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Tacoma: Ditch 19th for a 6th Avenue Streetcar to TCC
1February 28, 2023 by seradt
Introduction The transit system of the Tacoma area is at a critical juncture. As has been extensively documented, should long-range …
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Transit Trouble Is Brewing In Tacoma
3November 20, 2022 by seradt
How We Can Fix It: A Mapped Review 1. Introduction By virtually all metrics, the 15-minute walkshed out from 11th …
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A Comment to the Tacoma Transportation Commission
1August 18, 2022 by seradt
Tacoma is experiencing a period of growth that challenges this committee on all fronts, down to the granular details of …
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Tacoma Needs Better High-Capacity Transit Planning: Developing the BRT System
Leave a commentJune 26, 2022 by seradt
The many opportunities presented by an expanded Stream BRT system are those that Tacoma should formally evaluate and invest in. …
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The First BRT Line for Tacoma Shows There Are Lessons To Be Learned
2May 13, 2022 by seradt
Tacoma and the Puget Sound have for decades grappled with the consequences of a society built on heavily subsidized auto …
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There’s No Path Forward for Ultra High-Speed Rail in Washington State; We Are Better Off For It.
5January 20, 2022 by seradt
An extravagant, multi-billion dollar fantasy has captured the imagination of some at the highest levels of Washington State government (see …
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Forget the Tacoma Mall, Any Visionary Light Rail Extension Should Serve the Hilltop
3December 26, 2021 by seradt
The alignment of the Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) is already on shaky ground in terms of the low population …
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Alternative Link Alignments Into Downtown Tacoma: A Mapped Review
6November 20, 2021 by seradt
Critical Note: Additional alignment investigation for a Central Tacoma Link Extension has resulted in a preferred alternative that has been …
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Thoughts on the Central Tacoma Link Extension (CTLE) Plans
5October 28, 2021 by seradt
The result was already baked in. In the Spring of 2019, I, along with many other Tacomans, participated in the …
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If Link to Tacoma Must Be Built, Do It Right: Send Trains Into the City Center
12August 10, 2021 by seradt
Critical Note: Additional alignment investigation for a Central Tacoma Link Extension has resulted in a preferred alternative that has been …
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