this month for the first of three celebrations of human-powered transportation. Last year’s two inaugural events drew nearly 2,500 people, and organizers … 1

• Second Ave. paving to close Maple, Walnut tonight

  June 9, 2011 in City Final paving work on Second Avenue between Walnut Street and Sunset Boulevard will force closure of Walnut and Maple Street starting at 7 p.m. today.

• Mini-megaloads may enter CdA

  June 9, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 After longer-than-expected delays on U.S. Highway 12 and opposition from area residents, huge oil equipment shipments traveling to Canada could be cut down in size and sent through Coeur d’Alene, … 6

• Getting There: Spokane Falls Boulevard section reopening

  June 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 An east-west arterial link into downtown Spokane should reopen later this week as workers progress on an initial segment of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Spokane Falls Boulevard … 2

• Face Time: New airport chief sees room for improved service

  May 30, 2011 in City on Page A5 Larry Krauter became director of Spokane International Airport and Felts Field on March 28. The 45-year-old Ohio native had been interim executive of the Lehigh-Northhampton Airport Authority in eastern Pennsylvania. 3

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