SPOKANE, Wash. — Streets in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood could soon become safer and more accessible.
After six months of gathering input from the community, the city has formed a list of 11 proposed projects aimed at making West Central more walkable and a safer place to live.
“Getting those pieces to connect it together so that we can just easily move about the neighborhood safely is what’s really the challenge at the moment,” said Morgan Thomas, who lives in Spokane.
Thomas and her family were out on a bike ride in West Central on Saturday. While they enjoyed their time, they had to bike on the road due to a lack of bike lanes.
“We can ride down the street, but without the right infrastructure it can be really dangerous, especially as our kids get older,” Thomas said.
The West Central Infrastructure Project hopes to change that, making it safer for families to enjoy daily activities.
“These types of projects are working on activating those spaces and making it easier and safer to bike around and to walk around your neighborhood,” said Zack Zappone, a Spokane City Councilmember.