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Peaceful Valley residents urge council to retain bus service as Spokane Transit outlines Connect 2035 and funding sunset
Summary
Residents from Peaceful Valley asked the committee not to eliminate neighborhood bus service; Spokane Transit Authority (STA) presented Connect 2035 outcomes and project plans, highlighted youth ridership (~20%), mobility‑on‑demand pilots, shelter/bench investments, and reminded the committee that the STA sales‑tax accountability measure sunsets Dec. 31, 2028.
Residents and STA officials framed competing concerns about local service levels and the future of regional transit funding at the Dec. 15 committee meeting.
Kathy Tam, a longtime Peaceful Valley resident, urged the council not to cut bus service to the neighborhood, saying the area has an increasing aging population and limited stairway access. "If you get to the middle of Peaceful Valley and had to take the bus, you'd have to walk a quarter of a mile, climb 50 stairs," Tam said, and recommended alternating headways rather than full…
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