 Dear Community Member,
On December 10, Pierce Transit and project partners from the City of Tacoma and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) conducted a virtual public meeting to provide the public updates about the Pierce Transit Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Throughout the meeting, attendees submitted questions to the project team in the online meeting Q&A box. From nearly 100 attendees, we received over 30 questions and comments. This is a large increase in engagement from our August public meeting where we had 30 attendees and seven questions/comments. In addition to increased engagement, we also increased our accessibility services by providing live-Spanish interpretation and English closed captioning during the meeting.
Click here to view a recording of the December 10 public meeting.
Be on the lookout for the next BRT public meeting in early Spring!
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Pierce Transit recently created a video tour of the BRT route. Click here to take the tour and learn more about the project.
Click here to view the notable safety improvements included in the current BRT project design:
- Adding seven signalized crosswalks for safer pedestrian crossings
- Enhancing pedestrian safety with 22 refuge areas at median stations
- Creating four miles of transit lanes, which can be used by first responders in emergency situations, while preserving existing general purpose lanes
- Managing left turns at 21 intersections for improved traffic safety
- Installing three roundabouts south of 112th for smoother traffic flow, with additional intersections under review with the City of Tacoma
Our most recent mailer was sent out on December 3 to approximately 23,000 residents/business owners along the corridor. If you would like to view it or other previous mailers please click here.
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