{"id":5091,"date":"2013-09-18T07:41:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T14:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=5091"},"modified":"2014-08-14T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T01:27:13","slug":"downtown-to-defiance-tacoma-hosts-open-streets-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2013\/09\/18\/downtown-to-defiance-tacoma-hosts-open-streets-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown to Defiance: Tacoma Hosts Open Streets Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b><i>Enjoy almost 7 miles of Tacoma waterfront carfree this Sunday!<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtowntodefiancelogocolor_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5093\" alt=\"downtowntodefiancelogocolor_m\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtowntodefiancelogocolor_m-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtowntodefiancelogocolor_m-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtowntodefiancelogocolor_m-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtowntodefiancelogocolor_m.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s been a summer for <a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2013\/05\/06\/open-streets-coming-to-a-community-near-you\/\">open streets<\/a> in Washington. The cities of Seattle, Spokane and Vancouver all hosted one or more of these engaging, street-transforming events this year. Now it\u2019s Tacoma\u2019s turn.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Downtown to Defiance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metroparkstacoma.org\/downtowntodefiance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Downtown to Defiance: Sunday Parkways<\/a> is a community open streets celebration slated for Sunday, September 22 from 8am to 12 noon. Nearly seven miles of the city\u2019s waterfront will be temporarily closed to motorized vehicles so residents can take to the streets to walk, bike, skate, and run from the Tacoma Dome to Point Defiance Park.<\/p>\n<p>Fun activity stations will be located in several parks along the route. Several organized bike rides are also planned in conjunction with this open streets event. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metroparkstacoma.org\/D2D-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-register online<\/a> for Downtown to Defiance and receive a commemorative cinch pack (limited to first 1500 participants).\u00a0 More information, including a schedule of events, can be found at <a title=\"Downtown to Defiance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metroparkstacoma.org\/downtowntodefiance\/\" target=\"_blank\">DowntowntoDefinace.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy almost 7 miles of Tacoma waterfront carfree this Sunday! 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