PlanSpokane Periodic Update | Engage Spokane
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The City of Spokane is conducting PlanSpokane 2046, the first major update to its Comprehensive Plan since 2001, required by the Growth Management Act and due in June 2026. The update will guide development for the next 20 years and incorporate new state requirements for climate planning and housing for all income levels, with community engagement generating over 3,400 responses in 2025 through workshops, surveys, and focus groups. The city will continue robust community outreach throughout 2025 and 2026 on topics including climate, housing, economic development, land use, and transportation.
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Skip To You are here: Home Planning and Economic Development PlanSpokane Periodic Update PlanSpokane Periodic Update Share PlanSpokane Periodic Update on Facebook Share PlanSpokane Periodic Update on Twitter Share PlanSpokane Periodic Update on Linkedin Email PlanSpokane Periodic Update link The ongoing PlanSpokane 2046 Periodic Update is the first substantial update to the Comprehensive Plan since 2001, providing the City of Spokane the opportunity to reevaluate the vision of this important document. The vision sets the stage for the future that the Comprehensive Plan’s policies and goals work towards. In 2025, the project received over 3,400 individual community responses to workshops, surveys, focus groups, and other opportunity, helping to identify that future vision for Spokane's next 20 years. What is the Periodic Update? The City of Spokane is commencing a periodic update to the City’s Comprehensive Plan as required by the Growth Management Act (GMA) (External link) . Since the last periodic update, which occurred in 2017, state law has added additional considerations especially around Climate Planning and Planning for Housing for all income levels that need to be added to the City’s plan. Due in June 2026, the periodic update will identify policies and future regulations to guide the next 20 years of our city. This update provides us with the opportunity to identify the community's vision for Spokane now and into 2046. To find that vision, the periodic update will include robust community outreach and engagement around climate, housing, economic development, land use, transportation, and much more. Keep an eye out for engagement opportunities throughout 2025 and 2026. View the current Comprehensive Plan. (External link) Climate Planning As part of this periodic update, the City of Spokane is working on integrating climate and resiliency planning into the Comprehensive Plan, as directed by HB 1181 (External link) and with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. Learn more and provide feedback at the Engage Spokane Climate Planning page. Get Involved Today Engage Spokane Activities View and provide feedback in the Ideas tab below when an engagement opportunity is available. News & Updates As the project moves through engagement and development in the 2024, 2025 and 2026, updates will be issued through the PlanSpokane newsletter to those on our contact list (External link) . Questions & Comments Do you have a question about the project? Want to ask for more details or have a suggestion for possible solutions? Contact the project team at PlanSpokane@spokanecity.org (External link) or 509.625.6500. You can also learn more about the project at PlanSpokane.org. Other Planning Efforts Learn more about other ongoing projects seeking public input at the Planning and Economic Development Engage Spokane Hub. Learn More Community Visioning Survey Vision Board What is a Comprehensive Plan? 12 May 2025 Share What is a Comprehensive Plan? on Facebook Share What is a Comprehensive Plan? on Twitter Share What is a Comprehensive Plan? on Linkedin Email What is a Comprehensive Plan? link The Comprehensive Plan is a long-term planning document that establishes a vision, goals, and policies that guide all aspects of Spokane’s growth and development over the next twenty years. The plan guides the City’s actions related to land use and growth, housing, economic development such as workforce and business opportunities, natural environment protection, as well as infrastructure, parks, emergency response, wastewater and stormwater, and more. Spokane’s current Comprehensive plan – Shaping Spokane (External link) – includes the following chapters: Introduction (External link) Implementation (External link) Land Use (External link) Transportation (External link) Capital Facilities and Utilities (External link) Housing (External link) Economic Development (External link) Urban Design and Historic Preservation (External link) Natural Environment (External link) Social Health (External link) Neighborhoods (External link) Parks (External link) Continue reading Growth Management Act 10 Sep 2024 Share Growth Management Act on Facebook Share Growth Management Act on Twitter Share Growth Management Act on Linkedin Email Growth Management Act link The Washington Growth Management Act (GMA) (External link) , first adopted in 1990 as a series of statutes developed to address ways to accommodate growth, requires the fastest-growing cities and counties to complete comprehensive plans and development regulations to guide future growth. Under the GMA, every county and city in the state is required to conduct a thorough periodic update of its comprehensive plan to bring it up to date with any relevant changes in the GMA, recent case law, and to respond to changes in land use and population growth. Spokane’s next periodic update is due in 2026. Page last updated: 27 Apr 2026, 10:19 AM Stay In the Know Sign Up for the PlanSpokane Newsletter (External link) Who's Listening Planning Services City of Spokane Phone (509) 625-6500 Email planspokane@spokanecity.org (External link) Tirrell Black Assistant Planning Director Project Manager Maren Murphy Principal Planner Climate Project Manager KayCee Downey Senior Planner Engagement and Outreach Related Links PlanSpokane 2046 (External link) Climate Planning Draft Chapters (External link) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (External link) Shaping Spokane Comprehensive Plan (External link) More.. Community Engagement Scout the Marmot, the mascot rooting us on during the periodic update, encourages you to get involved. Remember: if you see Scout, you know you're contributing to Spokane's future!
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