SPOKANE, Wash. — Plans for a zipline going across Spokane Falls are underway.
A company out of Liberty Lake is heading up to the project, which is currently in its first phase.
A zipline going across Spokane Falls has been in the works as a project for years, and finally, one company got selected to be taking part in that venture, and they're expecting a functioning zipline to be available here in the summer of 2025.
"It's a single zip line which is side by side," CEO of Mica Moon Zip Tours Drew Stewart said.
Stewart is excited the first phase of the project is underway for a functional zipline after their proposal for the project was selected among others.
"Spokane Skylines" is the name," Stewart said. "We're starting at the corner of A Place of Truths Plaza, and it will go down across the river through the southern arch of the Monroe Street Bridge and land in the southeast corner of Redband Park."
The route is an estimated 1,300 feet, and the zipline's first stage of planning is currently underway.
Members of Spokane Parks and Recreation held a Riverfront Park Committee Meeting this past Wednesday, going over the history of the planned zipline, looking ahead into next year after proper permits are filed, and Stewart and others hear from communities affected.
"Upon the succession of Phase One, Phase Two is the actual construction and operation of the zipline," Stewart said.
This is something Stewart said isn't costing the taxpayer a dime.
"The city isn't paying for anything public, private venture, meaning that we will provide all the construction costs, financing, insurance, permitting," Stewart said.
A zipline going one way, but will provide a means of transportation so people can head back up and take a history tour of downtown Spokane along the way.
"To celebrate the fun aspects of downtown Spokane, particularly Riverfront Park," Stewart said. "So, hopefully, we'll be able to go through the red wagon and provide some transportation for people back to the starting point."
It's a starting point to look at the city in both new and familiar ways.
"Trying to celebrate the different cool things that happened in the past and also the present," Stewart said.
Stewart said they're working on applying for permits to get out of Phase One and get into Phase Two to eventually be open.