Tacoma – Â鶹ÊÓƵ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Tacoma – Â鶹ÊÓƵ 32 32 Revitalization Area Planning Toolkit /projects/revitalization-area-planning-toolkit-2/ /projects/revitalization-area-planning-toolkit-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:22 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/revitalization-area-planning-toolkit/ Read More... from Revitalization Area Planning Toolkit

]]> This project would complement the Pierce Transit High Capacity Transit feasibility and design study by working with local businesses and residents within a walk distance of two key intersections along the Pacific Avenue corridor at S 38th and S 56th, to explore place-making strategies that could be implemented in conjunction with transit station construction and future land use development. Place-making elements could include façade improvements, tree canopy, signage and wayfinding, public spaces, streetscape design, as well as route-directness and connectivity improvements that help facilitate the growth of transit-oriented communities and 20-minute neighborhoods.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Linda Ishem
Community and Environmental Planning
Professor
lishem@uw.edu
253-692-4761

Local Government / Community Contact
Carol Wolfe

]]> /projects/revitalization-area-planning-toolkit-2/feed/ 0 Transit Station Area Placemaking /projects/transit-station-area-placemaking-2/ /projects/transit-station-area-placemaking-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:22 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/transit-station-area-placemaking/ Read More... from Transit Station Area Placemaking

]]> This project would complement the Pierce Transit High Capacity Transit feasibility and design study by working with local businesses and residents within a walk distance of two key intersections along the Pacific Avenue corridor at S 38th and S 56th, to explore place-making strategies that could be implemented in conjunction with transit station construction and future land use development. Place-making elements could include façade improvements, tree canopy, signage and wayfinding, public spaces, streetscape design, as well as route-directness and connectivity improvements that help facilitate the growth of transit-oriented communities and 20-minute neighborhoods.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Anaid Yerena
Community and Environmental Planning
Professor
yerena@uw.edu
253-692-4910

Local Government / Community Contact
Stephen Atkinson

]]> /projects/transit-station-area-placemaking-2/feed/ 0 Planning Video Library /projects/planning-video-library-2/ /projects/planning-video-library-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:21 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/planning-video-library/ Read More... from Planning Video Library

]]> This project will create a sample Planning and Development Video library, with each video focused on a specific topic of interest to the community. Topics include a profile of the Planning and Development Services Department, a tutorial of the One Tacoma Plan, the vision for the City’s designated Mixed-use Centers, and/or a profile of the City’s Downtown Subarea Plans. This project will create a template for future expansion of the video library to help improve citizen and developer access to, and understanding of, the City’s plans and programs.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Rachel Berney
Community and Environmental Planning
Professor
rberney@uw.edu
(206)685-4057

Local Government / Community Contact
Stephen Atkinson

]]> /projects/planning-video-library-2/feed/ 0 City of Tacoma Innovation Laboratory /projects/city-of-tacoma-innovation-laboratory-2/ /projects/city-of-tacoma-innovation-laboratory-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:59 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/city-of-tacoma-innovation-laboratory/ Read More... from City of Tacoma Innovation Laboratory

]]> The Tacoma Municipal Building, while a beautiful historic landmark, needs to create work spaces that complement the way individuals and departments work, engage, and collaborate. Money has been budgeted and a number of spaces have been allocated for innovation labs and breakout rooms throughout the building. A creative vision and design for each of these spaces would help inform how Tacoma City employees work together. An emphasis should be on technology, collaboration, and openness and creating a visual connection to City’s Values and Principles.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact

Local Government / Community Contact

]]> /projects/city-of-tacoma-innovation-laboratory-2/feed/ 0 Infill Housing Program Development /projects/infill-housing-program-development-2/ /projects/infill-housing-program-development-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:55 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/infill-housing-program-development/ Read More... from Infill Housing Program Development

]]> The Residential Infill Pilot Program was a part of the recent affordable housing code amendment that is designed to promote innovative residential infill, while ensuring that such infill demonstrates high quality building and site design that is responsive to and harmonious with neighborhood patterns and character. Housing choice and affordability are primary goals of this program. The pilot program has gone through the selection process, but tools to assess the success of individual projects and overall goals through further program development, public engagement, and surveys.

]]> The purpose of the project is to develop a statistically valid survey to build upon information gathered in the City of Tacoma Environmental Services Satisfaction Survey Report of Results from 2015. We would like additional information on topics such as: the way people, already aware of the Open Space Program, became familiar with it; the activities that are of most concern to people with regards to Open Space; the reasons people do not report illegal activity on Open Space; how people search for Open Space volunteer opportunities; and the reasons people choose not to volunteer in Open Space. The Open Space Program would use the results of this survey to develop a more effective marketing and outreach program.

The Passive Open Space Program is part of the City of Tacoma’s
Environmental Services Department’s Surface Water Program. The
program, which is responsible for maintaining 488 acres of wetlands,
forests, and other critical environmental areas in Tacoma, engages
volunteer community members who serve as Habitat Stewards and help
the City maintain these open spaces and ecologically critical areas.
The goal of this project was to better understand how the City of Tacoma
could increase awareness of, and participation in, the Passive Open Space Program, with a particular focus on the inclusion of historically underrepresented communities. Student researchers reached out to 20 community organizations and to more than 40 representatives of extracurricular programs at schools to set up focus groups. Of their initial outreach attempts, students successfully conducted two survey collection and activity sessions with middle school groups and outreach at one community center.

]]> The City of Tacoma’s growth precipitates a need to be more conscious and deliberate about how development projects affect the public realm and the aesthetic vision of the City. Out of this awareness for increased quality in the built environment, a design review program has emerged. While considerable feasibility research has been conducted, the next step is to develop guidelines and create visual examples of standards. This project would include developing diagrams, renderings, and hypothetical projects that embody the goals of the design review process.

]]> The City of Tacoma’s growth precipitates a need to be more conscious and deliberate about how development projects affect the public realm and the aesthetic vision of the City. Out of this awareness for increased quality in the built environment, a design review program has emerged. While considerable feasibility research has been conducted, the next step is to develop guidelines and create visual examples of standards. This project would include developing diagrams, renderings, and hypothetical projects that embody the goals of the design review process.

]]> The City of Tacoma has a long-standing policy interest in exploring the potential of an impact fee program. The City of Tacoma, like all jurisdictions, continuously works to stretch its transportation funding resources to meet the current and future needs as the City grows. Tacoma has been very effective leveraging limited funds to attract transportation grant funding from federal and state sources. More recently, the voters approved new funding for street maintenance which has begun to address that backlog. The next step in that positive trajectory is to develop a method to pool development resources to grow and improve Tacoma’s multi-modal capacity to handle increasing transportation needs as the City grows. An impact fee program could put Tacoma in a better position to attract and support jobs and housing consistent with its role as a metropolitan city and the downtown of the South Puget Sound region. The study will analyze the current needs and opportunities for Tacoma, lay out the legal and policy framework, assess a range of policy options, and conclude with recommendations.

]]> Students will conduct focus groups to report on what amenities/retail destinations are missing in Tacoma. Report should include qualitative and quantitative data that is used to recommend amenities/retail options that would be beneficial to a college student body, surrounding educational institutions and working young adults who live in Tacoma. This project should focus on suggesting opportunities in proximity to our local educational institutions: UWT, Bates, UPS, TCC and PLU.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Joaquin Herranz Jr.
Public Policy and Governance
Professor
jherranz@u.washington.edu
(206) 616-1647

Local Government / Community Contact
India Adams

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