▁and ▁inc lement ▁weather ▁and ▁ret ail ▁space ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Mass ▁transport ation ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁autom ob iles , ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁electric ▁street car ▁and ▁inter urban ▁lines ▁played ▁a ▁dominant ▁role ▁in ▁moving ▁people ▁and ▁goods ▁around ▁Sp ok ane . ▁Street c ars ▁were ▁installed ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁pulled ▁by ▁horses . ▁Many ▁older ▁side ▁streets ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁still ▁have ▁visible ▁street car ▁rails ▁embedded ▁in ▁them . ▁Street car ▁service ▁was ▁reduced ▁due ▁to ▁decl ining ▁rid ership ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁by ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁all ▁lines ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned ▁or ▁converted ▁to ▁motor ▁bus es . ▁Mass ▁transport ation ▁throughout ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ▁( ST A ), ▁which ▁oper ates ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 1 5 6 ▁bus es . ▁Its ▁service ▁area ▁covers ▁roughly ▁ ▁and ▁reaches ▁ 8 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁population . ▁A ▁large ▁percentage ▁of ▁S TA ▁bus ▁routes ▁origin ate ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁hub , ▁the ▁S TA ▁Pla za ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane . ▁Sp ok ane ▁has ▁a ▁Trans it ▁Sc ore ▁of ▁ 3 5 . 4 ▁on ▁Walk ▁Sc ore . ▁Sp ok ane ▁has ▁rail ▁and ▁bus ▁service ▁provided ▁by ▁Am tra k ▁and ▁Grey h ound ▁via ▁the