SPOKANE, Wash – The dream of flying along the Spokane River is closer to reality, as plans move forward for a zipline that would begin at Riverfront Park.
Riverfront Park Director Jonathan Moog briefed the city’s Urban Experience Committee Monday afternoon.
Plans for the zipline, known as Spokane Skylines, began in 2018, with the Spokane Park Board lending its support with a letter of endorsement in 2022.
The city is working with the company that operates Mica Moon in Liberty Lake to operate the downtown attraction.
The 400-foot zipline would begin at Place of Truth Plaza just below Spokane City Hall, go under the Monroe Street Bridge and end at the eastern edge of Redband Park in Peaceful Valley.
Moog said the city would lend the land for about $62,000 a year. The operators would pay for the construction and operation of the zipline.
The operator is also responsible to obtain all permits and licenses.
Moog said the city has been working with people who live in Peaceful Valley to mitigate the impact on their lives, including working with the operator on parking impacts at Redband Park.
Riders would meet at the gondola in Riverfront Park, get on the zipline at Place of Truth Plaza and be shuttled from the landing zone back up to Riverfront Park.
The city hopes that mitigates traffic and parking concerns expressed by people who live in Peaceful Valley.
What Happens Now?
The Spokane City Council and Spokane Park Board both have to approve the project, along with approval from the hearing examiner.
If the hearing examiner does not approve the permit, the project dies.
Assuming the hearing examiner approves the permit, the parks department plans to bring the plan to the council and park board for approval in June.
It’s then up to the Department of Ecology to sign off on the plan before the operator gets approval in air rights from Avista and the Spokane Club.
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