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Spokane Valley council authorizes city to apply for state Ped/Bike and Safe Routes grants
Summary
The council voted to let the city manager apply for state Pedestrian & Bicycle and Safe Routes to School grants after staff said the programs have roughly $50 million and $57 million available respectively and require no local match; the authorization passed by voice vote.
The Spokane Valley City Council authorized the city manager to submit applications for the State Department of Transportation’s Pedestrian & Bicycle program and the Safe Routes to School program, council members confirmed in a voice vote.
Adam Jackson, the city presenter, told the council the Pedestrian & Bicycle program this cycle is “almost $50,000,000” and Safe Routes has “57” (million), and that both programs require no local match. Jackson outlined four projects the city proposes to roll forward, including roundabout and crossing work, a Sprague Avenue safety planning grant and school-zone flashing beacon and rapid‑flash beacon installations with optional speed‑feedback signs.
The funding strategy Jackson described is to submit overlapping applications across DOT programs so the same projects receive multiple technical reviews, increasing the chance some will be funded. Councilors asked about public outreach and project readiness; staff said one Barker Corridor roundabout already has design work underway, reducing the local ask.
The council moved, seconded and approved the authorization by voice vote. The resolution to authorize applications does not commit the city to construction; it permits staff to pursue grants and return to council with any award-specific agreements.
Staff said deadline-driven applications will be filed in a few weeks and any award offers will come back to the council for acceptance and budget action as needed.
