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Lauren Pangborn

Lauren is a fifth-generation Spokanite and advocate for safer, happier, and better-connected communities. She serves on two city boards, maintains an unofficial infrastructure project tracker and spreads news about Spokane-area infrastructure on Bluesky.

Lauren's Latest Articles

What’s coming in Spokane’s bike and active transportation in 2025

By Lauren Pangborn ● Transportation ● January 15, 2025

My faves? A Children of the Sun river crossing and a shared-use path to Airway Heights are en route.

Stairways to Heaven

By Lauren Pangborn ● Housing ● December 10, 2024

One small change to Washington’s building code could increase density, save Spokane money and encourage more family-sized apartment construction.

Spokane’s Top 10 Most Dangerous Intersections

By Erin Sellers & Lauren Pangborn ● Transportation ● November 20, 2024

Get a sense for the safety of our city’s streets — and your neighborhood — with a virtual tour of Spokane’s most dangerous intersections with our City Hall reporter and our urbanism columnist.

Lilac Loop, 27 by 2027, Urban Mobility Network: whatever it’s called, Spokane’s planning for it

By Lauren Pangborn ● Transportation ● November 14, 2024

There’s a new plan to build 27 miles of low-stress walking and cycling routes by 2027 — aka an Urban Mobility Network. See if the network is coming to your neighborhood.

A guide to Spokane’s current bike network for the bike-curious — and what it’ll look like by 2030

By Lauren Pangborn ● Transportation ● October 9, 2024

All the bike infrastructure we’ll have by 2030 that I’d recommend to cautious cyclists, like my in-laws.

Spokane Falls Boulevard could become the next place for the people — but the city needs your input first

By Lauren Pangborn ● Government ● September 3, 2024

The city of Spokane is replacing historic utility lines below Spokane Falls Blvd., but the more exciting question is what could be built on top.