Walk Tacoma 2020
Free 1 – 2 mile walks led by local experts. Pre-register online or join us at the start to sign in! Each walk features a children’s activity provided by the Children’s Museum of Tacoma and American Sign Language interpretation.
Due to COVID-19, the Walk Tacoma 2020 series will be virtual. The tours will be located on the free GeoTourist app.
June – Tacoma’s Musical History Walk (Virtual)
Using the free GeoTourist app
Start at 9th & Pacific Ave. (1.3 mile tour)
Guide: Kim Davenport
Sponsor: Fehr & Peers
August 5 – 12 Scavenger Hunt (Virtual)
Sponsors: Pierce Transit, Commencement Bank, Xfinity, Downtown Tacoma Partnership, and Spaceworks Tacoma
August – Puyallup Tribe Walk (Virtual)
Using the free GeoTourist app
Start at Tollefson Plaza (S. 17th & Pacific Ave.) – 2 mile tour
Guide: Charlotte Basche, Historical Education Coordinator for the Puyallup Tribe
Sponsors: KPG and Puyallup Watershed Initiative Active Transportation COI
October – Stronger and Better Together Walk – with Tacoma Urban League (Virtual) Using the free GeoTourist app
Start at People’s Park (S. 9th St & Martin Luther King Jr. Way) – 1.7 mile tour
Guide: Lexis Withers, Assistant to the Tacoma Urban League President & CEO
Sponsors: Community Health Care and Puyallup Watershed Initiative Active Transportation COI
TBD – The History Behind the Names Walk (Virtual)
Partner: American Heart Association
Series Sponsor & Partner:
Walking Wednesdays
What are Walking Wednesdays?
Walking Wednesdays promote walking for transportation, health, and community well-being. They can be whatever you want them to be!
Who can participate?
Businesses, organizations, schools, clubs, individuals
What do I do?
The possibilities are endless! Here are a few ideas. Whatever you do, feel free to download and use the Walking Wednesday logo and connect via social media (#walkingwednesday).
- Promote and attend a Downtown On the Go Walk Tacoma event (1st Wednesday of the month April – Sept)
- Host a walk at work at lunchtime
- Hold a walking meeting on Wednesday
- Identify a meeting point for a group walk to (or from) work
- Provide an incentive for walking to work
- Add a walking article to your employee newsletter or bulletin board
Why Wednesdays?
We thought it had a nice ring! And we know we’re not the first to use it but we’re hoping you’ll help us spread the word and expand the effort.
- You’ll be part of a larger movement that helps our community become healthier and more walkable
- Your event will be posted on the Transportation Choices Coalition Calendar
- Your event will be publicized by DOTG and TCC via Twitter and Facebook
