Educate. Encourage. Advocate. VISION: A downtown that is focused on people rather than cars. GOAL: Our goal is to reduce the number of single occupancy vehicles in downtown Tacoma. 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT THE TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATE AND RESOURCE FOR ANYONE WHOSE DAILY LIFE IS DOWNTOWN.
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Educate. Encourage. Advocate.
VISION: A downtown that is focused on people rather than cars.
GOAL: Our goal is to reduce the number of single occupancy vehicles in downtown Tacoma.
2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT
THE TR ANSPORTATION ADVOC ATE AND RESOURCE FOR ANYONE WHOSE DAILY L IFE IS DOWNTOWN.
WALK TACOMA
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Participants: 2,593Impact: We bring feet to the street throughout the year through organized walks that highlight local leaders, local businesses, and give everyone the feeling that downtown is a walkable place – no matter what commute mode you’re connecting with!
WALK LEADERS Bill BaarsmaCarola FilmerCol. H. Charles Hodges, Jr.Councilmember David BoeDerek YoungJoseph GovednikMelissa McGinnisMichael SullivanRebecca SolversonCouncilmember Robert ThomsCouncilmember Keith BlockerMichael SullivanJennifer KilmerDr. Joshua GarciaJonah JensenDavid FischerBrandon Reynon
WALK COLLABORATORSAmerican Heart AssociationChildren’s Museum of TacomaUnited WayMetro Parks
WALK SPONSORSBCRACHI Franciscan HealthCommencement BankKPGTacoma RainiersPuyallup Watershed InitiativeUS BankSpaceworks TacomaTacoma-Pierce County Health DepartmentMidtown LoftsVeteran & Business ServicePierce TransitRainier Connect
Foss Waterway SeaportThe Old Spaghetti FactoryRed Elm CaféHarmon BreweryOdd Otter Brewing CoThe ForumAnthem Coffee & Tea
PARK(ING) DAY TASK FORCERebecca SolversonKeri ParkerEmily CampbellJosh JorgensenGabriel BrownDiane WiatrHannah MinerAnna RhoadsHeather Joy
WALK MAP SPONSORSTravel TacomaMultiCare Health System
2014 Public Places New Tacoma Award
2016 WalkableWashington Award
2016 Historic Preservation Award
2016Environmental Business AwardNominee
Awards & Recognition
WALK
Participants: 380
Impact: Bike Tacoma events give new bike riders an opportunity to try biking with a group. Whether it’s celebrating regular commuters or inviting new people to learn how easy, safe, and appealing bikes can be, we are always working to get more people riding more often!
BIKE TO A BUSINESS(ES)Pacific Brewing and Malting Hop Coffee Climb Tacoma Neighborhood Bistro
Goodwill Coffee Buzz King’s Books Destiny City Comics Happy Belly Dorky’s Arcade Cosmonaut Coffee True North Coffee HousePop Up CoffeeUrban XchangePita PitETCGigi PopHot Rod Dog QNY Barbers Den Lift Bridge Coffee Climb TacomaLift Bridge Coffee Stocklist Goods
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1234 miles biked in DOTG events
13 bikes in the downtown Bike Cages
325 heads now have helmets on them thanks to our DOTG helmet program
BIKE TACOMA
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Participants: 751 event participants
Impact: Try the Bus events are a welcoming environment for people to try transit. Every transit commuter is one less car on the road and one less parking spot needed! We partner with Pierce Transit to support businesses with the ORCA Passport program, which puts a transit pass in every employees hand.
RIDE TACOMA SPONSORSTravel TacomaCH2MParametrixPuyallup Watershed InitiativeOdd OtterDunagan BrewingHarmon BrewingWingman BrewingPierce TransitTacoma-Pierce County Health Department
RIDE THE BUS LEADERSAuditor Julie AndersonCouncilmember Rick TalbertRepresentative Derek Kilmer Pierce Transit CEO Sue Dreier
52 new transit riders on our Try the Bus events
1100 trips into downtown daily
30 downtown businesses provide ORCA transit passes to their employees
RIDE TACOMA
35,000 employees come into and out of downtown every day
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LIVE DOWNTOWN
Participants: 51 businesses
Impact: Shortening the distance between home and work makes it easier for downtown employees to take advantage of transportation options and leads to a more dense and active downtown.
