SPOKANE, Wash. — One of Spokane’s busiest streets could look very different in the next five years.
The eventual opening of the North-South Freeway is expected to significantly alleviate traffic congestion on Division Street.
With that in mind, city planners are discussing how to reinvent the Division Street corridor and prevent businesses and people from leaving it.
The city said the new potential plans could include a number of different things such as more sidewalks, bus hubs and bike and transit lanes.
“Tens of thousands of people live within a few blocks of the corridor, and tens of thousands of cars are there every day,” said Karl Otterstrom, Interim Co-CEO and Chief Planning and Development Officer at Spokane Transit Authority (STA).
Otterstrom said There are a lot of possibilities for the corridor’s future.
“There’s an opportunity to think about how do we help the people who live in this corridor get around better? How do we make it more attractive to live in the corridor and to do business in the corridor,” he said.