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Spokane Transit to simplify Route 62 Sept. 21; $~200,000 planned to upgrade eight stops in Medical Lake

5792793 · September 17, 2025
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Spokane Transit Authority told the Medical Lake City Council it will simplify Route 62 and put a clearer, hourly schedule into effect on Sept. 21 and invest about $200,000 in ADA-accessible pads, a new shelter and other stop upgrades for eight stops in the city.

Spokane Transit Authority plans a service change that will simplify Route 62’s routing pattern and schedule, effective Sept. 21, and will invest “just a hair under about $200,000” to upgrade eight stops in Medical Lake, STA interim planning chief Emily Poole told the City Council at a Sept. 16 workshop. Poole said the simplified pattern will remove intermittent “blank spots” in the schedule and create a clearer, more consistent hourly cadence for riders.

The upgrades covered by the capital project will include Americans with Disabilities Act–accessible concrete pads at multiple stops, new railings for safety, a new solar shelter and a larger pad at the Medical…

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