12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1185+ words) The passage of the Connect Tacoma: Safe Streets and Sidewalks levy marked a sea change in voter attitude. Just last April, a more ambitious transportation measure failed at the ballot box. But this year, the levy garnered nearly 60% of the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1193+ words) To keep moving forward on its street safety and Vision Zero goals, the City brought Tacoma Streets Initiative II to ballot boxes in a special election last April, aiming to replace the first levy, but voters ultimately rejected it in…...

7+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Rubén Casas believes that the lack of connected, walkable neighborhoods may be helping to spur the “epidemic of loneliness.” Speaking at a January 30 forum hosted by transit advocacy organization Tacoma On the Go, Casas, who is an associate professor at…...