Road diets. Right-sizing. Complete Streets. Integrated Streets. These are few of the words being bandied about Spokane City Hall as of late when it comes to road building. What it all boils down to is this: As the city rebuilds many of its roads over...
As they put it, "The Washington State Patrol points out that the Seahawks had a plan for getting to the Super Bowl. You need a plan for getting home."
The city of Spokane is seeking some feedback for its proposed changes to the city's Bike Master Plan. Some quick background, the city's been working to update the bike plan for a while now, and there are already a lot of facilities that have been...
This illustration was done in 1925 for Popular Science Monthly. It looked just 25 years into the future, and saw something grand.
I'll wager toilets aren't delivered by way of electricity anymore. The truck in the photo once ran for Spokane Toilet Supply and it delivered more than toilets. Actually, it primarily toted towels, aprons and other toilet accessories, but I'm more interested in the vehicle.
Instead of hitting the gym, that greasy burger or that afternoon shot of espresso this noon hour, trying taking a walk. You may like your job a bit more because of it. A new study shows that "lunchtime walks improved enthusiasm, relaxation, and nervousness at...
A gallon of gas. Just wow. What it doesn't buy: A comic book. A gallon of milk. A sandwich. A movie ticket. A latte. A loaf of bread. A beer. Et cetera. But it does buy a gallon of gas.
It's fitting that the nation's first "mini-city" to test driverless cars is in Michigan, land of origin for the automobile. The University of Michigan's Mobility Transformation Center is in the process of building the 32-acre city on its north campus. It's called M City.
Spokane Valley city officials are asking the public to help design improvements to the Centennial Trail access point at Mission Avenue near Flora Road. They have scheduled a public meeting for Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse of the River House Apartments, 16621…
Today, work crews are busily building Interstate 90. Wait. That's a historic photo. The highway is already built! Instead, there are a bunch of other things happening on Spokane roads. Details below. SPECIAL EVENTS CITY CREWS ARE MONITORING STREETS FOR SNOW AND ICE City crews…
To me, it looks like a penny-farthing next to one that possibly rides on rails. Any other thoughts?
The image that seems to come to mind when one hears the term “bike commuter” is often one of two things: either one of a lithe woman wearing incredibly cute clothes, pedaling easily with cute panniers and a perfect hairstyle… or one of incredibly fit...
Four more streets in the Spokane region are going on a "diet" - conversions from four to two lanes.
Oct. 28, 1963 was the first of Penn Station's last days. For those who appreciate architecture, and prefer your civic buildings to inspire awe, this was a depressing turn of events.
Winter is finally over. For today. The city declared an end to the Stage 1 snow event that began Sunday afternoon. This morning saw the last of the snow plows - at least until the next time a good amount of powder falls - as...
What to do with the aging bridge has been discussed for years at City Hall, but now the city has paid CH2M Hill to conduct a $385,000 study of the bridge.
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