Design presentations from the “Powering the Palouse” symposium

Bob Scarfo, an associate professor with Washington State University’s Interdisciplinary Design Institute, and his landscape architecture students explore the benefits of re-introducing passenger rail between Spokane and the Pullman/Moscow area in response to shifting global trends, particularly associated with energy, water and climate change.

Presentations shown during the poster session of the symposium are accessed through links on the map below. (Hover over a station to reveal a document.)

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• Spokane’s University District
  An overview of the landscape, characters, streets, and proposed train stop. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)
• Spokane’s intermodal center
  Inventory and future plan for Spokane’s intermodal center. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)
• Railroad crossing
  Railway crossing renovations. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)
• Concepts for Rosalia
  Inventory and concepts for a Rosalia train station and transit village. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)
• Restoring the Hub of the Palouse
  Master plan, concepts, and models for a train and transit station in Oakesdale. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)
• Spokane to Garfield
  Plans and models of rail stations in Spokane and Garfield. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)
• Powering the Palouse
  Clean tech and energy on the Palouse. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)
• Pullman railroad renovation
  Models and plans for a train station and transit hub in Pullman. (PDF, requires a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader.)

“Powering the Palouse” poster presentations:

:: Spokane’s University District
:: Spokane’s intermodal center
:: Railway crossing renovations
:: Concepts for Rosalia
:: Restoring the Hub of the Palouse – Oakesdale
:: Spokane to Garfield
:: Powering the Palouse
:: Pullman railroad renovation