Editing Spokane, Washington (section)

====City streets====
Spokane's streets use a [[grid plan]] that is oriented to the four [[cardinal direction]]s; generally, the east–west roads are designated as avenues, and the north–south roads are referred to as streets. Major east–west thoroughfares in the city include Francis, Wellesley, Mission, Sprague, and 29th Avenues. Major north–south thoroughfares include Maple–Ash, Monroe, Division, Hamilton, Greene–Market (north of I-90), and Ray–Freya (south of I-90) Streets. [[Division Street (Spokane, Washington)|Division Street]] divides the city into East and West, while [[Sprague Avenue (Spokane, Washington)|Sprague Avenue]] splits the city into North and South.<ref>{{cite web |title=MapSpokane |url=http://maps.spokanecity.org/?lyr=City%20Council%20District |publisher=City of Spokane| access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> Division Street is Spokane's major [[Main Street|retail corridor]]; Sprague Avenue serves the same purpose in Spokane Valley. With over 40,000 vehicles per day in [[average daily traffic]] from [[Interstate 90 (Washington)|Interstate 90]] north to the US 2–US 395 junction, North Division is Spokane's busiest corridor.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Spokane Traffic Flow Map |publisher=City of Spokane |url=https://static.spokanecity.org/documents/streets/traffic/2012-2013-traffic-flow-map.pdf| access-date = October 12, 2014}}</ref>

Spokane's extensive [[skywalk]] system covers thirteen blocks in the downtown area and is among the largest in the United States; it is used for pedestrian travel in cold and inclement weather and retail space as well.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spotlight on one of the largest Skywalk systems in the US |url=http://www.bycitylight.com/spotlight-archive.php?article=1 |publisher=ByCityLight.com| access-date= November 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>Young et al. (1999), p. 328</ref> Despite this, the city has an average Walk Score of 49 as of 2020, indicating that most errands require a car. Its average Bike Score is 52.<ref name=WalkScore>{{cite web |url=https://www.walkscore.com/WA/Spokane |title=Spokane, WA - Walk Score |publisher=Walk Score  |access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Full Spokane City Line bus charging at SCC transit center October 2023.jpg|thumb|STA [[City Line (Spokane, Washington)|City Line]] battery electric bus charging at [[Spokane Community College Transit Center|Spokane Community College]]]]