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Today the Growth Management Policy Board was briefed on early results from a statistically valid survey of 2,000 residents in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.
The survey was conducted in March 2018 to measure attitudes and opinions about growth and other issues…
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Note: The online public opinion survey is now closed. More information on how to get involved in VISION 2050 is available at https://www.psrc.org/our-work/regional-planning/vision-2050/get-involved.
As part of the scoping process for VISION 2050, PSRC conducted a…
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Efforts to land Boeing’s new midmarket airplane for Washington state are gaining steam.
Last week Governor Inslee’s Choose Washington NMA Council announced the two co-chairs who will spearhead the Council’s work: Dr. Noel Schulz and Rick Bender.
Dr. Noel Schulz is a professor in…
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The Growth Management Policy Board will review public comments received during the VISION 2050 scoping period at its next meeting on April 5.
The full set of written comments is available on the Plan Scoping webpage.
During the scoping period, PSRC reached out to thousands of…
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The region’s strong economy continued to generate significant job growth in 2017, adding 59,700 jobs.
The number of jobs is slightly more than the job gain of 59,400 in 2016, and marks the eighth consecutive year of job growth for the region.
Regionwide, jobs grew 21 percent…
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A new Centers Framework has been approved by PSRC's Executive Board. The Executive Board opted to vote on the new framework by requiring a two-thirds supermajority to pass. The new framework passed with 76% of the vote. Executive Board votes are weighted by population of the…
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Centers play a big role in how the region accommodates growth. The region’s centers framework defines the types of central places that are the focus of growth, planning, and investment. The Growth Management Policy Board has been guiding a year long effort to evaluate…
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Contact: Michele Leslie, 206-587-4819, mleslie@psrc.org
SEATTLE - The Puget Sound Regional Council is now accepting nominations for its annual VISION 2040 Awards program through May 29, 2018. The awards recognize the superb work being done to achieve the…
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The central Puget Sound region has seen a surge of growth in recent years, adding 376,000 people since 2010, and is now home to more than 4 million people.
The region’s VISION 2040 growth strategy, adopted in 2008, plans for most employment and job growth to occur in the region’…
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A dozen new elected leaders have joined the Executive Board as members or alternates in 2018.
The new members include the mayors of four major cities in the region, along with a Seattle councilmember and Seattle port commissioner.
New Executive Board Members in 2018…