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The future is worth a thousand visions–or so believes the Spokane Regional Transportation Council<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0 SRTC is in the midst of updating its long range transportation plan and they are employing a unique strategy to engage the community for feedback. Citizens are encouraged to play an online interactive game called\u00a0A Thousand Visions and SRTC hopes that at least a thousand folks play this game and submit their results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Cyclists pass Riverfront Park on their way to work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This game is a fascinating exercise in transportation planning and resource allocation.\u00a0 You, the player, are given a baseline transportation budget then you must decide how you will raise additional revenue to fund the projects of the future.\u00a0 You might choose to raise property taxes, enact a special sales tax for transit and increase the local gas tax.\u00a0 The game calculates how much revenue each source will raise and it tells you approximately how much the financial burden will be annually on a household.<\/p>\n

Assuming you have survived a tax revolt, it’s time to fund the transportation projects of the future.\u00a0 Do you build new roads and complete the North Spokane corridor?\u00a0 Do you invest in a new high performance transit system for the region?\u00a0 Do you complete the Fish Lake Trail and fund the regional bicycle and pedestrian network?\u00a0 You learn how much it costs to fund a project and the game calculates whether or not you have raised enough revenue to fund your projects.\u00a0 You will most likely find yourself forced to scale back projects or drop them completely.<\/p>\n

A Thousand Visions<\/b><\/a> is available to play until November 29.\u00a0 If you live in the Spokane region, please play the game and submit your vision results.\u00a0 If you live elsewhere, you can still play the game without submitting your results.\u00a0 It’s a thoughtful exercise in transportation planning and funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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