https://ckarnes.com/tags/centers/ Recent content in Centers on Chris Karnes | Tacoma, WA Hugo en-us Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ckarnes.com/post/what-is-the-purpose-of-crossroads-centers/ Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ckarnes.com/post/what-is-the-purpose-of-crossroads-centers/ Tacoma has spent a lot of energy and effort to revitalize its downtown into a vibrant urban center and to plan for future growth in its mixed-use growth areas. These centers are meant to provide walkable commercial services, densifying environments, with added opportunities for housing, public amenities and access to robust public transportation. Growth centers are classified into three broad categories: Regional Growth Centers, Neighborhood Centers and Crossroads Centers. There are only two Regional Growth Centers: Downtown and Tacoma Mall, which represent the largest areas in the city with the highest levels of land use intensity in terms of commercial and residential development.