The Thorpe parcel may be saved. Critics say Latah Valley’s bigger problems remain

The state DNR’s recommendation for conservation funding is a win for Latah Valley advocates, but they say the area’s deeper infrastructural problems remain unsolved.

By: Yong-Yu Huang

Outlets: RANGE Media

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 2,243

Last Updated: 10 hours, 43 minutes ago

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There is no bus from downtown Spokane to the Latah Valley. The only way to the homes nestled in sun-bleached grass just southwest of downtown is by car, funneled along the arterial US 195.

The roads to the area are winding, then lattice out into developments like Eagle Ridge and the neighborhoods of Latah/Hangman and Grandview/Thorpe, the latter of which sits on the bluff above the valley. There is no school, so the children must …

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