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2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendments <br />Staff Report: L13 -0060 <br />The proposed policies and implementation strategies reflect updates to other Comprehensive Plan <br />elements, and incorporate community priorities expressed in the Strategic Plan, through Community <br />Conversations meetings and the City Council /Planning Commission work sessions. <br />Specifically, the proposed Tukwila International Boulevard District element will: <br />Add a new Vision for the TIB District that reflects community comments and joint City <br />Council /Planning Commission work sessions. <br />2. Include land use policies focused on developing a more intensive mix of uses in mid to high rise <br />developments in two key areas ( "nodes ") along the Boulevard: <br />a. Village Node - -Near the S. 144th St /TIB intersection — A mix of residential and community - <br />serving commercial uses; <br />b. Transit - Oriented Development (TOD) Node - -Near the Tukwila International Boulevard Link <br />Light Rail Station — Transit- oriented development that leverages the "one stop from the <br />airport" location, and includes more regional- serving office, services, and housing. <br />3. Outside of node areas, policies encourage a variety of low to mid rise uses including residential <br />and neighborhood- serving services; limited new retail development. <br />4. Add new policies to support the community's vision for the TIB District: <br />a. Develop a unique, authentic character for the TIB District that promotes the area's ethnic <br />diversity and attracts local and regional visitors to the area. <br />b. Make TIB a "main street" or spine of the neighborhood with on- street parking, slower <br />vehicular speeds, and more crosswalks, and with buildings oriented to the street. <br />c. Improve pedestrian safety, walkability, and connectivity by expanding the sidewalk network <br />from TIB to adjacent neighborhoods and linking activity areas. <br />d. Shift market perception and economics via "placemaking ". <br />e. Continue efforts to reduce crime, stabilize neighborhoods, and actively engage residents and <br />businesses in the TIB District redevelopment efforts. <br />MATERIALS AND FORMAT <br />The packet contains: <br />1. A Tukwila International Boulevard District element with explanatory notes. There is no <br />strikeout /underline version since it is largely new. Comments provide staff review and identify <br />policies that have been carried over from the former Transportation Corridors element. <br />A significantly edited version of the current Transportation Corridors element. This version <br />shows the rationale for proposed changes, and lets the reader follow the revision process. <br />Revised language is shown in a variety of colors as a number of staff reviewed and edited the <br />element. Strikeouts indicate language that has been deleted because it has been accomplished, <br />relocated to another element, or out -of -date. Underlining indicates revisions to language that <br />has been carried over to the new Tukwila International Boulevard District element. Comments <br />reflect staff review. <br />A Background Report that provides additional supporting information for the Tukwila International <br />Boulevard District element and the goals and policies was provided to the Planning Commission and <br />City Council prior to the January 8, 2015 Joint City Council /Planning Commission work session. It <br />may be accessed one the City's website at http:// www. tukwilawa .gov /dcd /dcdcompplan.html. <br />\\DEPTSTORE\DCD Common$ \Long Range Projects\2014 CompPlanUpdate \Transportation Corridors\Public <br />Review \06 -21 -15 PC worksession \Staff report to PC 05_28_15.docx 05/07/2015 <br />