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CAPITOL BOULEVARD PLANNING PROJECT
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CAPITOL BOULEVARD PLANNING PROJECT
Public Open House #3

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(Click to begin, then scroll to and select
"Tumwater Capitol Boulevard Planning Project")

Open House materials are located in the column to the right, under "What's New".

See the difference that underground utilities could make to the visual appeal of the corridor: photos on the left show the corridor today - images on the right illustrate the way Capitol Boulevard might look with utilities placed underground. (click anywhere on the images to see a larger version of this comparison)

CAPITOL BOULEVARD PLANNING PROJECT

The City of Tumwater, Thurston Regional Planning Council, and a consultant team led by MAKERs Architecture and Urban design are partnering on a study to support the transformation of Capitol Boulevard between Southgate and Israel Road. This study will look to promote redevelopment along the corridor; improve the aesthetic appeal of the street; and improve transportation options and safety for walkers, cyclists, and motorists. The transformation of the corridor was identified as a priority item in the City’s Economic Development Strategy, and as a priority corridor by The Urban Corridors Task Force of the Thurston Regional Planning Council.

Capitol Boulevard is part of the old state highway system that linked Portland and Seattle. Before 1980 the corridor was Tumwater’s center for commerce and shopping, but in the last 30 years there has been little public or private investment. Today, it functions as a major corridor linking Tumwater and downtown Olympia.

2011 Residential Survey

In 2011 a survey was sent out to residents living near the corridor. The major issues identified included:

•The desire for less traffic/ congestion;
• The desire for more businesses,
• particularly restaurants;
• The need to improve access to
• businesses for motorists;
• The need for safer crosswalks;
• The need for facilities that promote safe
• bike travel; and
• The desire for improved aesthetics along
• the street.

Ways to Get Involved

The study will include many opportunities for members of the public and the business community to get involved and share their ideas.

To hear about meetings and future events, please join our email list.

Community Meetings

A number of community meetings will be held in 2012. Sign up for the e-mail list to be notified of these meetings.

Reports and Other Material

Reports and other materials will be available on this website as they are produced.

For more information about the project, please contact:

David Ginther at (360) 754-4210 or
dginther@ci.tumwater.wa.us.

click word cloud to view in a larger window

This word cloud is a visual representation of the most common words used in the responses to the 2011 residential survey. Bigger words (such as Traffic and Capitol) were mentioned frequently, and smaller words (such as stories and roundabouts) were mentioned less.

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