Sprague Avenue is Spokane Valley’s primary retail area.  The corridor serves as a regional destination for “medium box” retail and auto sales.  However, it does not provide the City with the definable downtown district wished for by local residents.  The community has a vision to create a new Downtown City Center along Sprague Avenue and to improve the image of the corridor.  To this end, FTB is leading an effort to draft a Sub Area Plan to help guide future development along the corridor and instigate the new City Center.

Before

Conditions along Sprague Avenue before the Sub Area Plan project.

• 5 miles of continuous conventional commercial strip development along Sprague Avenue.
• Extremely deep parcels, lacking access and visibility, line Sprague Avenue and constrain development.
• Partially constructed Appleway Boulevard runs parallel to a portion of Sprague Avenue.
• Extension of Appleway could improve access to deep parcels along Sprague Avenue and increase infill development opportunities.

Assignment

• Develop an implementation strategy to realize the City’s vision of a new Downtown City Center.
• Draft a regulatory document to guide future growth and development along Sprague, Appleway, and in the new City Center

Outcomes

In Progress

• A workshop process to solicit City staff and community input on a vision for the future corridors and City Center is underway.
• Drafting a Sub Area Plan based on the community workshop recommendations will proceed in 2007.

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