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aIIIPIIIPIIIIIIP <br />lac <br />II'•uIIIPd/ <br />I III sCt' Illy" <br />u min <br />Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB), previously designated as and still often referred to as Highway 99 <br />and Pacific Highway, preceded 1 -5 as the main north -south route in the Puget Sound area. It was a state <br />highway surrounded by unincorporated King County when most of the initial development occurred along <br />and around it. The area annexed to Tukwila in 1989 -1990, and upon community mandate the <br />revitalization of the area became the City's main priority. In 1994, a Transportation Corridors Background <br />Report was prepared for the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan. At that time, the transportation corridors <br />included Pacific Highway, Interurban Avenue, and Southcenter Boulevard. These corridors stood out from <br />the other areas of the City because the development and uses were primarily low scale, commercial <br />oriented to the street and were clearly distinct from the residential neighborhoods and the urban and <br />industrial centers. They did not have the intensity in building size, public services or off -site impacts of <br />the urban and manufacturing centers. Instead, they contained a broad spectrum of uses, and acted more <br />as neighborhood commercial centers for the adjacent residential areas and employers. <br />The 1994 Comprehensive Plan goals and policies for Pacific Highway focused on: <br />• Creating functional, attractive and diverse corridors for adjacent residents and people travelling <br />to and through the area; <br />• Making TIB a positive reflection of the City; Making TIB an attractive, safe and profitable place to <br />live, work and do business; and <br />• Creating focal points around key intersections as pedestrian- oriented commercial business <br />areas. <br />The City began designing and providing a variety of projects, programs, and regulations tailored to the <br />needs of the area. At that time, the City's adopted focus areas were: <br />• Reducing crime and improving safety, including offering expanded human service programs; <br />• Upgrading the infrastructure; and <br />• Creating development incentives and predictability in permitting. <br />In 1997, the Pacific Highway Revitalization Plan was prepared to implement the Comprehensive Plan <br />goals and policies. The purpose of the Plan was to guide the redevelopment of the Pacific Highway <br />corridor, and serve as a statement of the City's commitment to and direction for this area. As part of the <br />Revitalization Plan, Zoning Code amendments for the area and the Tukwila International Boulevard <br />Design Manual were adopted. <br />The Pacific Highway Revitalization Plan identified a number of broad goals that have guided the <br />development of the revitalization strategies, as well as challenging conditions to be addressed when <br />formulating strategies to achieve the community goals for the TIB area. These challenges are repeated <br />here in Table 1 as a baseline for evaluating the effectiveness of plans, programs, and investments by the <br />City over the 15 years since the Revitalization Plan was adopted. <br />TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I II'I: }A ) Iicccmbor 10 0 • <br />o9 <br />