SPOKANE, Wash. – The newly implemented ‘Complete Streets’ ordinance signed into law by Mayor Lisa Brown yesterday tightens accessibility rules for city-sponsored transportation projects.

However, while the effects of the law may not present themselves on Spokane’s streets for a few years, the law also shifts language in the municipal code to help the city more likely to receive state funding for its projects.

The first “Complete Streets” ordinance in Spokane was passed in 2011. The City of Spokane was an early adopter of a complete street ordinance, according to City Council Member Kitty Klitzke, who helped pass the 2025 law.

The ordinance focused on making streets “complete” by adding options for pedestrians, cyclists and accessibility on every road in Spokane. It drew from the city’

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