The Bottom-Up Revolution

Spokane, Washington Is Betting on Buses, Benches, and Fourplexes


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Before the car took over, Spokane, Washington ran an extensive streetcar network that shaped its neighborhoods. Sarah Rose and Erik Lowe of Spokane Reimagined are working to recover that spirit through a bus system that has already surpassed pre-pandemic ridership, a zoning reform that opened the city to missing middle housing, and hand-built benches placed in all 29 neighborhoods, each painted by a local artist. Their city motto is "In Spokane, we all belong" and they're putting in the work to prove it.

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  • Sarah Rose (LinkedIn)
  • Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn)
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