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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Tukwila Urban Center
Amended Countywide Planning Policies Recommended Tukwila
Urban Center Criteria Urban Center Characteristics
Planned for 20 years
2 Total land area of up to 1.5 square miles
(1,440 acres)
Tukwila Urban Center planned for 30+ years
Proposed Tukwila Urban Center area
approximately 1.35 square miles
3 Requires 15,000 employees within one -half The area is planned to allow this density,
mile (walking distance) of a transit center
4 Average of 50 employees per gross acre
5 Average of 15 households per gross acre
6 Emphasis on mass transportation and non
motorized modes, while lessening
dependency on single occupancy vehicles
7 Promotion of high caliber urban design
standards and support for capital public
improvements
8 Receives first priority for development of
high capacity transit center and regionally
funded support infrastructure
9 Receives other funding and streamlined
permit processing incentives
The Tukwila Urban Center is planned to allow
this density.
Specific Tukwila Urban Center areas are
planned to allow residential uses, particularly
in the area within walking distance of the
Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station.
Strong motorized and non motorized
connections are planned between the TUC
the Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station.
Enhanced transit facilities are anticipated
in proximity to the TUC core. Additional
potential forms of high capacity transit (HCT)
directly serving the TUC include bus rapid
transit (BRT), a local area transit route,
and future phases of light rail. Roadway
improvements, including enhanced
streetscapes, will improve auto, transit and
pedestrian movement and access. An enhanced
street network will improve mobility.
Facilities developed will recognize the actual
and projected need and demand for motor
vehicle, pedestrian, and transit facilities.
Design standards and high quality public/
private capital improvements are key to
attracting the types of development that will
achieve the vision for the TUC.
A Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station is
located in the TUC. Ensuring that additional
high capacity transit facilities serve the TUC
will require active City involvement in regional
planning processes.
Via a SEPA planned action for the TUC Plan.
Figure 22 Countywide policies compared to Tukwila Urban Center
December 2008
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