The next Friday Forum is on July 23rd...

FRIDAY FORUM: What Lies Ahead for the Tacoma Streetcar
In 2008 voters approved $80 million for Tacoma Link extension. Just how much rail can that buy?  What's the difference between streetcars and light rail? What are the benefits of building more rail transit in Tacoma? Panelists Greg Walker from Sound Transit, Alisa O'Hanlon from the City of Tacoma and Bill LaBorde from Transportation Choices will be on hand to provide a comprehensive update on rail transit and answer your questions. Join us for a discussion on everything you need to know about the future of streetcars in Tacoma! 

As always, feel free to bring your lunch.

WHAT: What Lies Ahead for the Tacoma Streetcar - with with Greg Walker, Planning and Development Director,Sound Transit; Alisa O'Hanlon, Government Relations Coordinator at the City of Tacoma; and Bill LaBorde, Policy director at Transportation Choices Coalition.

WHEN: Friday, July 23, 12 - 1:30 pm
WHERE: University of Washington Tacoma Campus, Garretson Woodruff Pratt Building, Tacoma Room (Room 320)

The Friday Forum series is sponsored by:
Platinum level: Vulcan Inc.

Gold level: CH2M Hill | The Boeing Company | HDR Inc. Parsons Brinckerhoff

Silver level: HNTB Corporation | Wilbur Smith Associates |

What are Friday Forums?...
Transportation Choices offers free discussion and Q&A sessions on a variety of transportation topics, for members and supporters. Led by Transportation Choices staff members and issue experts from the field, they're a great way to learn about transportation and Transportation Choices Coalition, and are usually attended by 20-100 people! See below for a list of past topics.

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Past forum subjects include... (from most recent)
* Visioning Streets for All Seattle

* Light Rail in Bellevue - A Look into the Crystal Ball

* 2040 Vision - The Future of Transportation in the Puget Sound

* First Hill Streetcar Update

* 2010 Legislative Preview

* Future of Transportation in South Sound

* Transit Oriented Communities in Bellevue and Beyond

* Update on the 520 Bridge Project

*Visioning the Puget Sound Region's Transportation Future - Perspectives from the Federal and State Level

* Visioning the Puget Sound Region's Transportation Future - New Opportunities and Investments

* Visioning the Puget Sound Region's Transportation Future - Challenges Facing Our Infrastructure

*Get On Board: The Future of High Speed Rail in the Pacific Northwest

* Federal Stumulus Package - What's in it for the Puget Sound Region?