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Council signals interest in studying citywide transportation impact fees; staff to return with refined analysis

2501554 · March 5, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented three preliminary citywide transportation-impact-fee options using a new regional travel-demand model and advised council that further study is required to produce legally defensible, project-based fee schedules.

City staff presented preliminary analysis on March 4 of possible citywide transportation-impact-fee (TIF) programs and said the council expressed interest in further study before committing to a structure.

Public Works Director Robert Blagan and staff explained an impact-fee program charges new development for its “fair share” of transportation improvements tied to projected trip generation. Using the Spokane Regional Transportation Council’s new travel-demand model, consultants produced three options for council review: (1) keep the…

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