The link below downloads a copy of the Conceptual Design Report for Spokane’s proposed whitewater park, to be located near the Sandifur Memorial Bridge at the confluence of the Spokane River and Hangman Creek. Prepared and submitted to Friends of the Falls in March, 2006 by consultant Gary Lacy of Recreation Engineering and Planning with engineering consultant David Evans, Associates (DEA) of Spokane.

WWP Conceptual Plan (1.1 Mb, Acrobat® file)

The link below downloads a copy of an August 27, 2005 Spokesman-Review article entitled “Company named for whitewater park team”, covering the selection of Boulder, Colorado based Recreational Engineering & Planning to design the proposed whitewater park feature. By Alison Boggs, Staff Reporter.

Company Named (44 Kb, Acrobat® file)

The link below downloads a copy of an May 29, 2005 Spokesman-Review article entitled “Making waves: Group pushing whitewater park wants to follow the successful formula other cities have used,” covering the initiation of design work for the proposed Spokane whitewater park. By Alison Boggs, Staff Reporter.

Making waves article (84 Kb, Acrobat® file)

Here’s a link to a Denver Post article about two champion whitewater kayers - Jed and Katie Selby - who are working to create a 3/4-mile whitewater park in tandem with a New Urbanist subdivision along the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, Colorado. Written by Jason Blevins, Staff Writer, published October 25, 2004.

Denver Post article (244 Kb, Acrobat® file)