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A photo shows a bus in front a public art water feature with brightly colored images painted on cement.

Speedier Bus Service in 2022 and New Public Art, Among Pierce Transit Updates

Pierce Transit has had a rough patch recently with operator shortages forcing the agency to temporarily cutback bus service, but the agency has made...
A photo of a blue and white locomotive on a modern train.

Tacoma Needs a Better Sounder and Streetcar Expansion

As a regular reader who lives in Downtown Tacoma, I’m always excited to see articles that address the challenges and opportunities in our city....
A map showing a light rail alignment running from Federal Way through Fife, East Tacoma, and the Tacoma Dome. The line terminates in central Tacoma after Union Station.

Build Link Light Rail Right: Send Trains into Tacoma’s City Center

Let's consider the lunacy of the journey foisted on public transit users: after riding at least 80 minutes from Capitol Hill or Downtown Seattle...
Sound Transit's streetcar in Downtown Tacoma. Work on Tacoma's Hilltop streetcar extension continues, but further extensions are shelved until Sound Transit grapples with Covid-related budget impacts. (Doug Trumm)

Sound Transit Plans to Introduce Tacoma Link Fares In 2022

Sound Transit is pursuing introduction of Tacoma Link fares. The 1.6-mile streetcar line has operated fare-free since 2003 when it opened. But an extension...

Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park Grapples with History of Expulsion

In the shadow of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and the midst of a dramatic rise in anti-Asian violence, I stumbled...

Tacoma Issues Housing Permits Three Times Faster than Seattle, Builders Report

Seattle has been taking the lion's share of the region's housing growth for the last decade, but developers are starting to look to Tacoma...
Downtown Tacoma's stretch of Pacific Avenue hosts the Tacoma Link streetcar. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Zoomers Flock to Tacoma over Pricey Seattle

You would have to be quite old to remember when it was cheaper to live in the city than the countryside. It’s been a...
Illustration of low scale and mid scale housing, showing some 4-story buildings next to single family.

Home in Tacoma Project Chugs toward Citywide Zoning Overhaul

Tacoma has embarked on a sweeping plan to reform residential zoning in the city. The Home in Tacoma project could transform single-family and multifamily...