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Vol. CXXIV, No. 71
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TCC job fair April 18 City Council to continue Link light rail expansion discussion
File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Tacoma City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to continue its discussion of Sound Transit's plan to expand Link light rail service throughout the city. The meeting follows a request by city council for Sound Transit to evaluate a so-called "hybrid" corridor as the agency prepares to identify one or more corridor alternatives for the expansion project. The "hybrid" corridor combines connection points for the three corridors evaluated and measured against the goals and criteria for the project, according to City of Tacoma and Sound Transit staff. In addition to the city's "hybrid" corridor alternative, Sound Transit is evaluating another "hybrid" corridor suggested by members of a citizens' stakeholder roundtable group that convened as part of the alternatives analysis
for the project. Once the analysis of the five corridor alternatives is complete, staff will present to the Sound Transit Board of Directors recommendations for selecting the preferred corridor alternative(s) that will advance for further study in the environmental review phase of the project. While the board was prepared to take action this month, the additional work required to evaluate the hybrid alternatives and compare them against other corridor alternatives may require shifting board action to May. During city council's study session on Tues., April 16 at Tacoma City Hall, Sound Transit staff will provide an update on the evaluation results for both "hybrid" corridor options. A potential partnership to expand Tacoma Link light rail was approved by voters in 2008 as part
Walk Tacoma series continues April 17 with downtown art tour Posted online Weds., April 10 Downtown On the Go will continue its Walk Tacoma series next week with a free walking tour that will highlight art work along a 1.5mile route in downtown Tacoma. The tour, which will be held on Weds., April 17 between 5:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and begin at the Hotel Murano, located at 1320 Broadway in downtown Tacoma, will be led by Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride. It will also include Spaceworks Tacoma Coordinator Heather Joy, who will share information about Spaceworks Tacoma, which aims to fill vacant commercial spaces with artists and entrepreneurs. After the walk, participants are invited to attend a social event with food and drink specials at the
Gallery located at BITE Restaurant in the Hotel Murano. There is no need to pre-register for the event. Walk Tacoma is an eight-event walking series held on the first and third Wednesdays from April through August. The fun, themed walks, now in their fourth year, encourage downtown employees and residents to exercise and enjoy the outdoors by discovering the different walking routes and parks in downtown Tacoma. The walks are scheduled at the lunch hour and just after work to encourage downtown employees to walk during their workday, whether it is to and from work, at a lunch break, or to a nearby meeting. More information is available online at downtownonthego.org.
Posted online Weds., April 10 Photo Courtesy Tacoma Community College Fifty employers and more than 1,000 jobseekers are expected to attend a job fair next week at Tacoma Community College. In addition to employer booths, the job fair will host free workshops on topics such as the “hidden� job market, resume writing, networking, and interviewing skills. The job fair also aims to connect employers with highly-skilled, well-trained candidates. The event is a great opportunity for Tacoma Community College students and the Tacoma community at large to learn about available jobs and make connections in careers in all fields. The event is free and open to the public. The annual job fair will be held on Thurs., April 18 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Building 20 Gymnasium on the Tacoma Community College campus. More information is available online at tacomacc.edu/abouttcc/careersattcc/jobfair.
of the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure. The purpose of the expansion is to improve mobility and access to the regional transit system by connecting the existing Tacoma Link system with the city's major employment, residential and activity centers, according to City of Tacoma and Sound Transit staff. Sound Transit is seeking federal monies and exploring options for securing additional funding partners for the expansion. The alternatives analysis underway supports efforts to narrow and define project alternatives, evaluate costs, benefits and impacts of the alternatives, and work to identify partners and develop a funding plan. Councilmembers will not take public comment during the study session, which will be held on Tues., April 16 at 12 p.m. in Room 16 of Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St. Audio from the meeting will be broadcast live on TV Tacoma and online at tvtacoma.com. On-demand audio archives are available on the Web within 24 hours of the meeting online at tvtacoma.com.