Building Blocks

Spokane Building Blocks

SESSION TOPICS

(updated September, 2009)

"Spokane Building Blocks" is the City of Spokane’s citizen education series about planning-related topics. Developed by the City’s Planning Services Department, the series features topics such as land use and transportation planning, citizen involvement in planning decisions, and the City’s work to revitalize its neighborhood business centers.

2009 sessions:

January	Planning Concepts and Resources
May	Turning Downtown into a Reality Video
August	Infill Housing

2008 sessions:


March	Master Bike Plan
July	Shoreline Master Program (SMP)
August	GTEC 2

2007 sessions:

January	2007, Year of the Tree: Protecting Spokane's valuable Resource
July	Planning Short Course

2006 sessions:

January	The City’s Neighborhood Council Program—January
March	Code Enforcement 101—A Citizen’s Guide to Spokane City Code Enforcement
May	"What's In our Comprehensive Plan?"
July	SMP (Shoreline Master Program) Update
October	Developer Incentives programs

2005 sessions:

January	Spokane as “The City Beautiful”: Spokane's Early Planning History
March	Reclaimed Buildings: Reviving Our Economy Through Historic Preservation
May	Building a Vibrant, Youth-Oriented Spokane
July	New Residential Development Standards and Zoning for Spokane
October	Citizen Involvement in the Planning Process
November	To Market, To Market: the City’s Neighborhood Business Centers Program

2004 sessions:

February	Planning Short Course
March	Transportation and Land Use
April	Environmental Regulations
May	Urban Design Issues for Spokane
June	Public Safety Issues—Developing a Safer Spokane
July	Downtown Housing
August	Land Use 101

How to view Spokane Building Blocks Sessions:

The sessions are taped and replayed on Channel 5, the City of Spokane’s government-access cable station. The most recent session is replayed:

11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays

6:30 p.m. on Sundays

2:00 p.m. on Thursdays, except on the second Thursday of the month when the Park Board meets.

For more information or to offer suggestions for topics or speakers for future sessions, contact Karen Marshall, Planning Services Department, 625-6300.

Additional information can be found by using the links on the right hand side of this column. The agenda and other handouts can be found for each session when available.

To borrow tapes of previous sessions:

VHS tapes or DVD's of previous Spokane Building Block sessions can be borrowed by calling (509) 625-6015.