Revitalization plans underway for Tacoma's Proctor District

[@akgolfpro]

What surprises me is that the people that live in this area and the North End in general have not band together to get the city to do something about the horrible road infrastructure. We live in UP but my daughter's daycare is in Proctor and you literally cross into Tacoma and the right hand turn lanes go away, the roads become full of potholes/damage and this exacerbates the congestion. For the cost of a home in this area you'd expect repairs to this decades-old problem.

[@Beginnerreadsthebible]

This neighborhood is already nice. What about some South Tacoma neighborhoods?

[@Honey-Sanchez]

Area home owners don't want more people brought to the area.

[@JYDIVISN]

It's a great neighborhood. We need more visibility at crosswalks. Motorists blow past them or don't see pedestrians even in sunny weather. Glad to see that's been addressed in the plan.

[@Honey-Sanchez]

I have lived in the Proctor area for 40 years. A Methodist church has plans to "Revitalize" into a virtual halfway house for people 18-26 right in the middle of an older area of well established families and historic homes. Revitalization has destroyed the small village atmosphere of Proctor. Condominiums, real estates offices and traffic is what city planners and real estate brokers think is Revitalization. The North End Tavern was a great place for people to gather and enjoy comradery. It's now a Real Estate office. I won't get into the parking situation in this paragraph. I lived in Gig Harbor in the 70's and that town is now also ruined. The rest of the city needs Revitalization. Move on.

[@gillianfindlay7629]

There is way too much traffic in Proctor and not nearly enough parking. Walking is not necessarily safe. I lived at one of the apartments temporarily and, seriously, there are too many cars.

[@Honey-Sanchez]

John Hines is part of the problem. The older shops and familiar places were forced to close up because of a few people on the city council decided ( not the people who live here ) to Revitalize. Close down a street for a fashion show? Are you nuts.