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• Adequate provisions for existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the <br />community. <br />. iii ui m III aind Lora III VIII iin iin iii ui m . Requiii,einleints <br />Puget Sound Regional Council — VISION 2040 <br />VISION 2040, the regional growth, economic, and transportation strategy and accompanying multi- county policies <br />were prepared by the Puget Sound Regional Council and adopted in 2008. Based on Washington's GMA, VISION 2040 <br />and its multi- county policies are integrated strategies and policies to guide development, environmental planning, <br />and provision of transportation and services in the central Puget Sound region. VISION 2040 emphasizes <br />sustainability and restoring the natural environment as the region accommodates 1.7 million additional people and <br />1.2 million additional jobs by 2040, primarily into communities with regional growth centers, in order to reduce <br />growth in rural areas and on the urban fringe. <br />VISION 2040 provides specific guidance for the distribution of population and employment growth into "regional <br />geographies ", places defined by population and employment numbers. The largest share of growth is distributed to <br />metropolitan and core cities that have designated regional growth centers, including Tukwila's Southcenter Urban <br />Center and Tukwila Manufacturing /Industrial Center. Centers are, or are becoming, hubs for regional transportation, <br />high capacity transit, public services and amenities. This development pattern is meant to minimize environmental <br />impacts, support economic prosperity, improve mobility, and make efficient use of existing infrastructure. <br />VISION 2040 addresses housing. Part of the overarching housing goal of VISION 2040 is to have the region "preserve, <br />improve and expand its housing stock to provide a range of affordable, healthy, and safe housing choice to every <br />resident." VISION 2040 looks to local governments to stimulate their local housing development activity through <br />regulations and stresses that it is a local government's responsibility to encourage housing diversity and promote <br />affordable housing. <br />VISION 2040 provides multi- county housing policies to address housing diversity, affordability, jobs- housing balance, <br />concentrating housing in centers, and best housing practices. Local jurisdictions are encouraged to adopt best <br />practices and innovative techniques to provide affordable, healthy, and safe housing for their residents and the <br />region. <br />Countywide Planning Policies <br />King County's Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) support VISION 2040's regional growth strategy and provide <br />policy direction at the county and jurisdiction level with appropriate specificity and detail needed to guide consistent <br />and implementable local comprehensive plans and regulations. <br />The CPPs address growth management issues in King County, and provide further guidance for coordinating local <br />planning efforts within the county. In addition to the topics discussed under multicounty planning policies, <br />countywide planning efforts also include an analysis of fiscal impacts and include a review and evaluation program. <br />As part of this process, King County works with cities to evaluate future land needs, including regular review of <br />development trends and assumptions. <br />7 <br />