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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Southcenter, Tukwila's Urban Center <br />the form and function of these centers will be determined at the local level. The characteristics of <br />Southcenter are compared with the King County Countywide Planning Policies in Figure 22. <br />Amended Countywide Planning Policies <br />Recommended Characteristics for Southcenter, <br />Urban Center Criteria <br />Tukwila's urban center <br />1 <br />Planned for 20 years <br />Southcenter planned for 30+ years <br />2 <br />Total land area of up to 1.5 square miles (1,440 <br />Southcenter is approximately 1.35 square miles <br />acres) <br />3 <br />Requires 15,000 employees within one -half <br />The area is planned to allow this density. <br />mile (walking distance) of a transit center <br />4 <br />Average of 50 employees per gross acre <br />Southcenter is planned to allow this density. <br />5 <br />Average of 15 households per gross acre <br />Specific Southcenter areas are planned to allow <br />residential uses, particularly <br />in the area within walking distance of the Sounder <br />commuter rail /Amtrak station and the bus transit <br />center. <br />6 <br />Emphasis on mass transportation and non- <br />Strong motorized and non motorized connections <br />motorized modes, while lessening dependency <br />are planned between the urban center and the <br />on single occupancy vehicles <br />Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station. <br />Enhanced bus transit facilities serve the urban center <br />core including bus rapid transit (BRT). Additional <br />potential forms of high capacity transit (HCT) <br />directly serving Southcenter include local area <br />transit routes and future phases of light rail. <br />Roadway improvements, including enhanced <br />streetscapes, will improve auto, transit, bicycle and <br />pedestrian movement and access. An enhanced <br />street network will improve mobility. <br />Facilities developed will recognize the actual <br />and projected need and demand for motor <br />vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facilities. <br />7 <br />Promotion of high caliber urban design <br />Design standards and high quality public/ private <br />standards and support for capital public <br />capital improvements are key to <br />improvements <br />attracting the types of development that will <br />achieve the vision for Southcenter. <br />8 <br />Receives first priority for development of high- <br />A Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station and a bus <br />capacity transit center and regionally funded <br />transit center are located in Southcenter. Ensuring <br />support infrastructure <br />that additional high- capacity transit facilities serve <br />the urban center will require active City involvement <br />in regional planning processes. <br />9 <br />Receives other funding and streamlined permit <br />Explore a SEPA planned action or infill <br />processing incentives <br />development exception for Southcenter area. <br />Figure 22 Countywide policies compared to Southcenter, Tukwila's urban center <br />Planning Commission Recommended Draft, October 2012 3 <br />9 <br />