Spokane City Councilwoman Candace Mumm received a Walkable Washington Innovation Award this week for her work on a crosswalk ordinance the council adopted last year.

At the time the law was passed, Mumm said she hoped to make pedestrian infrastructure a priority for the city.

“We’ve done really well funding one type of transportation,” Mumm said about the first piece of legislation she shepherded through council. “And we’ve ignored the one that arguably we all use the most.”

Mumm’s ordinance required marked crosswalks near schools, parks, hospitals, churches, trail crossings and other locations identified in the as-yet-unfinished Pedestrian Master Plan. Neighborhood councils will be consulted before a crosswalk is installed. New types of crossings, like a raised crosswalk, will be used.

According to a statement from the city, the award acknowledges the City of Spokane as a leader in providing its citizens with multi-modal transportation options. Mumm's award was presented during The Walkable Washington Symposium in the City of Redmond Council Chambers.

The award cited Mumm’s crosswalk ordinance for its “exemplary design and vision.” She also participated in the design and vision panel discussion, permitting her to share the success of the crosswalk ordinance and how other communities can use it as a model for their own legislation.

“Spokane citizens have long expressed the desire to have the ability to access businesses, schools and parks safely on foot. This award acknowledges our city is on its way to meeting that citizen expectation,” Mumm said in the statement. “After ten years of service on the Plan Commission and extensive involvement in development of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, it is a pleasure to serve with City Council members who are now working to bring the vision of that Plan to fruition.”