Tacoma-pierce Co. Chamber July 24, 2008

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Tacoma-Pierce Co. Chamber July 24, 2008

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Project Area

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Focus

Transitions between mixed-use and industrial land uses Traffic access, circulation, maintain/ improve arterials to support existing businesses and to help spur new private investments

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Future Circulation (Bridge/Ramps)

Concept A – Extend East D Street

Concept B – Use Existing Streets

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Recommended Solutions

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Recommended Solutions Projects B & C – East D Street & SR 509 Ramps

C

Project C only

B

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Recommended Solutions Projects D, E and I (No Murray Morgan Bridge)

E

I

D

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Recommended Solutions Project E (Functioning Murray Morgan Bridge)

E

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Recommended Solutions Projects F, G and H: East F Street, East D Street & New East 10th Street (No Murray Morgan Bridge)

G

F H

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Three Priority Projects

• Begin needed street and rail crossing maintenance • Improve the East 11th Street at East F Street/St. Paul intersection (Project E) • Move forward with SR-509 ramp feasibility with WSDOT and BNSF (Project B)

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Other Implementation Strategies

• Develop a plan to classify heavy truck arterials and implement heavy truck arterial design standards. • Determine if a shared cost approach (LID or other) would be acceptable to study-area businesses and property owners. • As funding allows, adopt the recommended projects into the City’s Six-Year Transportation Program 2008 amendment. • Add all unfunded capital projects to the 2008 Comprehensive Plan/Transportation Element/Project list.

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Implementation Options • Incorporate appropriate sections of traffic study into the S-8 Shoreline Master Plan Regulations. • Implement the recommended three priority projects • Participating entities need to take study recommendations back to their board/commission • Increase coordination of advanced facility planning between the City and the Port of Tacoma. • Facilitate partnerships to share infrastructure costs to maintain existing uses and to increase economic development in the study area.

City of Tacoma East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation Corridor Study

Jay Stewart Port of Tacoma Don Meyer Foss Waterway Development Authority Gary Brackett Tacoma-Pierce Co. Chamber