FUTURE OF THE BAYSIDE TRAILS Public Workshop March 31 st , 2011 Why - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FUTURE OF THE BAYSIDE TRAILS Public Workshop March 31 st , 2011

Why now? y � City policy initiatives: � City policy initiatives: � Open space � Biking and walking � Biking and walking � Public safety � Stadium Way redesign � Stadium Way redesign � Shoreline Master Program � City Bayside Trails obligations � City Bayside Trails obligations

Open Space Goals p p

Mobility Master Plan y

Stadium Way Redesign y g

Shoreline Master Program g Shoreline Trails Plan Ruston Way Plan y 1989 1981 Foss Waterway Plan 1992

City obligations y g � 1974 LWCF grant � City’s role: � Maintain facilities � Ensure public access � Ensure public access � M � Monitors compliance it li � Supports planning � Potential funding

History y 1893

1893

1962

1966

1975

1975…

…to 2000

2011 conditions � Trails remains closed and unmaintained � Trails remains closed and unmaintained � Erosion and stormwater challenges � Vegetation management needed � Vegetation management needed � Homeless and crime problems

3 distinct segments g

Below St di Stadium Way W

Schuster Pkwy to Garfield Gulch y

Garfield Gulch

Next Steps p � Ongoing planning for… � Ongoing planning for… � Stadium Way � Shoreline Master Program update � Shoreline Master Program update � Short-term: Develop Open Space maintenance plan � Summer – fall 2011 � Summer fall 2011 � Long-term: Planning for the future of Bayside Trails � 2012-2013 � 2012-2013

Contact Information � Open Space Program: Elliott Barnett, (253) 591-5389 elliott.barnett@cityoftacoma.org � Shoreline Master Program update Steve Atkinson � Shoreline Master Program update: Steve Atkinson, (253) 591-5531 satkinson@cityoftacoma.org � Mobility Coordinator: Diane Wiatr (253) 591-5380 dwiatr@cityoftacoma.org � Stadium Way Redesign: Raymond Van Der Roest, (253) 591-5945 rvanderroest@cityoftacoma.org