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Growth pressures, rising costs fueling displacement in the region

PSRC has developed an interactive report that shows housing displacement risk for neighborhoods around the region. People experience displacement when housing or neighborhood conditions force them...

Guide to promoting low-impact development

A new resource for local governments aims to help promote more low-impact development. The guide includes a series of tools, including Best Management Practice factsheets, information about incentive...

Apply for grants to electrify transportation

The Washington State Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for a new grant program that aims to speed up the electrification of the state’s transportation system. Eligible applicants...

Improving fish passage along state roads

The Washington State Department of Transportation is working to correct barriers to fish passage along state facilities. Fish passage barriers occur when culverts or other drainage structures...

Restore Puget Sound

The draft VISION 2050 plan emphasizes environmental sustainability and water quality. The region’s vision for 2050 includes a healthy Puget Sound where orcas and salmon thrive, shellfish and swimming...

King County’s new carbon credit program protects local forests

King County’s new Forest Carbon Program offers local companies the opportunity to offset a portion of their carbon emissions and support healthy forests within King County. In the first five years,...

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency considering regional clean fuel standard

The Transportation Policy Board was briefed on a potential regional clean fuel standard being considered by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. A clean fuel standard would require a gradual reduction...

PSRC seeking public comment on draft centers proposal

The Growth Management Policy Board is seeking public input on a draft centers framework proposal. The public comment period will run from Tuesday, October 10, 2017 through Wednesday, November 8, 2017...

Population growing in urban areas

In the last year Seattle experienced record growth as population surged past 700,000. Since 2010, Seattle’s population has grown by 105,000, placing it at the top of a ranking of 10 cities with the...

Manufacturing/industrial centers to be focus of next growth board meeting

On June 1, the Growth Management Policy Board will continue digging into the Centers Framework with a special focus on manufacturing industrial centers. The Centers Framework project is taking a look...

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