City of Spokane Valley
8th Avenue
Coleman Rd to Park Rd
TIB Award Amount
$260,700
Region: East   |   Legislative District: 4   |   Length: 900.00 ft. FY 2023 Sidewalk Program (SP)

Existing Conditions

8th Ave. is a commuter route linking south Spokane and Spokane Valley. 8th Ave. adequately serves 5,700 daily vehicles but it fails to provide the needed non-motorized facilities for one of the citys most disadvantaged neighborhoods (22% poverty, 14% non-English speaking, 27% over 65/under 10). In 2017, the City built 2,000 feet of new sidewalk from Dickey to Thierman. The proposed project completes half of the remaining infill gap. Bus transit serves the site every 30 minutes but users stand in the dirt shoulder while waiting at 8th Ave. and Coleman Rd. Edgecliff Park is the only park in the area but there are no sidewalks west of the park, forcing pedestrians to avoid parked (and moving) vehicles. Lastly, the citys Local Road Safety Plan identified hit-pedestrian and hit-fixed-object crashes as two of the citys most prominent fatal/serious crashes. These crash types most frequently occur on unimproved arterial streets (i.e. no curb or sidewalks) exactly like 8th Ave.

Project Funding

  TIB Funds Local Funds Total Costs
Design 22,265 14,835 37,100
Right of Way 0 0 0
Construction 238,435 158,865 397,300
Project Totals $260,700 $173,700 $434,400

Local Match

TIB Participation Local Match Minimum Local Match
60.0% 40.0% 20%

Summary of Improvements

  • Improves pedestrian safety;
  • Extends improvements;
  • Removes ADA barriers

Description of Improvements

New sidewalk will remove pedestrians from the gravel shoulder and/or paved travelled way, provide a safer, cleaner, and more visible transit stop, remove hazards associated with a large gravel shoulder (trees, fences) and more clearly define the pedestrian and vehicle facilities. The project will match the sidewalk improvements west of Thierman by providing roadside, on-street parallel parking as well. Upon future completion of the Thierman-Coleman sidewalk gap, the City will look to bring 8th Ave. into compliance with its Bike-Ped Master Plan, which calls for bike-lanes on 8th Ave. Currently, given the inconsistent improvements along 8th, on-street parking is a more reliable use of the space rather than having bike lanes appear then disappear every 2-4 blocks.