SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Transit Authority has closed the smoking area at its downtown plaza as part of a pilot program to improve safety.
The smoking area has been blocked off with chain-link fencing since January 4 and will stay closed until April 4.
“We want to have increased accessibility for our paratransit customers, we’re looking at increased security reasons, and then also just trying to improve the air quality for the majority of our transit customers,” said Carly Cortright with STA…