SEATTLE— Draft Criteria for Regional Growth and Manufacturing/Industrial centers have been released for public comment by the Growth Management Policy Board of the Regional Council.
The draft criteria define characteristics and roles of centers , specify growth thresholds, and clarify the regional designation process. The finalized criteria would only apply to new Regional Growth and Manufacturing/Industrial centers and will play an important role as the region's growth and transportation strategy, VISION 2020, is updated in 2004.
Comments that are submitted by Friday, March 14, 2003 will be made available to the Growth Management Policy Board at their April 10, 2003 meeting, when the Board will be asked to make a final recommendation to the Regional Council's Executive Board. It is expected that the Executive Board will take final action on the new criteria this spring.
Draft Regional Growth Center Criteria PDF
Draft Manufacturing/Industrial Center Criteria PDF
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There are currently 21 Regional Growth centers located in the central Puget Sound Region. They are Downtown Seattle, Downtown Bellevue, Downtown Bremerton, Downtown Everett, Downtown Tacoma, Downtown Puyallup, Uptown Queen Anne, Bothell Canyon Park, Federal Way, First Hill/Capitol Hill, Kent, Lakewood, Lynnwood, Northgate, Redmond, Renton, SeaTac, South Hill, Tacoma Mall, Tukwila, and the University Community. There are currently 8 Manufacturing/Industrial centers : Ballard/Interbay, Boeing/Paine Field, Duwamish, Fredrickson, Kent, North Tukwila, Port of Tacoma, and Redmond Overlake. The Regional Council develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies serving the region. It coordinates the distribution of about $100 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transportation Administration funds each year. The Regional Council sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans. PSRC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statues and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see http://www.psrc.org/about/titlevi/index.htm or call 206-464-6175.