The organization wants to make the waterfront as attractive as possible to draw more tourists to town, perhaps some who would arrive in charter boats and someday seaplanes, such as those operated by Kenmore Air.

TWA would like to see large cruise ships someday in Tacoma. In Sitka, Alaska, the ships anchor in the harbor and tourists arrive on land via smaller shuttle boats. “If they can do that in Sitka, why not Tacoma?”

Help the city provide better signs to direct tourists to attractions downtown and along the Waterway. Getting the state Department of Transportation to provide funding for new signs is one of the goals.

We meet the second Wednesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at Foss Waterway Seaport.