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Spokane County lays out placemaking vision as EIS scoping for 2026 comp plan update begins
Summary
County planners and consultants presented placemaking policies for the 2026 comprehensive plan update and said an Environmental Impact Statement scoping process has begun; residents raised concerns about density, environmental risks and implementation details.
Spokane County planners and their consultants on Wednesday presented a placemaking-focused approach to the county’s 2026 comprehensive plan update and said the Environmental Impact Statement scoping process is under way.
County staff described a set of six policy priorities — integrated environmental design and resilience, street connectivity, trails and park integration, streetscape design, neighborhood design and a broader land-use-category consolidation — that they say will guide updates to the county’s future land‑use map and implementing development code.
The discussion matters because the county must show how it will accommodate projected growth while complying with the Growth Management Act and coordinating capital facilities, transportation and service delivery, planners said. "The county has to plan for roughly 30,000 new residents in its…
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