Division Street BRT Timeline
2019
DivisionConnects study begins as collaborative effort between SRTC, WSDOT, City of Spokane and Spokane County
2020
DivisionConnects analysis
2021
DivisionConnects Phase 1 Completed
STA and SRTC selected Division Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)
2022
STA awarded $405,000 grant for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) planning in partnership with City of Spokane and Spokane County
SRTC and partners complete DivisionConnects Phase 2
STA initiates Preliminary Engineering and Scoping phase of Division Street BRT
2023
STA Board of Directors adopts refined LPA, identifying routing to a southern terminus downtown and a northern terminus near Farwell Road and Newport Highway
FTA approves Entry into Project Development Phase which includes
- Design and Engineering
- Environmental Review
2024
Continue design and engineering
Begin utility coordination
Geotechnical investigations
2025
Continue design of the Minimum Operable Segment (MOS)
Submitted FTA Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Small Starts grant application
Submitted NEPA environmental review package to FTA
Continue utility coordination
Completed traffic impact analysis for the MOS
2026
FTA risk and readiness review:
Continue design of the MOS
Negotiate third-party agreements
Begin right-of-way acquisitions
Complete the federal and state environmental review processes
Execution of a Small Starts Single Year Grant Agreement
2027 (Planned)
Complete design of the MOS
Permitting
Complete right-of-way acquisitions
Complete third-party agreements
Initiate construction procurements
Initiate bus procurements
2028 (Planned)
Construction begins
2029 (Planned)
Construction continues
Buses arrive at STA
Operator hiring & training
Systems implementation and testing
2030 (Planned)
Construction complete
Systems implementation and testing complete
Begin revenue service on Division Street BRT
2030 +
Install BAT lanes on Division between the couplet and the “Y”
Construct Mead Transit Center
Construct pedestrian/bike facilities along Ruby St.
Construct stations north of Hawthorne Rd.
Increase service frequency
Construct active transportation improvements