February 13, 2025

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STA awarded $2 million to enhance Division Street bus route

STA awarded  million to enhance Division Street bus route

STA seeks to convert Route 25 into a bus rapid transit service, which includes new stations and more frequent service.

SPOKANE, Wash. — On Monday, Washington state senators and representatives announced over $33 million in federal funding will be awarded to four different transit projects across the state, including a public transit project in Spokane. 

The Spokane Transit Authority (STA) will be awarded $2 million for its Division Street Bus Rapid Transit Project. The award is a planning grant for the project, which seeks to convert the existing STA Route 25 into a bus rapid transit (BRT) service.

STA says the existing Route 25 bus service along Division Street carries nearly one million passengers annually, which is the second-highest ridership of any route in STA’s system. STA expects growth along the corridor and in areas to the north to contribute to an increased demand for transit service along this already busy bus route. 

The Division Street BRT Project hopes to enhance the existing Route 25 with new stations and roadway modifications that will provide faster, safer, more reliable and more frequent service. The project will also intersect with the City Line, STA’s first BRT line, and will include improvements to pedestrian and bicycle facilities to enhance access to transit and increase the use of active modes of transportation.

“This award will help Spokane Transit plan for improvements along Division Street that will make it safer for people to walk, bike, and ride on transit. Nearly 1 million riders travel on STA’s Route 25 down Division Street each year, and projects identified with this award will make it easier for people to hop on the bus into downtown for work, school, or to cheer on our teams at the Spokane Arena and One Spokane Stadium,” said Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell. 

The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which several Washington leaders pushed to pass, and is awarded under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program. 

The RCP Program focuses on addressing the harms of past transportation infrastructure decisions by improving access to daily needs such as jobs, education, healthcare, food, nature and recreation, fostering equitable development and restoration, and providing technical assistance to further these goals

Other projects receiving money from this grant include $30 million for the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project in Vancouver, $1.5 million for a highway lid study in Northeast Seattle and $216,000 for the Hoh Tribe to improve connectivity and safety in the Hoh Highlands. 

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