UWT Growth - Where Does It Fit In?

Voelpel’s column today contains information on a fairly wide variety of topics from the Elks Building to Bimbo’s marinara sauce.  At the very bottom of the column is a section on the University of Washington – Tacoma. 

In a year, expect a new master plan with new boundaries. And it shouldn’t surprise anyone if the plan includes the six vacant acres the city owns adjacent to the current campus.

A question that came to me via my inbox asks, “Should the City hand over more land to a group that won’t build for 20 years?  A group that won’t allow any intermediate uses for fear of them becoming permanent?”

I can’t think of anybody that doesn’t love what UWT has done for downtown Tacoma.  However, as we talk about a vision for our downtown, it would be interesting to see how the UWT footprint and growth plans reflects or contradicts that vision. 

Link to The News Tribune