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Plan Commission recommends 2026–2031 six‑year streets program, emphasizing pedestrian and school safety projects
Summary
The Spokane Plan Commission voted 6‑0 to recommend the 2026–2031 six‑year Streets Capital Improvement Program to City Council, adding 15 new projects — many grant‑funded — that prioritize pedestrian and school‑area safety, bike network elements and several large corridor studies.
The Spokane Plan Commission on Wednesday recommended that City Council consider adopting the city’s 2026–2031 six‑year Streets Capital Improvement Program, a package that adds 15 new projects and emphasizes pedestrian and school‑area safety. The commission’s recommendation was unanimous, 6‑0.
The commission heard a roughly hour‑long presentation from Kevin Picasso, principal engineer with Integrated Capital Management, who said the program update focuses on new projects entering the six‑year program and their consistency with the transportation chapter of the comprehensive plan. "Our primary reason for being here today is for that hearing," Picasso said, summarizing the projects and the schedule that leads to a council hearing and possible adoption before June.
The hearing matters because the city's street capital program is the mechanism to program street improvement projects that advance the comprehensive plan’s transportation goals, and state law (RCW) requires the city to maintain an updated streets capital program prior to July 1 each year. Picasso told the commission the package includes 15…
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