Mobility Options
The City of Tacoma is working to build a connected active transportation network.
Infrastructure and Projects
City of Tacoma Bikeways Map
In 2021, Tacoma’s first protected bike lanes opened on East 64th Street. Upcoming projects will help connect trails, transit, and neighborhoods while improving safety and access and reducing disparities in our transportation system.
To toggle on or off layers showing existing, construction-funded, or planned bikeways, click on the two chevrons in the top left corner. Then click the single chevron after each layer name to show what the different line colors and patterns represent.
Upcoming Active Transportation Events
Save the Date! J Street Ribbon Cutting – Thursday, September 4, 2025
You’re invited to celebrate the official opening of the new J Street Neighborhood Greenway in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood! J Street is designed to reduce speeding and improve safety and accessibility, making it easier to walk, bike, and roll to local businesses, schools, transit, parks and daily destinations. The two-mile J Street project extends from North 3rd Street to South 27th Street, with east-west connections on South 11th Street, Earnest S Brazil, South 17th Street and South 18th Street.
Join local elected officials, project team members, and community partners for this special event highlighting a major step forward in creating safer, more accessible streets for everyone. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Location: Edna Travis Park – 2301 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
Time: Join us for the ride, the ribbon cutting celebration or both:
- 5:30 p.m. – Kidical Mass Family Bike Ride led by 2nd Cycle
- 6 p.m. – Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Event Highlights:
- A slow-paced, family-friendly bike ride along J Street, led by 2nd Cycle Tacoma, will depart from Edna Travis Park at 5:30 p.m. Please bring a helmet if you’re joining the ride.
- At 6 p.m., gather at Edna Travis Park for a festive ride-through streamer ceremony in place of a traditional ribbon cutting. There will be opportunities to learn more about the project, activities for children at the playground, and brief remarks celebrating the project.
Visit the project web page to learn more about the J St project.
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Safe Routes to School: The City of Tacoma has created a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program to make it safer and easier for young people to walk and roll to school through infrastructure investments, education programs, and community partnerships.
Vision Zero: The City’s work on Vision Zero aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the City of Tacoma by 2035.
Bike Month: Tacoma and Pierce County celebrate Bike Month each May; check out the City’s Bike Month web page for the latest information on Bike Month resources and events.
Downtown On the Go: Downtown On the Go (DOTG) is the transportation advocate for Downtown Tacoma. DOTG offers services, resources, and programs specific to downtown commuters, businesses, and residents. Downtown On the Go also leads the implementation of the Commute Trip Reduction program in the City of Tacoma.
E-Bike Programs: E-bikes can make bicycling accessible to more people and make it easier to bike with kids, groceries, or other gear. E-bike programs support access to e-bikes and e-bike education – supporting more people to choose bicycling for everyday trips. Learn more at the City’s e-bike programs web page.
Micromobility: The City of Tacoma does not have a shared micromobility vendor at this time, check out the City’s micromobility page for more details on the history of micromobility.
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For the latest active transportation updates, follow the City’s active transportation team on Facebook (@mobility253) and on Instagram (@tacomamobility).
Questions or comments about active transportation policies, projects, or programs? You can reach us at tacomamobility@tacoma.gov or (253) 363-1135.
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Help shape the future of walking, biking, and rolling in Tacoma! Apply Today to join to help guide Tacoma's active transportation projects, policies and priorities.
Applications due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025. Find the application and more information at ...tacoma.gov/bptag
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.
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
Apply and learn more at Tacoma.gov/bptag
We hope you'll join our team at Downtown: On the Go!'s annual Pedal with Politicians event on Thursday!
Green lights, greenways, and great times! Join us tomorrow to celebrate!
Join local elected officials, project team members, and community partners for this special event highlighting a major step forward in creating safer, more accessible streets for everyone. We look forward to ...celebrating with you!
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Location: Edna Travis Park – 2301 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
Time: Join us for the ride, the ribbon cutting celebration or both:
5:30 p.m. – Kidical Mass Family Bike Ride led by 2nd Cycle
6 p.m. – Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Back to school time! ❤️ Are you #readyforit ?
Walking or rolling?
Try your school’s suggested walking route! Find them on any of these sites:
• Tacoma’s Safe Routes to School: tacoma.gov/SRTS
• On your elementary school’s handbook webpage
• Tacoma ...Public School’s Transportation: tacomaschools.org/transportation
Hey drivers!
Remember to drive 20 MPH in school zones and on all Tacoma residential (non-arterial) streets. Stay alert and stop for people needing to cross the street.
#saferoutestoschool
What an exciting partnership between Pierce Transit & 2nd Cycle Tacoma's Community Cycle Centerto get unclaimed bikes back into the community!
Contact
Contact us with questions or comments about active transportation policies, projects, or programs.