Courtesy of Inland Rail
That image looks familiar. Like someplace we know very well. But it’s off: It could be Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane with an electric light rail system. Maybe even in five years. Last month, the Washington State University’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center conducted a survey showing 73 percent of Spokane Residents favor construction of light rail. Also, 67 percent of the respondents said they would prefer to develop a system within five years versus 27 percent supporting a ten-year period. The catch: A two-way electric track system---ostensibly running between Spokane and Liberty Lake---was estimated at $600 million.
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Courtesy of Inland Rail
That image looks familiar. Like someplace we know very well. But it’s off: It could be Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane with an electric light rail system. Maybe even in five years. Last month, the Washington State University’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center conducted a survey showing 73 percent of Spokane Residents favor construction of light rail. Also, 67 percent of the respondents said they would prefer to develop a system within five years versus 27 percent supporting a ten-year period. The catch: A two-way electric track system---ostensibly running between Spokane and Liberty Lake---was estimated at $600 million.
