[A picture containing text Description automatically generated] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2022 FOR INFORMATION: Emily Nakada-Alm, Events Coordinator, emilyn@downtownonthego.org<mailto:emilyn@downtownonthego.org> | 253-325-7692 2022 Walk Tacoma series will kick-off with New Downtown Business tour Tacoma, WASH – The 2022 Walk Tacoma series will kick off on April 6, with the launch of Downtown On the Go’s first in-person walk since 2019. Join us for a guided tour throughout downtown to learn about a variety of new businesses (to be announced soon!) that have opened in recent months​. Hear from the business owners themselves about why they chose to establish themselves in downtown Tacoma, along with folks from Downtown Tacoma Partnership<https://downtowntacomapartnership.com/> about the renewed vibrancy in downtown. The official Kick-off event will take place in Theatre Square Park, starting at 12 p.m. on April 6th, where the DOTG team and Walk partners will gather to celebrate another Walk Tacoma series, and to hand out special Walk Tacoma gift bags! Visit DowntownOntheGo.org<https://downtownonthego.com/go/walking> to learn more about the Walk Tacoma series, and register here<https://forms.gle/EFHgVEyuFPCMEDyk6> to claim your gift bag (limited to the first 100 registrants). After the in-person walk, the tour will be available on the free GeoTourist app<https://geotourist.com/tours/4106>. The Walk Tacoma series, sponsored by MultiCare<https://www.multicare.org/>, is a five-event walking series. The fun, themed walks, now in their thirteenth year, encourage people to enjoy Tacoma on foot by introducing new walking routes and sharing information about the community and its history through the guided tours. For more information on the full Walk Tacoma Series visit www.downtownonthego.org<http://www.downtownonthego.org> or find us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/downtownonthego/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/DowntownOntheGo> and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/downtownonthego/>. ### About Downtown: On the Go! Downtown On the Go (DOTG) is the transportation advocate and resource for anyone whose daily life is downtown Tacoma. DOTG is a collaborative effort of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, City of Tacoma, Pierce Transit, and downtown businesses. DOTG helps businesses save money, position their business as an active downtown community member, improve their employees’ health and well being, and protect their local and global environment through transportation management. Emily J. Nakada-Alm (she/her) Downtown On the Go 253-325-7692 (cell) Events Coordinator www.downtownonthego.org<http://www.downtownonthego.org/> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/downtownonthego> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/#!/DowntownOntheGo> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/downtownonthego/>