Spokane Matters

Downtown District

The Spokane Matters initiative ended in 2019. For residents still looking to get involved in solving critical community concerns, we recommend reaching out to the appropriate City Department or getting involved in your neighborhood council.

2019 Projects

We did not have any Downtown-specific project proposals for Spokane Matters 3.0. View 2019 projects in other districts:

2018 Projects

Parking, Yes!

Restripe existing parking on overly wide streets to provide angle and perpendicular parking

Andrew Rowles, DSP

Ronald McDonald House Lighting and Wayfinding!

Improved lumens and wayfinding around Ronald McDonald house

Chris Wherity, MultiCare + Urban Design staff

Project Documents

Lighting Sketch (PDF 177 KB)
Progress Update - August 2018 (PDF 115 KB)
Presentation (PDF 36 KB)

Continue with I-90 Lighting

Improve upon and continue lighting under I-90 work initiated as part of Spokane Matters pilot

Val Melvin, Streets
Adam Miles, Streets

Project Documents

Presentation (PDF 75 KB)

2017 Projects

Project List

24/7 Homeless Shelter
Exploration of housing opportunities for vulnerable community members that includes short and long term approaches
Team Leader: Dawn Kinder, dkinder@spokanecity.org
Safety/Lighting I-90
Expansion of District 2 project to include more areas under I-90 throughout downtown
Team Leader: Jonathan Mallahan, jmallahan@spokanecity.org
Communication for Downtown construction
Explaining and preparing community stakeholders and businesses for downtown construction
Team Leader: Kris Becker, kbecker@spokanecity.org
- Presentation (1.5 MB)
Downtown construction
SWAT analysis of the next 5 years of construction (including City, State and Federal projects)
Team Leader: Katherine Miller, kemiller@spokanecity.org
Solid Waste partnership with DSP and SPD
Solid Waste, DSP and SPD are strategically partnering to ensure a cleaner and safer downtown.
Team Leader: Scott Windsor, swindsor@spokanecity.org