The Spokane Regional Transportation Council is the official organization responsible for the allocation of funds from state and federal sources for transportation projects throughout the region. It also sets regional transportation policies, coordinates the various jurisdictions, operates the Spokane Regional Transportation Management Center (the place with the traffic cameras) and runs the message signs along the freeway.
It also gives the public opportunities to give input on transportation-related planning throughout the region. In fact, the planning role is so important, the federal government refers to the SRTC as the "Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)" and the State of Washington calls it the "Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO)."
On Tuesday, September 14, the SRTC is hosting a community workshop from 6-9 PM at the Moran Prairie Library at 6004 South Regal, Spokane, WA 99223 (Google Maps). You can get more information at the website, and view the brochure.
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The workshop will be featuring a game called "A Thousand Visions" which will help you answer questions like "How much funding would you devote to transportation?" and "What types of projects would you fund?" I don't know what answer the region as a single voice will give, but I guarantee yours won't be part of it unless you participate in one way or another!
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