Archived information from the 2007 Downtown Parking and Transit meetings

City Manager presented further parking and transit recommendations to City Council
City Manager Eric Anderson presented additional recommendations for a comprehensive downtown parking and transit plan to the City Council during the Oct. 30, 2007 study session. To view the PowerPoint, click:  Tacoma City Center Parking and Mobility Strategy.

Answers now available for third round of parking and transit meetings
City staff offers the following responses to the questions and comments submitted by attendees of the third round of downtown parking and transit meetings held in August and September 2007:

• Theater District
• Stadium District
• Hilltop
• Dome District
• Foss Waterway area
• UWT area

If you want to add your e-mail to the notification list, send an e-mail to robert.mcnair-huff@cityoftacoma.org.

Downtown Parking Update: Aug. 7, 2007
After the twelve public parking and transit meetings and meetings with key stakeholders, City Manager Eric Anderson and staff were able to gather and address many questions and concerns about downtown parking and were able to develop recommendations for moving forward with a strategic downtown parking plan. On Tuesday, Aug. 7 the City Manager provided the City Council with a parking update which includes his recommendations on how to address the downtown parking issues.

To review the City Manager's parking recommendations, check out the Downtown Parking Update or to listen to TV Tacoma's audio archive of the study session, click here.

Answers are now available from the second round of parking and transit meetings

• Parking and Transit Q&A from Round 2
  Questions submitted during the second round of parking meetings were answered by City staff.

Answers are in from the first round of parking meetings
The following documents include answers from City staff for the questions that were asked during the first round of parking and transit meetings held in February and March.

• Theater District Q&A from Feb. 5, 2007
• Dome District Q&A from Feb. 12, 2007
• Stadium District Q&A from Feb. 28, 2007
• Foss Waterway Q&A from March 5, 2007
• Hilltop area Q&A from March 8, 2007
• UWT area Q&A from March 19, 2007

Downtown parking background information
The development of our city's core has accelerated over the past several years. That growth in employment, education, entertainment and commercial activities necessitates a thorough review of our parking capacity and demands. Preserving the character and vitality of our neighborhoods is paramount.

The intent in meeting with citizens throughout downtown - from the Thea Foss Waterway to the Hilltop and the Dome District to the Stadium District - is to listen. This series of parking discussions will not include detailed question-and-answer sessions or scripted staff presentations, but rather a very open forum for us to hear your concerns and ideas and record your input.

Letters are being sent to businesses and residents in the areas around each of the six neighborhoods downtown, but you are encouraged to participate in whichever discussion is most convenient for you.

For the latest information about paid on-street parking in downtown Tacoma, visit www.tacomaparking.com.

E-mail contact for this page: Rob McNair-Huff