The City of Tacoma is studying several rail crossings in the Dome District, in Old Town, and in the West End. Issues to be discussed/reviewed include safety, traffic operations, non-motorized mobility, noise, and economic or other quality of life issues.  In the Dome District, the implementation of a Quiet Zone will be reviewed.

Incorporating community feedback, the project will develop a framework and ranking methodology through which potential crossing improvements can be evaluated at each of these locations.

Get Involved – Community Meetings and Survey in January 2018

Our first series of community meetings will be in the fourth week in January 2018. The three dates and locations available for you to participate and provide input are:

West End

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 4-6 PM

Titlow Lodge, 8425 6th Ave.

Dome District

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, 4-6 PM

LeMay: America’s Car Museum , 2702 E. D Street

Old Town

Thursday, January 25, 2018, 4-6 PM

Old Town Music Society Hall, 2101 N. 30th St.

If you can’t make it to the meetings, you can provide your comments via the online survey through February 4, 2018. Our goal is to create opportunities for neighborhoods to provide feedback and comment on the project purpose, help define and evaluate solutions, and assess and review effects.

Other Opportunities to Provide Feedback

You are welcome to provide feedback at any time on the project by reaching out to the Project Manager listed at the end of this article.

Project Schedule

Community project kick-off meetings are planned for January 2018 to define community needs, concerns, and goals. The project team will incorporate community input into the development of improvement alternatives and evaluation methodology. Preferred options developed using this methodology will be presented to the Community for discussion in Spring 2018. The final report will be prepared and published by Summer 2018.

Schedule

Old Town: McCarver Street and Ruston Way

Dome District: East C & D Streets between E. 25th and E. 26th Streets

West End: 6th Avenue and Titlow Beach / S. 19th St. and Narrows Marina

Background 

These study locations have been identified as locations of concern by local residents, business associations, and property owners. Tracks in these locations are managed by BNSF or Sound Transit for Commuter Rail and Tacoma Rail Mountain Division. The BNSF tracks are used for freight and passenger rail (AMTRAK and Sounder Commuter Rail).

Funding

The project is funded by the City of Tacoma.

Contact Information

If you have questions or comments you can contact City of Tacoma Project Manager, Mark D’Andrea, at (253) 591-5518 or by email at mdandrea@cityoftacoma.org.

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