PROGRAM
PROGRAM PARTNERSAlbers MillAl OrwilerAmerican Financial
SolutionsHanna HeightsHomeStreet BankJulie Swenson, American
Pacific MortgageMarguerite Giguere,
Movetotacoma.comMcCarver VillageMidtown LoftsMike TrittinOne St. HelensO’Connor & AssociatesPeople’s FurnitureRPM MortgageTacoma Center YMCATacoma SymphonyThe Grand CinemaThe HenryThe MetropolitanVue 25Zipcar
PROGRAM SPONSORSMonea InvestmentsRPM MortgageThe Neil Walter Company
LIVE DOWNTOWN PARTICIPATING BUSINESSESAtlas IT SolutionsBCRABHC ConsultantsBLRB ArchitectsBroadway Center for the
Performing ArtsBrown & Brown
InsuranceCity of TacomaColumbia BankEarth EconomicsEconomic Development
Board of Tacoma-Pierce County
Enginuity SystemsFarmers InsuranceForterraFoundation for Tacoma
StudentsGeoEngineersHandlebar Cycling StudioLandauLollar GuitarsKPG, Inc.McGranahan ArchitectsMonea InvestmentsMultiCare Health SystemNorthwest Hardwoods
Northwest Leadership Foundation
Northwestern MutualOpti StaffingRobinson Noble, IncSiteCrafting, Inc.Sixth Ave StudiosSOAR SchoolTacoma Art MuseumTacoma-Pierce County
ChamberTacoma Public SchoolsTacoma Regional
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra
United Way of Pierce County
University of Washington Tacoma
The Grand CinemaThe HarmonTRA Medical ImagingWashington State History
MuseumWorld Trade Center
Tacoma
5 new housing developments coming online in 2017
30,000 more employees have access to our Live Downtown program
35,000 employees come into and out of downtown every day
FRIDAY FORUMS
Participants: 200
Impact: Monthly Friday Forums give the community the opportunity to learn and discuss topics related to local and national transportation issues and ideas. Each winter we host a series of panels, speakers, and a book club all aimed at generating Tacoma- specific conversations connected to our growing and changing downtown.
FORUM SPEAKERS Chris Saleeba and Kim Voros, Alta PlanningPeter Anderson, Tacoma Pierce County Health DepartmentDarrin Nordahl, Author of Making Transit Fun!: How to Entice Motorists from Their Cars (and onto their feet, a bike, or bus)Liz Kaster, PWI: SRTS effortClara Cheves, downtown parentFiona, Seabury StudentBrook Robbings, SOTA StudentMatthew Trecha, Commute SeattleShae Healey, Pronto Cycle ShareKiersten Grove, Seattle Dept. of TransportationJacques Colon, Tacoma Pierce County Health DepartmentRepresentative Jake FeyAmy Scarton, WSDOT
FORUM SPONSORSHNTBAHBLVIAGeoEngineersFehr & PeersParametrixPierce Transit
2016 Forum Topics• 20 Minute Neighborhoods• Making Transit Fun with Darrin Nordahl• Safe Routes to School• Gearing Up for Your First Ride
2015 Forum Topics• Transportation Funding• Equity, Health, and Active Transportation• The Shared Transportation Economy• Book Club: A Vision for Tacoma
PROGRAM
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2016 Forum Topics• 20 Minute Neighborhoods• Making Transit Fun with Darrin Nordahl• Safe Routes to School• Gearing Up for Your First Ride
Participants: 200
Impact: We educate, connect, and advocate around walking, bicycling, and transit issues that will improve the livability and quality of like in Tacoma. Through community events and trainings we empower people to speak up for their neighborhood.
SPEAK UP!
ELECTED OFFICIALS & COMMUNITY LEADERS ENGAGED IN DOTG PROGRAMRyan Mello, Deputy MayorVictoria Woodards, Council MemberConor McCarthy, Council MemberRobert Thoms, Council MemberAnders Ibsen, Council MemberKeith Blocker, Council MemberLauren Walker, Past Council MemberJulie Anderson, Pierce County AuditorRick Talbert, Pierce County CouncilSue Dreier, Pierce Transit CEORep. Derek Kilmer, U.S. Representative
SPEAK UP PARTNERSPuyallup Watershed InitiativeCity Council of Tacoma Pierce TransitDowntown to Defiance Sound TransitVeloFemmes
Speak Up Flowchart is being replicated in communities across Washington
5 Speak Up Trainings
Statewide Speak Up Presentation
Support Local and Regional Transportation Initiatives
PROGRAM
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Pedestrians
Bicycles
Public Transit
Commercial Vehicles/Trucks
Car Sharing
Vanpools/Carpools
SingleOccupancy
Vehilces
OUR DOWNTOWN
High school and higher education students
More than 10,000 students commute to downtown schools every weekday
Visitors, employees, and residents can do their shopping at more than 159 downtown retail businesses
RetailBusinesses
OfficeBusinesses
Residents
There are 2,700 downtown office businesses
35,000 employees come into and out of downtown every day
Employees
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The “Green Transportation Hierarchy” was adopted by Tacoma City Council in 2010, and is included Tacoma’s Transportation Master Plan. The hierarchy
guides our work to make downtown Tacoma safer, connected, and accessible for employees, students, and residents.
