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Most Recent City Club of Tacoma Community Studies
Thirty Years of DOC in Pierce County: Is It Worth It? (2007)
Examining the impact of the Washington State Department of Corrections� offender release and work release programs on Pierce County, and the impact of those programs on the county in comparison with other counties.
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Past City Club of Tacoma Community Studies
Below is a list and short description of past City Club of Tacoma Community Studies. We are delighted to be able to provide most of them directly as .pdf files; the oldest studies are only available as paper documents. If you would prefer hard copies, please contact the City Club office. Electronic versions are free of charge; hard-copy versions are $10 per study for nonmembers.
Image of the City -- What Tacomans think about Tacoma (2004)
The results of a broad-based survey of the people of Tacoma, which included all age groups, races and ethnicity, household incomes, and education. Questions ranged from Tacoma icons, to the �personality� of Tacoma, to expectations for Tacoma in the years ahead. This study engaged thousands of Tacomans, responding in five languages.
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Revisiting Tacoma�s Government: A Second Look at Its Council-Manager System (2003)
Insights into Tacoma�s government and its operations after interviewing 27 civic and political leaders with city government background and experience, and an examination of comparable municipal government systems.
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Youth at Risk (2002)
Whether a Community Assessment Center would be a useful tool to facilitate Tacoma/Pierce County�s efforts to deal with its children and youth at risk. The study deals primarily with those children and youth who come into contact with local governmental entities because of criminal behavior, abuse, or neglect.
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A Building Reborn: Saga of a Landmark (1999)
How the 1907 Sandberg Building became a modern office building and what that suggests for development downtown.
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Living Downtown (1998)
Examining increasing the supply of housing in Tacoma�s downtown to improve livability and viability.
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Crossing the Narrows: A Land Use Issue (1997)
The relationships between traffic congestion on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and Gig Harbor Peninsula growth and development.
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Tacoma�s Government: Should It Be Changed? (1997)
A study of Tacoma�s council-manager form of government and proposals to replace it with a �strong mayor.�
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Beyond the Boxes: A Vision for Tacoma and Pierce County (1994)
Examination of the roles and missions of the City of Tacoma, Pierce County, and the Port of Tacoma in economic development, with the primary focus on the port.
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Arsenic and an Old Smelter: Arsenic Site Cleanup Study (1990)
Two viewpoints on possibilities of the Asarco site�one with minimum cleanup, one with optimum cleanup.
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Dome to Defiance: Tacoma�s Urban Waterfront (1988)
Discovering how the waterfront can develop to its fullest potential. Identifying problems and opportunities.e ABC Organization.
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Pierce County's Voting System (1985)
Child Prostitution in Tacoma (1985)
Revitalization of Pacific Avenue (1985)
Tacoma's 1% for Arts Program (1985)
Dropout Report (1985)
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