County to build transit center

Kootenai County is moving ahead with plans for a transit center in Riverstone, even after emotional testimony against it.

County commissioners in January, on a 2-1 vote, decided to fund the permanent hub for the Citylink bus system.

The first phase is still planned to go out to bid soon. The new center is planned to be built where the existing temporary lot is in Riverstone.

The center has been in the works for several years. However, it came under scrutiny and overshadowed the recent public comment period for proposed fares, route changes and days of operation for Citylink.

The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution urging county commissioners to suspend the planned construction “until a need for the transit center is established, the recurring costs are well-defined and the cost-to-benefit is justified”/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.