35,000 employees come into and out of downtown every day
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WALK 1% 2% 350 walk trips to go!
B IKE 1% 3% 700 cycling trips to go!
TRANSIT 3% 11% 2,800 transit trips to go!
CARPOOL 6% 10% 1,400 carpool trips to go!
VANPOOL 2% 3% 350 vanpool trips to go!
TELEWORK 3% 4% 350 teleworker trips to go!
SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES = 84% Our goal is to reduce that number to 65% by 2020!
Where We Are TODAY OUR 2020 Goal
71% 8% 6% 6% 4% 2%3%
OtherSingle
OccupancyVehicles
Transit Walk Bike Carpool Telework
29%Total Sustainable Commute Trips
SURVEY RESULTS
ABOUT THE SURVEYS: Commute trip data were collected by the Washington State Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) survey, administered at most CTR-affected downtown Tacoma worksites in spring/summer 2016. The CTR survey is mandatory for CTR-affected employers.
IN-KIND DONORSAnthem Coffee & TeaArt House CafeBroadway Center for the Performing ArtsBrooks DentalCarrie DavisClick! Cable TVCorina BakeryDeschutesDoyle’sElemental PizzaEric GimmestadFoss Waterway SeaportGrand CinemaHandlebar Cycling StudioHarmon Brewery & EateryHello, CupcakeHotel MuranoIce Cream SocialLeMay MuseumMad Hat Tea Co. MultiCare Health SystemMuseum of GlassOdd OtterOld Spaghetti FactoryOld Town BicycleOMH CreativePacific GrillParkway TavernPierce TransitShakabrahShake, Shake, ShakeSound TransitSouth Sound RunningSpaceworksTacoma Art Museum
Tacoma Children’s MuseumTacoma-Pierce County ChamberTacoma RainiersThe ForumThe HubTinkertopiaUW TacomaVinceroWashington State History MuseumZipcar
PAST BOARD MEMBERSBrian LeeChris GreenDan VoelpelDiane WiatrPat Forza Steve Kallberg
FORMER STAFF MEMBERS AND INTERNSTeri StopoulosMatt NewportBrittani FlowersBrooke RobbingsLaura WisdomAnna RhodesClara BrownDenise Cline
THANK YOU! DOWNTOWN ON THE GO WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT OUR MANY SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS.
*As of Dec. 1, 2016.
2017 EVENTS
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Friday Forums2017 Transportation ForecastEquity & TransportationBook Club: Tactical UrbanismHealth & Transportation Walk EventsWalk Tacoma Kick OffBrewery WalkHistoric Hotels & BusinessesWaterfront Walk & Walk Tacoma DayArt and Culture WalkScavenger HuntPark(ing) Day
Bike EventsIntro to Urban CyclingBike to Work DayBike Ride with City CouncilLight Up Your Ride
Ride EventsRide the Bus w/ Dr. Anthony ChenScavenger HuntLink & DrinkRide the Bus w/ Superintendent Carla Santorno Speak Up EventsSpeak Up Training Speak Up Training
Jan. 27:Feb. 24:
March 31:April 28:
Apr. 5: May 3: Jun. 7:
Jun. 21: Jul. 12: Aug. 2:
Sept. 15:
Apr. 20:May 19:
Sept. 21: Nov. 2:
Mar. 7: Aug 2:
Oct. 19:Nov. 14:
Feb. 7:Aug. 8:
Bike to a Business supports our local businesses and gives people on bikes a(nother) reason to shop local! Visit DowntownOnTheGo.org to find out which business is featured each month!
Partnership EventsWe support many downtown events with transportation plans, bike parking and incentives for walking, biking, and transit to free up vehicle parking for customers. Call our office to find out how you can benefit from transportation options services!
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