Proctor Neighborhood Plan
The City’s Neighborhood Planning Program (NPP) provides enhanced planning and development support to help communities create strong, vibrant, and diverse neighborhoods.
City Council identified the Proctor Neighborhood as a priority for the pilot year of the Neighborhood Planning Program. Through the planning process, the community identified the following priorities:
- Pedestrian Safety and Comfort: Supporting safe access to key neighborhood destinations for people walking, biking, and rolling.
- Human-Scale Design: Development that features pedestrian-oriented urban design and honors Proctor’s historic character.
- Outdoor Community Space: Community space for gathering indoors and outdoors, including enhancing access to existing spaces and parks.
- Sustainability and Climate Adaptation: Reducing climate impacts through environmentally sustainable practices and development, and preserving the urban tree canopy.
- Commercial and Residential Affordability: Preserving and constructing housing that is attainable for diverse incomes and needs and affordable commercial space for small and diverse businesses.
Track the Proctor Neighborhood Plan progress and stay involved via our online engagement platform!
What's Happening Now?
The Proctor Neighborhood Plan was adopted by City Council in February 2024, and we are now working on implementation. The full Proctor Neighborhood Plan is available online, and you can read an overview in the Executive Summary.
Check out our actions tables to track our progress through implementation!
Community Booster Projects
More than 700 people voted to select the following implementation projects:
- Tree replacement support for the business district
- "Open streets pilot" - summer event series to activate streets in the business district (see below)
RECAP: Proctor Blocks: Open Streets Event Series!
Our Proctor Blocks: Open Streets Events Series was a success this summer! Thank you to our amazing partners for hosting events:
- La Paloma for their expanded marketplace;
- Greentrike and Mason United Methodist Church for their Family Fun Day
- Proctor District Association for the Proctor Food Fest
- North End Neighborhood Council for the Historic Cushman Street Fair
This initiative was a direct response to community feedback during the creation of the Proctor Neighborhood Plan. We are now working on documenting lessons learned from the series to help support other "open streets" events citywide.
Project Map
For the purpose this
plan, we are defining “neighborhood” as the Mixed-Use Center and the surrounding residential neighborhood. These boundaries may be adjusted during the planning process, but it is important to include public amenities (such as parks and schools) that service the core neighborhood.
The Call: Get Involved, Stay Engaged!
As we shift our focus from planning to implementation, there are still many ways for you to be involved! Email us at neighborhoodplanning@cityoftacoma.org.
Ways to get involved: Track the Proctor Neighborhood Plan and get involved via our online engagement platform
Timeline
We kicked off the Plan in fall 2022 and finalized the plan in winter 2024. We will continue to work with the community on implementation in 2024 and beyond.
Fall 2022: Neighborhood profile and outreach
Winter: Evaluate existing conditions and propose recommendations
Spring: Plan implementation and identify resources
Summer-Fall 2023: Finalize plan and develop roadmap for implementation
Winter 2024: Council adoption and ongoing implementation
Project Funding
The Neighborhood Planning Program provides funding for technical support consultant team and some prioritized implementation, including $50,000 to support the implementation of the Community Booster Projects. Major projects will be accomplished through partnerships between the City and its partners, as well as additional fundraising.