New County Off-Leash Dog Park By Amy Silbernagel McCaffrey “We’re real excited to offer the first pilot project dog park in Spokane County,” says Doug Chase, the director of Spokane County Parks, Recreation and Golf Department. As early as the end of June, Inland Northwest dog owners will be able to take their […]
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Sustainability: Co-Housing Goes Urban
Not quite a commune and more than a traditional village, “cohousing” or “intentional communities” aim to provide both the autonomy of a private home with the security of a close-knit community. Cohousing residents want to know their neighbors well. Cohousing developments have traditionally been located outside the city limits. Homes are usually clustered around an
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A Tyranny of Parking Spaces
Can Developers and Governement Work to Lessen Parkin’s Impact? Yuppies in bicycle helmets-that’s how developers in Vancouver, B.C. marketed downtown urban living. Constrained by water, Vancouver had nowhere to go but up, and urban density can be a tough sell. Vancouver did it by focusing on building a green and safe sustainable urban infrastructure. Now,
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The Politics Of Urban Cycling In Spokane
Do Bike Commuters Get The Support They Need? Seventy-nine million Americans rode bicycles on a paved surface at least once in 2004, the most popular human-powered leisure activity according to the Outdoor Industry Association. That’s more than 25 percent of the nation’s population. Mirroring that trend, the number of commutes by bicyclists in the Spokane
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