Cheney, EWU look at city’s parking issues

By BECKY THOMAS

Staff Reporter

Adequate parking is often an issue in college towns. Recently, local leaders began working on addressing current and future parking issues in Cheney.

The city’s Community Development Department is seeking help from the EPA to complete a parking audit.

“Basically looking at our existing parking citywide,” city planner Brett Lucas said. “Hopefully we’ll see where our strengths are parking-wise in the city, and where our deficiencies might be.”

The most obvious parking issue in Cheney is surrounding Eastern Washington University, where student vehicles often spill o...