Parking! Parking! Parking!

At this week’s city council economic development committee meeting, the topic of discussion was downtown parking and, more specifically, what do we do with our two amazingly ugly parking garages.  The result appears to be the development of a plan to turn Park Plaza South into a more mixed-use type of building with parking, commercial, and retail space.  Park Plaza North seems to have been left out for now.  It’s a start.  Even more interesting is an exploration into the possibility of a parking structure on the Municipal Dock side of the Thea Foss that would use the Murray Morgan (11th Street) Bridge to connect with downtown. 

Committee chair and councilmember Rick Talbert liked the idea, but added, “It needs to add to the experience the [Foss Waterway Development Authority] is creating. I don’t want to recreate one of these parking garages down there.”

Hmmm… we’ll see. 

Then, since we’re talking about parking, here’s your opportunity to have your voice heard.  There’s a public forum on June 22 at Club Zoe from 4pm to 7pm to discuss the issue of parking with residents, merchants, and city staff. 

The last time I mentioned parking here, a few of you had opinions…

Tip and Info from the Tacoma Daily Index