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Port of Tacoma

Plans for World's Largest Methanol Plant Die in Tacoma

The massive and controversial Tideflats methanol plant proposal will no longer trouble environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest.

April 21, 2016 - The News Tribune

Tacoma Residents Reject Up-Zoning Proposals

A suite of zoning changes under consideration by the Tacoma Planning Commission provoked its "most well-attended" hearing in decades.

August 27, 2015 - The News Tribune

Skagit "Miracle" Bridge Opens on I-5 in Washington

In this editorial, The News Tribune takes aim at the WA State Department of Transportation - in a complimentary way - at the speed and efficiency in which it handled the collapse of the Skagit River Bridge on May 23. The replacement opened Sept. 15.

September 22, 2013 - The News Tribune

Washington's 'Lexus' Lanes Light on Luxury

High Occupancy Toll lanes, long derided as 'Lexus Lanes', may have to be re-dubbed. Statistics kept by the Washington State DOT on a new Hwy 167 HOT lane show that most users are not driving fancy luxury cars.

November 3, 2008 - The News Tribune

Improvement District Strikes Fear in Small Businesses

Tacoma, Washington has created a local improvement district in the Broadway-St. Helens neighborhood to create an 'urban village' and improve old infrastructure, but existing small businesses are afraid of being priced out.

September 20, 2008 - The News Tribune

A Small Town From Scratch

Developer Casey Roloff has built an ambitious new community on the Washington coast with New Urbanist ideas and a Northwest flavor.

May 28, 2008 - The News Tribune

Re-Making Tacoma Walkable

Tacoma, Washington, could become a walkable city, according to Danish architect Lars Genzoe.

April 24, 2008 - The News Tribune

The Latest Home-Based Business: Wineries

Planners in Tacoma, Washington have approved a new ordinance that allows small-scale microwineries to be legally operated out of the home.

December 7, 2007 - The News Tribune

The Not-So-Evergreen State

Widespread development in Washington has changed the landscape of the state from forests to houses. Experts are predicting a further loss of more than 300,000 acres of forests within the next several years.

April 4, 2007 - The News Tribune

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