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==History== | ==History== | ||
Transit services in Spokane were initially provided by numerous independent horse-drawn vehicle companies in the late 19th century. The Washington Water Power Company established the Spokane United Railway Company in 1922 in conjunction with other transit operators to provide a unified transportation authority. Electric trolley and streetcar systems were made available in the 1930's. Washington Water Power Company would later sell its interests in the Spokane United Railway Company to private interests in 1945. In 1968 control of the public transit system was taken over by the City of Spokane to acquire public funding. A Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA) was established in 1980; a three tenths of one percent retail sales tax was approved by voters to help fund the public transit system. The tax was later raised to six-tenths of a percent due to the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax in 1999. <ref>https://www.spokanetransit.com/about-sta/history-of-transit-in-spokane</ref> | Transit services in Spokane were initially provided by numerous independent horse-drawn vehicle companies in the late 19th century. The Washington Water Power Company established the Spokane United Railway Company in 1922 in conjunction with other transit operators to provide a unified transportation authority. Electric trolley and streetcar systems were made available in the 1930's. Washington Water Power Company would later sell its interests in the Spokane United Railway Company to private interests in 1945. In 1968 control of the public transit system was taken over by the City of Spokane to acquire public funding. A Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA) was established in 1980; a three tenths of one percent retail sales tax was approved by voters to help fund the public transit system. The tax was later raised to six-tenths of a percent due to the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax in 1999. <ref>https://www.spokanetransit.com/about-sta/history-of-transit-in-spokane</ref> | ||
===City Line BRT=== | |||
On July 15, 2023, the transit authority launched route [[Spokane Transit Authority route 1 'City Line'|1 City Line]], the city's first Bus Rapid Transit route.<ref>[https://www.spokanetransit.com/cityline/ CITY LINE, Spokane’s first Bus Rapid Transit line] spokanetransit.com, retrieved 04-08-2024</ref> The east-west route connects SCC Transit Centre with downtown and Coeur-d'alene Park in the city's west. Service is provided by a fleet of 11 [[New Flyer Industries XE60]] buses equipped with five doors. | |||
==Routes== | ==Routes== | ||
See the [[Spokane Transit Authority | See the [[List of Spokane Transit Authority Bus Routes]] page. | ||
==Transit Fleet== | ==Transit Fleet== | ||
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*Used on the City Line BRT route | *Used on the [[Spokane Transit Authority route 1 'City Line'|City Line BRT]] route | ||
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*Have doors on both sides of the bus (Total of 5) | *Have doors on both sides of the bus (Total of 5) | ||
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