News & Notes November 2016

For some regular visitors to Point Defiance Park, this may be a Thanksgiving edition of Metro Parks Today. On Thursday, Dec. 1, Metro Parks staff will host a public meeting to discuss a long-awaited topic: parking and traffic circulation in Point Defiance Park.

You can read more about the meeting here (it'll be at 6 p.m. in the Pagoda). The link also gives ways to give input if you can't make it in person. You also can check out this CityLine interview on TV Tacoma and hear from two Metro Parks project and construction managers - Tom Dargan and  Marty Stump.

An important point is that the discussion will be about far more than parking. Metro Parks understands there are limits to the number of cars the park can accommodate, so expect to hear and talk about active transportation, the possibility of shuttles and more. Community input in the past two months has reinforced the importance of safety and the protection of trees as well. Please participate in the conversation. You can let Metro Parks know you'll be going through Facebook.

About a week later, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the Pagoda, staff will ask for more input about the park, this time about upcoming improvements to Owen Beach. RSVP through the Facebook event.