Time to reform Tacoma's Crossroads Centers
Despite efforts to promote more pedestrian-friendly design and mixed-use development compatible with cities, the dominance of car-centric infrastructure ultimately undermines community goals.
Chris Karnes
Home in Tacoma final passage
Sometimes you have to just take a second and be in awe of all of the work that was put into address one key community need: housing.
towards transit-oriented development
A primary focus of Home in Tacoma has been to identify just how to absorb new growth into areas outside of the regional growth centers and mixed use centers. The largest change by land area is the conversion of single family zoning to an inclusive zoning framework that enables more
Mapping Transit (In)Equity in the Puget Sound
...the quality of transit service is dependent upon on sales tax revenue, which is reflective of an area's economy, tax rates, and past decisions of lawmakers who have chosen one form of urban development over another, [making] transit service prone to geographic disparity.
Addressing transit inequity in Tacoma
The most frequent bus route in Tacoma on weekdays, Route 1 - 6th Ave - Pacific Ave, will operate once every half hour on weekdays, due to a lack of bus operators. Here I present a concept plan to address the issue.
Climate and Planning
The debate on the existence of human-driven climate change is over. For the last two centuries humans have been burning solid, liquid, and gaseous fossil fuels in increasing amounts, which has been gradually changing the composition of the atmosphere and our oceans.
The Generational Disconnect in Housing
Based on written and oral testimony about the Home in Tacoma project, I conclude that there is an overall generational disconnect between people who bought a home in the housing market 25 or 30 years ago and those who are trying to find a place to live today in the