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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Vol. CXXIII, No. 180
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Tacoma marks 20 years of neighborhood councils
Posted online Fri., Sept. 14 The City of Tacoma will mark 20 years of its neighborhood council program during a celebration later this month. Tacoma City Council passed legislation in 1992 designating eight neighborhood council areas whose boundaries correspond to the City's traditional planning areas with minor adjustments. Each neighborhood council serves as an independent, non-profit citizen organization to promote citizen-based efforts for neighborhood improvements, and also establishes a partnership between city government and the neighborhoods it serves. The councils host presentations related to local issues, support community events approve or recommend projects for funding and generally act as a sounding board for citizens. The 20th anniversary celebration will be held on Thurs., Sept. 27 between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, located at 4851 South Tacoma Way. Food and entertainment provided by the Neighborhood Councils of Tacoma and the Tacoma Community Council. More information about Tacoma's neighborhood council program is available online at cityoftacoma. org.
Wash. will host major aerospace summit
Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced Washington State will again be the venue for the Aerospace & Defense Suppliers Summit (ADSS) at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center next year. The event is the largest of its kind in North America. The inaugural ADSS in the United States was held this past March in Seattle, and organized by French-based BCI Aerospace with the support of Boeing and the Washington State Department of Commerce. With more than 800 companies from 25 countries, ADSS is one of the world's largest networking events connecting buyers and sellers in the global aerospace industry. "There is no better location than Washington state for the aerospace industry's top manufacturers and suppliers to connect and explore business opportunities," said Gregoire. Since the summit last March, Washington companies that attended have reported $1.3 million in sales, and several million more dollars in contracts are in the works, according to Gregoire. "With some 740 aerospace manufacturers and supplier companies in Washington, we sup-
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Design plans under way for Schuster Parkway trail corridor Posted online Fri., Sept. 14 Image Courtesy City of Tacoma The City of Tacoma is moving forward on a plan to create a trail corridor along Schuster Parkway that aims to improve connectivity from Thea Foss Waterway and downtown Tacoma to Old Town and the Ruston Way shoreline promenade, according to city staff. To that end, the city has contracted with a design firm to create conceptual plans for this corridor. It is the first step toward enhancing a key segment of the Dome to Defiance public access system for Tacoma residents. Details of the plan were shared in a Sept. 10 memo from community and economic development director Ricardo Noguera to city manager T. C. Broadnax. According to Noguera, Tacoma City Council allocated $60,000 in gas tax revenue for a feasibility and design study four years ago. The project was subsequently added to the city's Capital Facilities Program (CFP) and Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). A preliminary analysis of potential trail alignments was performed as part of the city's Shoreline Master Program update and Mobility Master Plan. Upon adoption of the Shoreline Master Program, Tacoma City Council requested that staff initiate a process to utilize the allocated gas tax revenue to evaluate the desirability and feasibility of mobility improvement alternatives for the Schuster Parkway corridor. Multiple trail alignments have been identified through the update to the Shoreline Master Program for further evaluation, including an overwater or waterside trail, a reconfiguration of Schuster Parkway and the existing sidewalk, and the Bayside Trail, according to Noguera's memo. Other project considerations include linkages to the Stadium Way improvements and Pacific Avenue streetscape design,
ply every major final assembly manufacturer in the world." Gregoire also announced that through an executive order, she is disbanding the Washington Council on Aerospace and reassigning its duties to the Office of Aerospace, the Aerospace Workforce Pipeline Committee, the Joint Center for Aerospace Innovation, and the Washington Aerospace Partnership.
Ruston Way streetscape planning, as well as slope stability measures along Bayside Slope. The city has since contracted with SvR Design Company to develop a conceptual design for the Schuster Parkway trail corridor. As part of the design process, staff is considering the following objectives: improved integration of adjacent hillside neighborhoods with the shoreline; improved connectivity of Schuster Parkway shoreline with Ruston Way and downtown Tacoma; enhanced visual access of the water; accommodation for multiple modes of transportation including bicycle and pedestrian facilities; incorporation of stormwater as a design feature; improved slope stability; and design treatments that promote public safety and legible public spaces. "Upon completion of the preliminary feasibility study, staff will provide the city council's environment and public works committee with a preliminary recommendation for a preferred trail alignment," according to Noguera. "Development of a final conceptual design will entail additional alternatives analysis and feasibility review." The project is expected to be completed by June 2013. Stakeholder meetings will be held through October. Gregoire created the council in 2009 to keep up with changing aerospace needs and demands. Since its inception, the Council has issued two annual reports to the Legislature and many of its activities and recommendations have been enacted. Additionally, several new and focused entities have been created to further the goals originally established for the Council.