Think. Listen. Talk.

What five things do you appreciate about Tacoma?

Walking along Ruston Way
Point Defiance Park - its flower and chinese gardens
The new UWT campus has wonderful energy
Sixth Avenue District as a shopping, dining area with an intimate and cozy feeling

having the city named after Mount Tacoma

The city wide community reading program

Grant Center for the Expressive Arts

The Grand Cinema

In Seattle they don't care who you are, they want to know what you're selling. In Tacoma, they don't care what you're selling, they want to know who you are.

Waiting to see what happens next

Arts especially performing arts
Museums
Excellent community theater
Art opportunities for others

Parks – Park District around
Inclusiveness / themes
Non-traditional (Stewart Heights)
With a marine / water structure
Family oriented with all ages

Very accessible
Natural beauty of the area
Desire to collaborate with each other
Development and growth of the business districts
Very friendly people / community
Excellent local TV with local studios
TV Tacoma
Comcast
People who passionately care / people get stuff done
Good places to take children
Opportunity is here!
Beloved “Home” – me / parents / children
Relatively compact
Tacoma is changing
Tacoma reflects on its past – sometimes unpleasant and takes action
Northwest Room

Housing costs … still relatively affordable
Location
Restaurants
Click! Network
Physical Landscape … Parks
Public transportation
Easy parking … street navigation
Not Bellevue … economic diversity
Diversity
Social services
Progressive policies
Number of artists
Cultural venue
College campuses
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma Community College
University of Washington at Tacoma
Comfort level
Friends and new family
Warm receptive community
Churches
Great shops
Access to small farms
Lots of music venues
Wapato Lake
Proctor Farmers Market
Craftsmen homes throughout the city
Diversity of people in general
Hip & Happening
Local TV (TV Tacoma, Click!, Comcast)
Tacoma Dome
University of Washington Tacoma
Conservatory at Wright Park
Music scene … Mandolin Café
Tacoma Public Utilities mailers … their concern for the environment
Taste of the water
Point Defiance Park … flowers
Mix of cultures
Variety of neighborhoods
Lincoln Hardware
Bus service and bus passes
Freighthouse Square
The arts in Tacoma
Diversity
Environment
Transportation
Friendly city, friendly neighborhood

Tacoma Arts Commission listserve - keeps us connected and builds community
Tacoma's location - nature and the waterfront
Close arts community
Diversity and blue collar feel to the city
UPS and their arts and sports
Easy access to people just about anywhere, especially city staff
Easy to know everyone
Big small town
Easy to be big fish in this small town
History is loved and appreciated
Old infrastructure
Progressive attitudes
Renewed interest in arts
New urban spirit
Human scale of the city
Light rail
Exit 133 - the Tacoma blog
city sponsored Neighborhood councils
Business districts scattered throughout the city
Ease of getting around and walkable areas
Lots of volunteer opportunities
People are willing to get their hands dirty – not just donate
Cute houses, not just old
Positive emotion growing in Tacoma for Tacoma
Ability for small groups to come together to accomplish something
Tacoma Rainiers
Family friendly community
St. Joe’s and Multicare
Great parks!!

Great community festivals and farmer markets
Sister city film festival
Peace pole
Conservatory at Wright Park
Ruston Way
Ruston soda shop
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UWT
6th Ave
Museum of Glass & bridge

Sense of community
Openness of community to newcomers
Not clique
Welcomes outsiders - easy to become involved and make a difference

Young people
SOTA & educators
Hilltop glass

Weekly & Volcano newspapers

More to come....

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