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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
Vol. CXXV, No. 8
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Bikeshare Planning Study briefing Jan. 13 at Tacoma City Hall
Posted online Tues., Jan. 12 By Todd Matthews, Editor Local cycling enthusiasts might want to attend a public meeting on Wednesday at Tacoma City Hall as City of Tacoma staff are scheduled to update Tacoma City Council's Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Committee on the efforts under way to create a bikeshare program in Tacoma. Bikeshare programs allow people to check out bicycles for short trips around the city. In October of 2014, the City of Seattle partnered with the nonprofit organization Pronto Cycle Share to introduce a bikeshare system that includes 500 bikes and 50 stations throughout the city. Similar programs have been launched in at least two-dozen U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C.; Austin, Tex.; Boston, Mass.; Denver, Colo.; and New York City. The City of Tacoma's 2010 Mobility Master Plan— which is designed to develop a comprehensive network of bikeways and pedestrian walkways citywide—includes a bikeshare program that aims to enhance the city's transportation network and make cycling a more viable option for all.
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Port of Tacoma offering Community Economic Development Investment Fund grants Posted online Tues., Jan. 12 The Port of Tacoma is accepting applications for its Community Economic Development Investment Fund program, which supports Pierce County non-profit organizations and municipal agencies that bring economic development investments to the county. With an annual budget of $35,000, the fund prioritizes investments that create long-term jobs through freight infrastructure projects, attract tourists to Pierce County, and promote international trade and business retention or recruitment. Organizations that received funding in 2015 include the Foss Waterway Development Au-
thority for the 2017 Festival of Sail, a family maritime event with regional, state, and national significance; the Mt. Rainier Visitor Association to launch the Mt. Rainier Concert Series, supporting the association's focus on creating a stable year-round economic climate through tourism; and the Tacoma Waterfront Association to help the organization build a new Web site to bring visitors to Tacoma's waterfront using interactive maps and an events calendar. Applications and more information are available online at portoftacoma.com. Applications are due by Fri., Feb. 5. Grant recipients will be selected by Fri., Feb. 26.
Two years ago, the City of Tacoma hired the consulting firm Alta Planning to analyze the feasibility of a bikeshare program in Tacoma. Last year, the City of Tacoma issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) seeking consultants to complete a more comprehensive Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study (see "City issues RFP for Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study," Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 14, 2015; "2 consultants respond to Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study RFP," Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 29, 2015; "Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — September 2015," Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 1, 2015; and "Top Stories 2015 | #5 — Tacoma issues RFP for Bikeshare Study," Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 21, 2015), according to a legal notice published in the Tacoma Daily Index in September. The RFP prepared by City of Tacoma staff noted the $60,000 Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study will include recommendations on bikeshare system types and a variety of technologies that best fit Tacoma's market, topography, culture and destinations; evaluate whether the existing Mobility Master Plan supports the development of a bikeshare program, or if modifications are needed. If modifications are needed, the study will include recommended changes to the Mobility Master Plan; and provide innovative solutions to Tacoma's current and future assets and chal-
lenges, including possible pilot programs or phasing implementation. Tacoma City Council's Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Committee is scheduled to be updated on the Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study during a public meeting at 4:15 p.m. on Weds., Jan. 13, at Tacoma City Hall, located at 747 Market St., Room 16, in downtown Tacoma. Copies of the agenda and staff memo are available online at tacomadailyindex.com and cityoftacoma.org. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of the Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study, visit our Web site for the following articles: — Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — December 2015 (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 4, 2016) — Top Stories 2015 | #5 — Tacoma issues RFP for Bikeshare Study (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 21, 2015) — Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — October 2015 (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 2, 2015) — City of Tacoma hosts Climate Conversations Series (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 13, 2015) — Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — September 2015 (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 1, 2015) — 2 consultants respond to Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study RFP (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 29, 2015) — City issues RFP for Tacoma Bikeshare Planning Study (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 14, 2015) — City of Tacoma Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability REQUEST (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 10, 2015)
The City of Tacoma has hired a consultant to complete a feasibility study for a bikeshare program, which allows people to check out bicycles for short trips around the city. Last year, the City of Seattle partnered with the non-profit organization Pronto Cycle Share to introduce a bikeshare system that includes 500 bikes and 50 stations throughout the city, including (pictured) Capitol Hill. (FILE PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEE)
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