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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014
Vol. CXXIV, No. 4
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Community forum will explore Bayside Slope management
More public art planned for revamped PaciďŹ c Avenue
Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Images Courtesy City of Tacoma As the City of Tacoma puts its finishing touches on the $11.9 million Pacific Avenue Streetscape Project, downtown Tacoma visitors may soon notice a half-dozen new public sculptures. According to a report prepared by Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride, six spherical sidewalk sculptures will be placed along an eight-block stretch of Pacific Avenue: one near South 7th Street; two in front of Park Plaza North near South 9th Street; one in front of Chase Bank near South 11th Street; and two in front of a parking lot between South 14th Street and South 15th Street. The sidewalk sculptures are created by local artist Elizabeth Conner, whose work appears in many of the 14 rain gardens that were part of the larger streetscape project. They measure between three-and-a-half feet and nearly four-anda-half feet in diameter, weigh between 1,700 and 3,200 pounds, are cast in concrete with a color treatment of limestone, and will be secured to the sidewalk by a stainless rod. The sculptures were approved by the Tacoma Arts Commission in October. On Wednesday, Tacoma's Landmarks Preser-
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TOP: A design maquette for six new sculptures proposed for an eight-block stretch of Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. BELOW LEFT: Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission will discuss one of the sculptures this week because its proposed installation is located within the Old City Hall Historic District. BELOW: Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride stands where the sculpture will be sited within the historic district. vation Commission is scheduled to discuss one of the sculptures because its proposed installation near South Seventh Street is located within the Old City Hall Historic District. "This area has been completely re-done," notes McBride in a report to the landmarks commission. "No historic features will be altered to install the artwork at the proposed location." McBride also notes the sculptures "will be elegantly decorated with an 'Egg and Dart' pattern reflective of the ornamental architecture in some historic buildings along Pacific Avenue."
Posted online Mon., Jan. 6 Photo Courtesy City of Tacoma The City of Tacoma and Stadium Business District officials will hold a community forum this month to discuss the management of Tacoma's Bayside Slope (pictured). The meeting follows a public forum in September to discuss the future management of the Bayside Slope, Schuster Parkway Promenade, and public views along Stadium Way. According to meeting organizers, the Stadium Business District convened a committee to draft a set of proposed design parameters for the Bayside Slope that recognizes the need for sound science, vegetation management, as well as the need to protect and preserve public views of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier from Stadium Way. A follow-up meeting will be held on Thurs., Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Tacoma Landmark Catering & Convention Center, located at 47 St. Helens Ave., in Tacoma. Tacoma City Councilmember Robert Thoms, City of Tacoma Environmental Services Director Mike Slevin, and Stadium Business District officials are scheduled to attend, according to organizers. For more information, contact Stadium Business District Manager Denny Faker at (253) 278-8463.