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...
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...
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...
Tacoma’s Missing Middle Housing: Planning for Access, Affordability, and Mobility
In recent years, cities in the Northwest have responded affirmatively to calls to make housing more available and attainable through zoning reform. Portland, Oregon,...
On the Prospect of an Urbanism of the Poor
Recently, I was asked for my definition of an urbanist. In reaching for a definition, I realized that I actually don’t have one--certainly not...
Tacoma Quietly Rezoned Residential Areas in Latest Comp Plan Update
In late September, the Tacoma City Council approved a large slate of areawide rezones and future land use map designation changes, which primarily affected...