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Tacoma's Past May Be A Key To It's Future by Hannalore Sudermann

Washington State Magazine


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Seattle missing opportunities for its waterfront Scott Surdyke - Seattle’s waterfront a showcase of lost opportunities, Seattle Daily Journal

Bremerton waterfront campaign Cary Bozeman, City of Bremerton - Redevelopment: fraught with challenges, but worth the plunge, Seattle Daily Journal

Thea Foss redevelopment Shannon Kinsella and Nicole Faghin - Group efforts make for better shorelines, Seattle Daily Journal

Everett revitalization
Ken Olsen - Great civic developments need private know-how, Seattle Daily Journal


Thank you to all who joined us for National Family Volunteer Day as we partnered with Citizens for a Healthy Bay to help restore Tacoma's shoreline last month at Tahoma Salt Marsh. Send us an email to volunteer in 2009 or get answers to your questions. Remember...Students under age 16 must bring an adult chaperone

Peter Callaghan - Imagine people, not buildings, coming first. News Tribune

Dan Burden, Walkability Expert, University of Washington Tacoma: “Cities need to be ready to accept aging and provide great access to services, parks and cafes...Brand new parks and plazas create the places where people will have shared memories.“  

Jason Hagey - Waterfront wonder reborn. News Tribune

Lars Gemzoe, Urban Planner, Architect and Lecturer:
“You have a wonderful waterfront...If you can make something great for yourself, these are things generally tourists will like to see.“

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Our Mission Statement:

For over 60 years Tacomans have dreamed of a pedestrian walkway along the water, from the head of the Thea Foss to the beach and trails of Point Defiance.

To bring the dream to life we've formed Walk the Waterfront, a nonprofit organization dedicated to a continuous, accessible, vibrant path along those seven miles. We see so many opportunities emphasizing healthy lifestyles, recreation, business, conservation, culture and history.

We have three simple goals. First, we want the waterfront to drive millions of dollars into the local economy. Second, we want to show how a vigorous urban waterfront can actually improve the eco-health of Puget Sound. Third, we want to complete the dream of a world-class recreation and education resource accessible to and enjoyed by all Tacomans.

To achieve these goals and protect shoreline priorities, we need a community-wide vision for the waterfront. We have nearly 80 percent of what we need already in place. Our next step is a series of conversations with all the stakeholders on the waterfront: the many governments, private landowners, citizen users and nonprofit groups that make up the owner/user "checkerboard." We'll invite these stakeholders to create a shared plan to finish the last 20 percent of the waterfront.

In this process we'll set priorities among opportunities and obstacles.
Do we have places that are ill-lit and unsafe? Dangerous stretches of road? Can we move faster to fix environmental problems? Can some sites be put to even better use? Can the hum-drum become beautiful?

These are the questions. . .

Our community has the answers for what is in the best interest of Tacoma. Please join us in dreaming big.

 
 
   
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