City of Tacoma

East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation

Corridor Study
Tacoma-Pierce Co. Chamber
July 24, 2008
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study

Project Area
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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
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Future Circulation Corridor Study

(Bridge/Ramps)
Concept A – Extend East D Street Concept B – Use Existing Streets
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Recommended Solutions
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Recommended Solutions
Projects B & C – East D Street & SR 509 Ramps

Project C only

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

E
I

D
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Recommended Solutions
Project E (Functioning Murray Morgan Bridge)

E
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Recommended Solutions

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

H
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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)
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Other Implementation Corridor Study

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.
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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.
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study

Jay Stewart
Port of Tacoma

Don Meyer
Foss Waterway Development
Authority

Gary Brackett
Tacoma-Pierce Co. Chamber