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🔴As a reminder, Tacoma City Council Study Session begins at noon on July 22, 2025. Agenda includes a Pierce Transit Long Range Plan Update . The meeting is broadcast live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings on TV Tacoma.

🛠️ YOUR STREETS INITIATIVE I TAX DOLLARS AT WORK 🛠️
📍 Construction is nearly complete on Phase II of the East 64th Street Project (McKinley Ave to Portland Ave), transforming this key Eastside corridor into a safer, more accessible, and more connected street. Here’s what’s ...being delivered:
✅ Full roadway reconstruction
🚲 New bike lanes
🚶 Rebuilt sidewalks + ADA-accessible curb ramps
💡 Improved LED lighting & stormwater system
🌳 Landscaping + public art in the works
⁉️Did you know? Your Streets Initiative I tax dollars made Tacoma eligible for local match funding to the tune of $4.45 million from the State of Washington – helping us fund more work and projects.

Do you want to tiptoe through the tidepools during low tide? If so, join Parks Tacoma on July 23, 2025, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Titlow Beach. The event is free and no registration is required. Bring your family to explore the beach, learn about tide pool life and have lots of fun during some ...of the lowest tides of the year. A naturalist will guide low-tide beach exploration. Wear shoes to protect your feet from the rocky beach and bring plenty of water and sunscreen. Another Tiptoe through the Tidepools event will take place on August 9 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Only one week left to apply to serve on Tacoma’s Human Rights Commission! There are 8 open spots and applications are due by July 28, 2025. Learn more and apply at tacoma.gov/cbc.

Join us for the July 22, 2025, Tacoma City Council Meeting at 5 PM. Here's a link to the agenda: https://ow.ly/lmO650WsLIN. The meeting will be hybrid, in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtual via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 ...and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting will also be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma.

Join us for the City Council Study Session on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at noon. It’ll be conducted as a hybrid meeting on Zoom and in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers located on the 1st floor. Agenda items include:
🔷Pierce Transit Long Range Plan ...Update
The meeting will be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma. For more information, visit tacoma.gov/councilmeetings.