On Thursday, March 13, the Spokane Valley Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive input and deliberate on the draft Sprague and Appleway Corridors Subarea Plan. Notice on the meeting was published in the Valley News Herald and the Spokesman-Review on February 22, and is also scheduled to run in the February 29th issues.

The plan affects all property fronting Sprague Avenue and Appleway Boulevard between I-90 at Sprague and approximately one half mile east of Sullivan Road, and proposes new development regulations for all properties within the Plan Area, including building use, heights, setbacks, building orientation, signs, parking, streets and open space and building design. It also includes recommendations for street network improvements for Sprague and Appleway.

The hearing will occur during the regular meeting of the Planning Commission, Thursday, March 13, beginning at 6:00 p.m. A copy of the meeting notice is linked below, in addition to a copy of the press release issued March 3.

Hearing Notice (44 Kb, Acrobat® file)
Press Release (28 Kb, Acrobat® file)

The link below downloads an electronic copy of the summary pamphlet produced for the Sprague & Appleway Corridors Subarea Plan, to be distributed at City Hall and at future public meetings.

Like the large-format introductory posters displayed at project events since release of the draft plan, the flyer provides an overview of the plan’s goals, structure and methodology, as well as City actions required to implement the plan over time.

Corridor plan flyer (1.0 Mb, Acrobat® file)

Here it is! The latest version of the Sprague & Appleway Corridor Subarea Plan - the "Public Hearing Draft" developed for upcoming presentations and review by the City of Spokane Valley.

It’s a very large file, so give it time to download. Have a slow connection or prefer a disk copy? Get in touch with project lead at the City for a free CD-ROM version.

We’ve also included copies of the City’s Notice of Availability for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) and the copy of the DSEIS adopted on January 18, 2008, both linked below.

Public hearing draft (27.4 Mb, Acrobat® file)
DSEIS Notice (88 Kb, Acrobat® file)
Adopted DSEIS (248 Kb, Acrobat® file)

On Tuesday, October 2nd, lead consultant Michael Freedman of FTB presented plans and concepts regarding the proposed new City center and library before a special joint meeting of the Spokane Valley City Council and Spokane County Library District board members.

Currently, plans depict a center on a 30-acre site, bounded by University, Sprague, Appleway and Dartmouth. The project is intended to include a new City Hall and library amid retail, restaurants and pedestrian areas. The libary will anchor the new project according to Friedman, since such features generate visits by both commercial and residential users.

Here’s a print copy of FTB’s slide-show - it’s a large file, so be patient while it’s downloading!

October 2 Slideshow (11.6 Mb, Acrobat® file)

The link below downloads a copy of a 15-page technical memorandum from traffic engineering consultant Glatting-Jackson on flow and volume projections under various build options for the Sprague/Appleway corridor. Includes verbal and charted summaries, as well as count maps and performance indices. Very worthwhile, interesting information.

Technical memo (420 Kb, Acrobat® file)