Transportation and Mobility Plan
Tacoma is planning for the city’s transportation future over the next 20 years. As part of the Comprehensive Plan update, the Transportation and Mobility Plan (TMP) (formerly the Transportation Master Plan) is being developed to guide strategic investments and address both current and future transportation needs. The TMP aims to shape a safe, accessible, and multimodal transportation system that supports all users. As required by the Growth Management Act, cities, towns, and counties must update their Comprehensive Plans every ten years. In Tacoma, the TMP serves as the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Draft Transportation and Mobility Plan
Now Available for Review
The City of Tacoma’s Draft Transportation and Mobility Plan (TMP) is now available for public review. The TMP lays out the City’s vision for a safer, more connected, and more equitable transportation system. It includes strategies to improve multimodal mobility, reduce serious crashes, support economic development, and advance climate goals.
The TMP is currently moving through the City Council adoption process. Now is a key time to learn more and share your input. To learn more about the process, visit the city’s Comprehensive Plan web page.
What’s in the Draft TMP?
- Appendix A: Key Terms
- Appendix B: Modal and Functional Elements ContextÂ
- Appendix C: Multimodal Level of Service Standards
- Appendix D: 20-Year Project List
- Appendix E: Model Documentation
Draft 2025 TMP Vision Statement: To create and sustain a transformative multimodal transportation system that connects people to places and people to people.
Areas of focus for the update are to:
- Strengthen goals, policies, and project prioritization to ensure that safety, equity, sustainability, and public health are prioritized
- Develop multimodal levels of service standards
- Collaborate with Pierce Transit and Sound Transit to identify the transit priority corridors and plan for the needed access improvements and land use to support transit
- Update the five modal elements and create two new functional elements related to curb management and public streets/people spaces
- Align the project prioritization criteria and performance metrics with the TMP goals
2015 TMP Vision Statement
The current Transportation Master Plan (TMP) was adopted in November 2015 and amended in June 2018 (Ordinance 24686). The 2015 vision statement is: Tacoma is a sustainable community with many drivers, residents, businesses, and visitors who have various transportation priorities. The City is strategic in how it plans its transportation system, with an emphasis on carrying the people and goods that foster Tacoma’s culture, character, and competitiveness. The transportation system offers multimodal travel options that provide safe access for all users and neighborhoods that encourage healthy living and protect the environment.
Read the 2015 Transportation Master Plan2018 Amendments to the Transportation Master Plan (adopted June 26, 2018, Ordinance 24686)
Transportation Commission Meetings
The Transportation Commission is the oversight body for the TMP and, as such, will be providing guidance and feedback throughout the update process. The Transportation Commission meets the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 PM. The meetings are hybrid via Zoom and in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Room 243, and public comment is taken at the beginning and end of the meeting. Email written comments to cwilhelme@tacoma.gov and include “Transp Commission Meeting Comment” in the subject line.
Contact
Contact us for questions about the Transportation and Mobility Plan.