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Prairie Line Trail/credit University of Washington Tacoma/Jeff Caven

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Prairie Line Trail: Revitalizing the Urban Fabric of Historical Tacoma

Firm LocationPortland, United States

Project locationTacoma, Washington, USA

CompanyPLACE

Lead ArchitectMauricio Villarreal

Design TeamPLACE

ClientUniversity of Washington/City of Tacoma

Projecthttps://place.la/project/prairie-line-trail/

Prairie Line Trail (PLT) is an extraordinary landmark of US history. In 1873, the Northern Pacific Railway made Tacoma a hub and realized Abraham Lincoln’s charter for a transcontinental railroad to Puget Sound. As the railroad began ridding itself of unused ROW, the University of Washington saw an opportunity to re-purpose this industrial infrastructure. The PLT provides the campus - a central commons; the city - a regional trail connecting the Brewery District with downtown and the waterfront; and the environment - harvesting of 42 acres of urban street runoff, returned clean to Puget Sound.