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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Southcenter, Tukwila's Urban Center <br />Goal 10.2 <br />rban Development) <br />The northern portion of the Southcenter area will contain a central focus area. Encourage and <br />cus in the northern portion of the . . -. Throughout Southcenter, the <br />natural and built environments are attractive, functional, and distinctive, and support a range of <br />mixed uses promoting business, shopping, recreation, entertainment, and residential opportunities. <br />Urban Development Policies <br />10.2.1 Natural Environment. Recognize, protect, and enhance the open space network by <br />augmenting existing parks, enhancing access to passive and active recreation areas such <br />as Tukwila Pond, Minkler Pond and the Green River; and by improving air and water <br />quality and preserving natural resources; thereby effectively integrating the natural and <br />built environments in Southcenter. In addition, recognize that open space amenities are <br />attractors for a wide range of uses, including housing and office (Figure 25),I <br />jIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES <br />• Seek opportunities for public /private partnerships <br />• During review of proposed public and private projects: <br />- Promote use of indigenous plants materials <br />- *—Promote use of water - saving plants materials <br />- *—Promote use of plants materials with wildlife habitat value <br />• Implement the Master Plan and water quality improvement program for Tukwila <br />Pond Park <br />• Coordinate with Tukwila's Parks and Recreation Department to ensure that the <br />Southcenter area's parks and open space concepts are integrated into the Parks Plana <br />10 Z:IDCD n Clerk'sIPC Laserfiche Packet105 -23 -13 PC Packet110 -TUC PC Berk with Staff edits.docx <br />May 2013 <br />20 <br />Comment [LM12]: Revised to increase <br />consistency with the structure of other goals, and <br />improve clarity and readability. <br />Comment [LM13]: Added reference to figure <br />Comment [LM14]: Moved from 10.2.9 <br />Comment [NG15]: In other elements we are <br />consolidating the implementation strategies for <br />each goal at the end of the policies. There are so <br />many here that it may be confusing to have a long <br />list at the end separated from the policies. So, keep <br />these as is. <br />Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman <br />