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City posts updated Plan Spokane 2026 chapters; staff say climate and environmental justice reviews are integrated
Summary
City planning staff published draft chapters of Plan Spokane 2026 (maps and implementation chapter pending), incorporated climate policies to meet HB 1181 and completed an environmental justice review that rated 39 policies positive, 16 neutral and flagged 3 as potentially negative on cost-related impacts; a full release with maps is expected mid-July.
City planning staff told the Spokane Land Commission that draft chapters for Plan Spokane 2026 are now live for public review and that climate and environmental justice considerations were integrated across the document.
"We opted to integrate [climate and resiliency] to show that climate and resiliency affects really all the topics that are captured in the comprehensive plan," Planning staff (speaker 12) said, noting the update is intended to satisfy House Bill 1181 requirements.
Staff said the Climate Resilience and Sustainability Board recommended 66 primary policies tied to HB 1181; planners reported 73 policies from the board were incorporated and that, overall, 73 policies are incorporated into the drafts. An environmental justice review memoor accompanying briefing paper rated 39 policies as positive for environmental justice, 16 as neutral and initially flagged three policies as potentially negative because of cost burdens; staff said those three items were reworded so costs can be evaluated and mitigations considered.
The current online release omits maps and some graphics; planners said the next public release, expected in mid-July, will add maps, graphics and an implementation/monitoring chapter. Staff also described a glossary and an icon system to help readers track why changes were made and which policies are climate- or EJ-related.
Next steps include continued public comment, a formal public-comment period tied to the comprehensive-plan process and mid-July edits followed by the usual legislative hearings and adoption trajectory.
