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Council advances ordinance to let neighborhoods close streets temporarily for play streets and block parties
Summary
On first reading the council advanced an ordinance to establish a play-streets and neighborhood block party program allowing temporary street closures; supporters framed it as reclaiming public space for community use while some downtown residents opposed the measure as a misplaced priority.
The Spokane City Council advanced, on first reading, an ordinance to create a play-streets and neighborhood block party program that would allow neighborhoods to temporarily close local streets for community events.
The ordinance (first reading of ordinance C36,676) would add Section 16A.84.090 to the Spokane Municipal Code, establishing a process for neighborhoods to request temporary closures for block parties, play streets and similar community activities. Supporters said the program would return streets to…
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