SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (SFCC) TRANSIT STATION Improving safety and supporting area re-development efforts Fort George Wright Dr. Elliott Dr Elliott Dr BENEFITS The SFCC Transit Station will: • Accommodate increasing ridership that has already outgrown existing facilities • Improve access to higher education • Build on the success of the student Universal Transit Access Pass (UTAP) program • Leverage planned City street investments • Support the neighborhood’s vision for new walkable mixed-used district • Improve passenger safety and comfort • Improve the efficiency of the transportation system Conceptual design of a new transit station on the SFCC Campus PROJECT DESCRIPTION • A new off-street passenger loading platform • Shelters and other passenger amenities • Repaved campus driveways to accommodate buses • A new traffic signal to facilitate bus access For illustrative purposes only The concept for the new transit station was born out of collaborative planning by STA, Community Colleges of Spokane, the City of Spokane and the West Hills Neighborhood. The new transit station is a key piece of the vision to transform a currently auto-oriented corridor into a walkable mixed-use district. A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT January 2017 In its first year, students used their community college passes to take 700,000 trips BUDGET & TIMELINE • Estimated project cost $2.8M • Timeline is dependent on funding • Candidate for Regional Mobility Grant SFCC, located in Spokane’s West Hills neighborhood, provides higher education to students throughout the region. Spokane Falls Community College Downtown Spokane