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Spokane transportation chapter updated to prioritize safety, climate targets and maintenance

Spokane Planning Commission · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Staff updated the transportation chapter to make safety the top priority, incorporate HB 1181 climate-related measures (VMT targets, TDM strategies), promote parking-pricing and resilient, shaded infrastructure, and add language on sustainable funding and maintenance responsibilities.

At the Jan. 14 meeting the Planning Commission received a staff update on the transportation chapter of the comprehensive plan. Colin, presenting the chapter update, said staff reorganized the chapter for clarity, elevated safety as the top transportation priority and incorporated climate-related policy changes that emerged from HB 1181.

Colin told commissioners the chapter now includes explicit direction to establish short- and long-term per-capita…

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