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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs... a hot topic these days. Check out the very positive jobs forecast associated with a light rail effort in our region. Regardless, the STA Board (and some others) refused to accept this comprehensive analysis when they torpedoed the light rail steering committee's recommended high capacity transit alternative—light rail for the east-west corridor.
STA Comprehensive Plan. Several of the InlandRail board staffed a booth at Liberty Lake Days on Saturday, July 31. STA also had a booth. They were handing out flyers explaining the envisioned High Performance Transit Network (their term) element of their draft comprehensive plan update. Check our editorial for a few thoughts.
Endorsement: Mager and Salvatori. InlandRail has formally endorsed whom it considers to be the two best candidates for the upcoming Spokane County Commissioner race: Bonnie Mager and Steve Salvatori. Read our editorial to view the full endorsement.
SRTC's Transportation Vision Project. A number of us attended the July 13 Transportation Vision Project workshop sponsored by SRTC. Their consultant, MIG did an excellent job of "herding cats" and collecting valuable information on folks' values vis-á-vis regional transportation. Check out the project website and get involved!
Rail~Volution! Rail~Volution is a national conference for passionate practitioners—people from all perspectives who believe strongly in the role of land use and transit as equal partners in the quest for greater livability and greater communities. It's in 2010 this year—Oct 18-21. Check it out...we're planning to attend. UPDATE: Registration is now open.
Guest Editorial in the S-R. InlandRail Board president KC Traver wrote a guest opinion that appeared in the March 27 Spokesman-Review RoundTable. We invite you to check it out. This is truly a must-read. His article is also available on our editorial page—click here.
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs... a hot topic these days. Check out the very positive jobs forecast associated with a light rail effort in our region. Regardless, the STA Board (and some others) refused to accept this comprehensive analysis when they torpedoed the light rail steering committee's recommended high capacity transit alternative—light rail for the east-west corridor.
STA Comprehensive Plan. Several of the InlandRail board staffed a booth at Liberty Lake Days on Saturday, July 31. STA also had a booth. They were handing out flyers explaining the envisioned High Performance Transit Network (their term) element of their draft comprehensive plan update. Check our editorial for a few thoughts.
Endorsement: Mager and Salvatori. InlandRail has formally endorsed whom it considers to be the two best candidates for the upcoming Spokane County Commissioner race: Bonnie Mager and Steve Salvatori. Read our editorial to view the full endorsement.
SRTC's Transportation Vision Project. A number of us attended the July 13 Transportation Vision Project workshop sponsored by SRTC. Their consultant, MIG did an excellent job of "herding cats" and collecting valuable information on folks' values vis-á-vis regional transportation. Check out the project website and get involved!
Rail~Volution! Rail~Volution is a national conference for passionate practitioners—people from all perspectives who believe strongly in the role of land use and transit as equal partners in the quest for greater livability and greater communities. It's in 2010 this year—Oct 18-21. Check it out...we're planning to attend. UPDATE: Registration is now open.
Guest Editorial in the S-R. InlandRail Board president KC Traver wrote a guest opinion that appeared in the March 27 Spokesman-Review RoundTable. We invite you to check it out. This is truly a must-read. His article is also available on our editorial page—click here.
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InlandRail is a non-profit*, non-partisan citizens' group dedicated to
advocating for rail transit as part of a more balanced transportation network for the Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho region, promoting sustainable growth, economic vitality, affordable citizen mobility, and
increased community character.
InlandRail believes:
- A truly robust regional transportation system is comprised of many elements: local transit/circulation/feeder service (bus/ streetcar/ vanpool/ others); sub-regional transit service (express bus/bus rapid transit); and regional transit service (light rail transit).
- Transit-oriented development is an economic development phenomenon numerous studies have shown to associate with fixed rail-based transit systems in a synergistic, beneficial manner related in some way to the predictability and "mystique" of rail travel.
- The ballot measures sponsored by Spokane Transit Authority (STA) in 2006 were very confusing. Notably, despite limited time for public outreach, the final vote was surprisingly close, each of the two measures failing by only a few percentage points. Nonetheless, STA views the vote as a mandate for no additional action at this time.
- Considering the severely time-constrained educational campaign preceding the 2006 vote, the unfavorable but extremely close voting margin belies a regional readiness to continue planning for a future light rail system.
*To preserve all advocacy options, InlandRail is not registered as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
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