In total, more than 25 projects throughout the region are planned. Examples include:
- Extended Saturday evening bus service past 11 p.m. system-wide
- Direct bus service between Airway Heights and Cheney, Logan and Lincoln Heights, and Spokane Valley Mall and Greenacres
- Non-stop bus service between Liberty Lake and Downtown Spokane during peak hours
- Bus Rapid Transit (the Central City Line) between Spokane Community College, Gonzaga, the University District, Downtown Spokane and Browne’s Addition
- Night and weekend bus service to Indian Trail
- Four new and expanded transit centers to allow more connections outside of Downtown Spokane
- Bus and van replacement at the end of their useful life
The Timing
Now that
Proposition 1 is approved, the STA Moving Forward plan will be implemented over a 10-year period starting 2017. Services that will be available in May 2017 include:
- New service on East Indiana and East Broadway in Spokane Valley
- More frequent weekend service on Wellesley
- More frequent weekend service in Airway Heights
- Later night service on Saturdays
The remaining maintenance, improvement and expansion projects will happen throughout Spokane Transit’s service area over a ten-year
timeline.