Lauren
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lpangborn.bsky.social
Lauren
@lpangborn.bsky.social
Urbanist and bike advocate in Spokane
Columnist for @rangemedia.co
I think they are old school ALPR. They've been there since 2019. www.google.com/maps/@47.662...
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Yeah the one cluster on deflock that I’m unsure about is near the maple street bridge. They aren’t flock, but I’ll go check them out today to see what they really are.
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
And most of those that you would think are in the city are in the county (the city is very oddly shaped)
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Not to hate on the effort, but the city ones are already dead. The money was allocated to buy them, then the money was clawed back. So they were never installed.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You’re doing all the real work!!
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Except rolls. I like rolls.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The tough part about huge pieces of private property like Safeway centers is that the city can only place them on public property. So sometimes they can’t get them close to the doors.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Or if you truly must drive, just use the abundant street parking! I think I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve parked in a surface lot downtown.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Reposted by Lauren
Ok, here's one big item of the night! The parking tax! For a preview, check out our urbanism columnist @lpangborn.bsky.social 's piece on that here: rangemedia.co/spokane-city...
Spokane City Council considers taxing commercial parking lots – RANGE Media
The tax would add about $0.50 to a $3.85 parking fee and fund street repair. But it’s not just about revenue, it’s about increasing vibrancy downtown.
rangemedia.co
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Here’s a photo of me using it!
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM