Avista hired us to consider how proposed transportation system designs may influence development opportunities in the South University District area of Spokane. The core element of this work was to understand the community’s vision for the area’s future and how individual development decisions can be consistent with those ideas.

The Lincoln Heights District Center consists of a wide variety of uses, focused on a cluster of conventional 1960's-era shopping center. Traffic congestion, pedestrian safety, retail prosperity, neighborhood compatibility, bike access, public transportation services, and community aesthetic are primary concerns in this area, a place that accommodates commuter and local traffic on a busy arterial.