Pacific Avenue Subarea Plan & Environmental Impact Statement – “Picture Pac Ave”

Please Join us for the Picture Pac Ave Open House

When: Saturday, November 15, 2025, 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: Tacoma Public Library Moore Branch, 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma, WA 98408

What to expect: An opportunity to learn about Draft versions of the Subarea Plan and Environmental Review and to speak with City staff about your questions, comments, vision, and concerns for the future of the Pacific Avenue Corridor.

Language Ambassadors will be on site to help with translation and expand participation to more of the community.

Your input is crucial to this process!

Outreach with the community as well as the Project Advisory Committee, City Commissions, and City Council during the Visioning phase helped to develop the project’s overarching guiding principles.

Guiding Principles

Environmental Impact Statement and Health Impact Assessment

The City will prepare a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which allows for an upfront, cumulative, and areawide evaluation of project impacts. As a result, future project-level permitting will be streamlined with greater predictability for the public and applicants.

The City issued a Determination of Significance (DS) and Scoping Notice in 2023. Click here to access the Determination of Significance and Scoping Notice.

The City is also partnering with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to conduct a Health Impact Assessment (HIA). An HIA is a process that explores the impacts (either positive or negative) on public health of a proposed plan, policy, or capital investment, and helps shape recommendations and decisions based on these impacts.

Project Benefits

• Creates a community-shaped vision for the future of the corridor
• Advances City priorities such as housing affordability, economic development, and climate action
• Improves connectivity to planned transit improvements, businesses, and daily essentials
• Supports accessibility, including walking, biking, rolling, and ADA improvements
• Evaluates community needs such as parks, infrastructure, and other dailty essentials
• Enhances zoning and standards for new development and infrastructure
• Identifies equity and anti-displacement strategies for existing residents and businesses
• Conducts upfront environmental review and streamlines future investments

Project Schedule

Related Projects

While Picture Pac Ave is separate from Pierce Transit’s planned transit improvements along the corridor, the Plan will coordinate closely with Pierce Transit to enhance the benefits of these planned transit investments. This includes the roll-out of the Stream Community Line Enhanced Bus Service and continued coordination for long-range transit planning along the Corridor. Picture Pac Ave will consider how continued transit improvements can create opportunities for more housing and jobs near high-capacity transit stations. The Plan will also look for ways to improve transportation infrastructure and connectivity for people of all ages and abilities walking, biking, and rolling through the corridor.