This spring and summer 350 Tacoma is hosting a series of events that combine caring for qʷiqʷəlut (“little marsh”), a 1.5 acre salt marsh that we steward, with educational presentations by local organizations and experts. Speakers will cover a wide…
by Michelle Mood Tacoma City Planning Department has: NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to promote health justice. NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to promote racial equity. NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to protect us from the climate emergency. I’ve been working with many organizations and…
by Michelle Mood Alert! Alert!The City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services Department has a chance to reduce health inequity and environmental injustice in South Tacoma!Will they go for it?Let’s look at the permitting process schematic presented to City Mayor…
The City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services Department has permitted Bridge Industrial‘s 2.5 million square foot warehouse in South Tacoma (LU21-0125) without a full Environmental Impact Statement. The proposal estimates that traffic will be increased by 5,000 vehicle trips…
** SMACKDOWN! ** by Michelle Mood vs. 🡺 WHO WILL WIN?? 🡸 WAREHOUSE VS. TREES – the new South Tacoma fight! Remember the South Tacoma mega warehouse planned smack in the neighborhood between South 36th and South 56th? The 150…
Puget Sound Energy is yet again trying to increase rates for residential gas and electric customers. Part of this will be to pay for the construction costs of their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility that the Puyallup Tribe is still…
by Heidi Stephens Support Tacoma’s first Economic Green Zone to protect the city’s aquifer and public health by updating the groundwater protection code and creating new non-polluting land-use zoning. As we all know, due to Global Warming, protection of fresh water…
by Michelle Mood 2.5 million square feet planned for South Tacoma by Bridge Point Industrial 2.0 million square feet planned for Milton by Bridge Point Industrial 1 million sq. ft. already under construction 2.3 million square feet planned in Fredrickson…
by Michelle Mood Almost 80 people are killed or seriously injured in Tacoma in traffic accidents every year, or one every five days. We are twice as likely to be killed or seriously injured if we are walking when that…
Right now, we are in what’s called a Scoping Phase of the Tideflats Subarea Plan. Here’s what that means: Back in April, four scenarios for what the Tideflats could look like in the future – called “alternatives” – were selected…