Celebrate 13 Miles of Bikeway & Pedestrian Improvements

Join the City of Tacoma to commemorate completion of Tacoma’s 13 Miles of Bikeway and Pedestrian Improvements Project which spans from South 96th Street and Park Avenue South, through downtown along Fawcett Avenue to North 26th and Stevens streets.

It all happens in Wright Park on Thursday, Sept. 4. Mayor Marilyn Strickland and former U.S. Representative Norm Dicks will start the celebration with a ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. at the Division and Yakima entrance near the statues. Then, what better way to celebrate the project than by seeing the improvements in person:

• Take a 1.5 mile walk with Mayor Strickland and Downtown on the Go
• Go for a southern 3.5-mile bike ride along the project with Council Member Walker to the Lincoln District
• Go for a northeast 3-mile  bike ride along the project with Council Member Boe though the Proctor District

Tacomans first envisioned this project four years ago as part of the City’s Mobility Master Plan. City staff secured a Federal Discretionary Grant for $1 million, a Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Grant for $500,000 as well as a $350,000 Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to make it a reality. This project completes the highest four priority projects called for by residents in the Mobility Master Plan and completes 10 percent of all its outlined improvements.