SPOKANE, Wash. — Mayor Lisa Brown signed an updated “Complete Streets” law Wednesday that requires the city to build streets that work safely for everyone who uses them.
The new law updates the city’s rules and connects to Spokane’s walking and biking plans. It also helps the city qualify for more state money to pay for street improvements.
Transportation Director Jon Snyder worked with City Council members Kitty Klitzke and Paul Dillon to create the updated law.
“Complete Streets are for everyone, regardless of if they walk, ride, drive or use public transit,” Brown said. “This legislative update will move the City of Spokane forward and aid us in our goal of designing and building streets that are safely accessible for all.”
“By re-thinking how we design and plan, we can create streets that serve people of all ages, abilities, and modes of travel,” Snyder said.
Klitzke helped write the first Complete Streets law more than 10 years ago.
“These changes will broaden the scope of implementation and address the mobility concerns of more of our citizens,” Klitzke said.
“Complete Streets are an investment in the kind of Spokane we want to live in: one that is safer, healthier and more accessible,” Dillon said.
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