Bicycle and Pedestrian Technical Advisory Group

BPTAG focuses on making it safer and easier to use active transportation in Tacoma, which includes walking, using an assistive mobility device, bicycling, skating, and riding a skateboard or scooter.
Duties and Responsibilities

Members of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Technical Advisory Group play an essential role in:

• Prioritizing new bicycle and pedestrian projects throughout Tacoma.
• Providing feedback on the design of active transportation projects.
• Developing new policies to improve active transportation safety and access.
• Giving input on active transportation programs and events.
• Bringing community concerns to the attention of City staff and leaders.

Recent BPTAG accomplishments include helping:

• Provide feedback on the design of the City’s separated bike lanes on E. 64th St from Pacific Avenue to E. McKinley Avenue
• Support the once-every-decade update to the Transportation & Mobility Plan which includes the City’s transportation policies and planned active transportation networks
• Develop priority projects for grant opportunities based on safety, equity, and connectivity – including grant applications for separated bike lanes on S. Cedar Street (S. 15th Street – Center Street) and a bicycle boulevard on J Street (N. 3rd St. – S. 27th St.), which were both funded
• Provide input on partner projects that relate to active transportation safety & access, including Sound Transit’s Tacoma Dome Link Extension Project and the South Tacoma Sounder Station Access Project