4.3-mile trail is 'transformational' for Tacoma's Eastside -- and it's finally complete News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 6 days ago Allison Needles, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) May 15—As far back as 20 years, it's been the dream of Tacomans to have access to a pedestrian and bicycle trail through the Eastside. Just ask Tacoma City Council member Catherine Ushka, who lives in and represents residents in East Tacoma. "The goal to have a multimodal access trail through here has been in vision since at least 2000, if not before," Ushka said in an interview with The News Tribun...