Education

Colleges and universities

• Eastern Washington University
• Gonzaga University
• Whitworth College
• Washington State University Spokane
• Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute - American campus of Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan.

Community Colleges

• Spokane Community College
• Spokane Falls Community College

Historical

• Spokane University in the Spokane Valley, closed in 1933
• Spokane Art Center, a Federal Art Project during the Great Depression
• Holy Names College (1960–1963) later named Fort George Wright College (1963–1982) eventually merged with the adjacent Spokane Falls Community College

Transportation

Highways
 
• The major interstate running through Spokane is I-90. Starting from the west, I-90 runs through Downtown Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, and continues east to Coeur d'Alene.
• US-2 and US-395 enter Spokane from the west via I-90 and continue north through Spokane via Division St. The two highways share the same route until they reach "The Y", where US-395 continues northward to Deer Park, and US-2 branches off to the northeast, continuing to Mead, Colbert, Chattaroy, and Sandpoint.

Fighting Congestion

In an attempt to avoid the future nightmare of major gridlock, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), in the past 10 years, has aggresively improved local highways, and looks to continually keep up with the region's growth in the future.

• I-90 has been widened to 6 lanes from Havana St. to Sullivan Rd.
• Traffic cameras have been installed along the I-90 corridor and in various spots in Spokane so that traffic flow can be closely monitored and dealt with accordingly.
• The construction of the US 395 NSC, more commonly known as the North Spokane Corridor, or simply the North-South Freeway, is the biggest road construction project (with the exception of the construction of I-90) ever to be implemented in Spokane. Currently under construction, the plan is to build a 10.5 mile, limited-access corridor that will link I-90 from about Freya Street to US-395 at Wandermere. As of today, a three and a half mile section has been graded on the north end, with four interchange bridges built. If the project is fully funded today, the earliest it could be completed would be 10 years from now.

Air Travel

Spokane and Eastern Washington are served by Spokane International Airport. The airport lies west of the city, and is only a 10 minute drive to downtown.

Mass Transit

Spokane is served by a bus system that is run by the Spokane Transit Authority(STA). There is currently a light rail project in the works. If passed by voters, the light rail system will run from Spokane to Liberty Lake, with future extensions east to Couer d'Alene, west to Spokane International Airport, and north along the US 395 NSC.

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