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Transit Oriented Development Advisory Group

Current Status (as of October 2023)

On October 24, 2022, the TODAG conducted its last meeting of the year and developed its recommendations to the City Manager concerning whether the group should continue to operate in 2023 and beyond. The recommendations are outlined in the Issue Paper of "Reshaping and Rescoping the TODAG".

 

In December 2022, the City Manager reviewed TODAG’s Issue Paper and input from the Transportation Commission and Planning Commission, and provided a recommendation to the City Council.


After careful consideration of the TODAG Issue Paper and the City Manager's recommendation, the Tacoma City Council passed Resolution No. 41195 on May 9, 2023, sunsetting the TODAG and initiating the TOD Task Force.

The purpose of the TOD Task Force is to foster collaboration between the Planning Commission and Transportation Commission to address the interrelated issues of transit planning and land use planning within the city. The TOD Task Force aims to improve coordination and streamline review and input regarding citywide policy level issues around transit-oriented development. As such, it operates as a Joint Subcommittee of the two Commissions.

 

More information on the TOD Task Force can be found at www.cityoftacoma.org/todtaskforce.

 

 

Background: Establishment and Extension

The City Council created the citizen-based advisory group TODAG through the passage of Resolution No. 40303 on April 16, 2019, to help inform the design and development of significant transit projects throughout the City including the Dome District, one of the region’s most transit-rich areas.  

 

The TODAG was assigned to review and make appropriate recommendations on three major projects: Sound Transit's Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE), Pierce Transit's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and the City's Puyallup Avenue Transit/Complete Streets Improvement Project. 

 

On December 14, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 40889, authorizing the TODAG to continue to operate through December 31, 2022.  

   

Membership

TODAG members are volunteers, serving without compensations. Membership includes representatives from:

  • Architectural and Urban Design Community
  • Development Community
  • Affordable Housing Community
  • Transit Community
  • Tacoma Dome District Businesses and/or Residents
  • Pacific Avenue Corridor Businesses and/or Residents
  • Transportation Commission
  • Planning Commission
  • Puyallup Tribe/Lower Portland District
  • Active Transportation and Accessibility for All
  • Freight/East Foss Industrial Community
  • Hilltop
  • East Tacoma

Useful Links

For additional background information about the TODAG or to follow the group's meetings and progress, please check the links below.

 

2022 Meetings

Meeting Date Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Audio Recording Other Materials
February 28, 2022  Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Audio (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
April 18, 2022 Cancelled -- -- --
June 20, 2022 Cancelled -- -- --

June 27, 2022

(Special Meeting)

Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Audio (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
August 15, 2022 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Audio

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October 17, 2022 Agenda Packet
Meeting Notes Audio --

October 24, 2022

(Special Meeting)

Agenda Packet
Audio --
December 19, 2022




2021 Meetings

Meeting Date Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Audio Recording Other Materials

January 25, 2021

(Special Meeting)

Agenda Packet

Meeting Notes Recording

Presentations:

  • Koz Development 
  • City of Tacoma - Economic Development Services Division
  • February 22, 2021

    (Special Meeting)

    Agenda Packet

    Meeting Notes Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    March 15, 2021 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    April 19, 2021 Agenda Packet
    Meeting Notes Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    May 17, 2021 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    June 21, 2021 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes  Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    July 19, 2021 Agenda Packet  Meeting Notes  Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    August 16, 2021 Cancelled -- -- --
    September 20, 2021 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    October 18, 2021 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording (Presentations included in Agenda Packet)
    November 15, 2021

    Cancelled

    -- --

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    December 13, 2021

    (Special Meeting)

    Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording

    Presentations:

  • Climate Action Plan Update
  • December 20, 2021 Cancelled -- --

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    2020 Meetings

    Meeting Date Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Audio Recording Other Materials
     January 27, 2020 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes    
     February 24, 2020 Agenda Packet  Meeting Notes    
     March 16, 2020 (canceled)       
     April 20, 2020 (canceled)      
     May 18, 2020 (canceled)      
     June 15, 2020 (canceled)      
     July 20, 2020 (canceled)      
     August 17, 2020 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording

    Presentations:

     September 21, 2020 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording

    Presentations:

     October 19, 2020 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording Tacoma Dome Link Extension Update
     November 16, 2020

    Agenda Packet

    Meeting Notes Recording

    Multi-Jurisdictional TDLE Roundtable 

     December 21, 2020 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Recording

    Presentations:


    2019 Meetings

    Meeting Date Agenda Meeting Notes Other Materials
     August 19, 2019 Agenda Meeting Notes Presentation
     September 16, 2019 Agenda Meeting Notes

    Presentation: "Open Public Meetings Act Training (Last revised July 2017) 

    Dome District Briefing Book - Link to the staff report prepared by the City's Community and Economic Development Department for the Urban Land Institute's assessment of the development potential in the Dome District (assessment anticipated in late October 2019)  

     October 21, 2019 Agenda    
     November 18, 2019 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes Sound Transit Presentation
     December 16, 2019 Agenda Packet Meeting Notes  

    Staff Contact

    Brian Boudet

    Planning Division Manager   

    (253) 573-2389

     

    Mary Crabtree

    Administrative Assistant

    (253) 591-2051



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