Chamber Luncheon Featuring: Downtown On the Go 10/9/15
Event Sponsors
HOST
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS SPONSOR
Date and Time
Friday Oct 9, 2015
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
Friday, October 9, 2015
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Venice Ballroom at the Hotel Murano
1320 Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402
Fees/Admission
Member: $25.00
Non-Member: $30.00
Member Walk-In: $30.00
Non-Member Walk-In: $35.00
Contact Information
Janice Hutchins
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Chamber Luncheon Featuring: Downtown ...
Description
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 Downtown On the Go's Annual Meeting @ Chamber Luncheon Each month the Chamber hosts a luncheon where you can come and receive updates on the Chamber and the community. The Chamber provides 80-100 attendees with the opportunity to become informed whether it’s through candidate forums, seasonal updates, or award ceremonies. Downtown businesses have all felt the effects of the great work that Downtown On the Go does with their programs in transportation options and downtown living. Celebrate their good work at this Chamber Luncheon, while honoring downtown business through the Transportation Innovator Awards, learning about transportation projects in Tacoma and supporting DOTG’s work. The Transportation Innovator Awards Each year, Downtown On the Go honors downtown businesses for their exemplary work in sustainable transportation and commute options through their Transportation Innovator Awards. The awards acknowledge and celebrate work being done that helps meet the DOTG goal of reducing the number of single-occupancy vehicles by 11 percent by 2015. 2015 Transportation Innovator Award Nominees Alecia Kuhl, UWT On the Go Cindy Schaarschmidt Healthy Homes, Healthy Neighborhoods (City of Tacoma) Jessica Ludwig, Pierce County Kathryn Janker Marguerite Giguere Marv Sandberg, Commencement Bank Michael Haeflinger Michael Transue & Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Northwest Leadership Foundation Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project (City of Tacoma) Penny Grellier, Catholic Community Services SW Representative Jake Fey The Man Who Sweeps the Bike Lanes
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| Award Categories: -Advocacy Award Awarded to the business or individual who has made a difference for downtown Tacoma through transportation advocacy at the local, state or federal level. - Biking Strong Awarded to the business or individual who is a leader year-round in promoting, education and encouraging bicycling as a commute mode; and creating opportunities for bicycling through the provision of bike parking for employees and customers, bike infrastructure, or showers. Honoring those who work to make downtown Tacoma more bike-friendly through their business or their work. - Bold Step/Big Program Awarded to the business or individual who made a bold change in policy to create opportunities for transportation options. - Live Downtown Program Awarded to the business or individual who has gone above and beyond in promoting the Live Downtown program -Unsung Hero Award Awarded to the business or individual who is a leader in promoting, educating, and/or encouraging multi-modal transportation but has not been recognized to their full potential. |
