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April 22, 2022

City of Tacoma

Tacoma's Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability is leading an effort to better understand air quality issues and inequities in the city. The city is teaming up with Tacoma Public Schools, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and Microsoft Research Tacoma on the program. Tacoma was identified by the Microsoft Research “Project Eclipse” team as an ideal location to test prototype air sensors because of the potential for measurable observations that can be compared to Tacoma's Equity Index. Phase I sensors were recently installed outdoors at 10 public schools in Tacoma. The city plans to use data gathered from these sensors to prioritize infrastructure funding and program efforts to address climate change — such as mitigating heat islands, assessing the impacts of heat and smoke events, and identifying tree planting priorities.




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