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1 <br />1 <br />c <br />IIIItext <br />The City's goals and policies for the TIB District must satisfy regional planning frameworks as well as <br />local goals. <br />et S uIIIPd <br />�1. <br />a <br />To assist in coordinating the multiple municipalities required to plan under the State's Growth <br />Management Act, the Puget Sound Regional Council crafted a multi- county vision for land use and <br />transportation which acts as a framework for counties and cities planning. <br />The VISION 2040 Regional Growth Strategy and multi- county policies were prepared by the Puget Sound <br />Regional Council and most recently updated in 2008. Based on Washington's GMA, VISION 2040 and its <br />multi- county policies are integrated strategies and policies to guide development, environmental planning, <br />and the provision of transportation and services in the central Puget Sound region. Vision 2040 <br />emphasizes sustainability and restoring the natural environment as the region grows, primarily into <br />communities with regional growth centers, in order to reduce growth in rural areas and on the urban <br />fringe. <br />VISION 2040 provides specific guidance for the distribution of population and employment growth into <br />types of places defined as "regional geographies." The largest share of growth is distributed to <br />metropolitan and core cities, including Tukwila, that have designated regional growth centers, such as the <br />Tukwila Urban Center and Tukwila Manufacturing /Industrial Center. Centers are, or are becoming, hubs <br />for regional transportation, high capacity transit, public services and amenities. This development pattern <br />is meant to minimize environmental impacts, support economic prosperity, improve mobility, and make <br />efficient use of existing infrastructure. <br />`II v'iiilll� A It �; Illlllvuulll Hilt l <br />!' �III��IIIPaIII'' 1:aa <br />.m aIII"i'II1eIII a <br />PIII <br />In 2013, a region -wide coalition of businesses, developers, local governments, transit agencies and <br />nonprofit organizations — the Growing Transit Communities (GTC) Partnership — developed a strategy to <br />encourage high - quality, equitable development around rapid transit, and work towards implementing <br />VISION 2040's growth strategy. The GTC's strategy has three main goals: <br />• Attract more of the region's residential and employment growth near high- capacity transit; <br />• Provide housing choices affordable to a full range of incomes near high- capacity transit; and <br />• Increase access to opportunity for existing and future community members in transit <br />communities. <br />There are 24 strategies and actions that address the goals above. They fall into four main groups: <br />Foundation Strategies, Strategies to Attract Housing and Employment Growth, Strategies to Provide <br />Affordable Housing Choices, and Strategies to Increase Access to Opportunity. Within each, there are <br />specific strategies identified for local governments to follow or implement. While these strategies are <br />important to consider during the preparation of the TIB District Element, they will be more important <br />during the station area planning effort around the LINK light rail station and transit hubs along TIB. The <br />four main groups of strategies are described in more detail below. <br />• Foundation Strategies detail the strategies necessary for successful ongoing regional effort in <br />decision - making and implementation at all levels, including local governments, and include <br />building partnerships and promoting collaboration, engaging effectively with community <br />stakeholders, building capacity for community engagement, and evaluating and monitoring <br />impacts and outcomes. <br />TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UI'I: }A a ('December 10 0 1 <br />"arse 1E <br />