SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane neighborhood once divided by highway construction is at the center of a new city project that hopes to help revitalize the area.
The project is taking place on Fifth Avenue in East Central Spokane near Liberty Park, a vibrant and colorful part of the city known as the historic heart of Spokane’s Black community.
This spring, the City of Spokane began work on the Fifth Avenue Community Plan. The project focuses on community-led goals and policies that will shape the neighborhood’s future…