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PSRC is hosting its second TOOLBOX session of the year, concentrating on the opportunities and challenges associated with taking empty and underutilized commercial spaces and transforming them into housing in our region.  Attendees will receive valuable knowledge on the…
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PSRC Executive Director Josh Brown announced the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) Annual Conference and Exhibition will be hosted in Seattle next year!  The National Association of Regional Councils is an organization that responds to the professional and…
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PUGET SOUND REGION -- Key quality of life indicators show that racial and ethnic disparities have persisted in the central Puget Sound region, with Black, Indigenous, and people of color faring worse compared to white individuals. The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)…
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Transit around the Puget Sound region is growing and becoming greener this year! On June 24, Kitsap Transit opened its new Silverdale Transit Center on Ridgetop Boulevard next to State Route 303.  The facility features the region’s first wireless in-ground bus charging for…
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PUYALLUP TRIBAL LANDS-- The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has won a VISION 2050 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) for its Comprehensive Land Use Plan.  The VISION 2050 Awards celebrate progress ­to enhance the region’s communities and natural environment while…
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TACOMA-- The Tacoma Green Economic Development Strategy has won a VISION 2050 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council.  The VISION 2050 Awards celebrate progress ­to enhance the region’s communities and natural environment while advancing equity and opportunity for all…
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PSRC just released its Industrial Lands Analysis detailing the economic impact industrial lands have on our region, how we can accommodate economic growth on industrial land and the effects these lands can have on its neighboring communities. For our latest Puget Sound…
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On June 19, 1865, federal troops marched into Galveston, Texas, and freed the last enslaved people in America, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.  The following year, Black Texans gathered to celebrate the first official Juneteenth. The observance…
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SEATTLE-- The housing development Aries at Bitter Lake has won a VISION 2050 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council. The VISION 2050 Awards celebrate progress ­to enhance the region’s communities and natural environment while advancing equity and opportunity for all. …
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ORTING-- The City of Orting has won a VISION 2050 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council for its pedestrian evacuation bridge. The VISION 2050 Awards celebrate progress ­to enhance the region’s communities and natural environment while advancing equity and opportunity for…