SPOKANE, Wash. — A new study suggests Spokane's housing crisis could be alleviated by adding more market-rate housing options to downtown Spokane.

The Downtown Spokane Partnership recently released a housing action plan that calls for adding 3,200 market-rate housing units to downtown Spokane over the next 10 years.

The city contracted with the Downtown Spokane Partnership nearly a year ago to conduct the research, which was presented at City Hall on Monday. The study compared Spokane to other cities with similar population sizes and demographics to develop recommendations for downtown housing development.

"We want more people living and working and coming downtown," said Rae-Lynn Barden, director of policy and membership for the Downtown Spokane Partnership.

The study recommends achie

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