Spokane City Council Unanimously Votes to Create 'Play Streets and Neighborhood Block Party' Program

Spokane greenlights block party program before drafting rules and procedures

(The Center Square) – Delivering on Mayor Lisa Brown’s agenda, the Spokane City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Monday creating a neighborhood block party program. Last month, Brown and Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall laid out a five-step plan to address a rise in traffic fatalities. The city has taken several steps to improve pedestrian safety over the last year, but critics say it’s “too little, too late” amid pedestrian deaths cr…

Spokane City Council approves 'block party' ordinance allowing temporary road closures for community events

SPOKANE, Wash. -- You might see a few more block parties around Spokane this summer due to a newly approved city ordinance.

Spokane City Council unanimously votes to create 'Play Streets and Neighborhood Block Party' program

The city says the program will make it easier to temporarily close non-arterial streets to provide car-free spaces for community activities during the summer months.

New "shared streets" law allows Washington cities to set 10 mph speed limit

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A new law will allow Washington cities to designate certain non-arterial highways as shared streets, where pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles share the same space.

Spokane greenlights block party program before drafting rules and procedures - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – Delivering on Mayor Lisa Brown’s agenda, the Spokane City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Monday creating a neighborhood block party program. Last month, Brown and Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall laid out a five-step plan to address a rise in traffic fatalities. The city has taken several steps to improve pedestrian safety over the last year, but critics say it’s “too little, too late” amid pedestrian deaths cr…

Governor Signs Washington’s First-in-the-Nation Shared Streets Law - The Urbanist

# Cities in Washington will have the legal authority to create shared streets, which feature much lower speed limits and put pedestrians first, under Senate Bill 5595. Governor Bob Ferguson signed the bill into law Saturday. It will go into effect on July 27.