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Region’s population and job forecasts will look to 2050

What will the region be like in 2050 when today’s kindergartners are 30 something? To help with long-range planning, PSRC is getting started on extending a key population and employment forecast ...

Pierce County plan up for full certification

The Executive Board will take action on certification of the Pierce County comprehensive plan on July 27. Following an agreement with the board made last year, Pierce County implemented strategies...

Building Transit, Building Opportunity event on October 11

Interested in learning more about building thriving transit communities? Join us on October 11 to explore innovative techniques and best practices in creating successful transit oriented communities...

Region adopts new economic strategy

The region’s Economic Development District board has put its finishing touches on Amazing Place: Growing Jobs and Opportunity in the central Puget Sound region. It’s a data driven regional economic...

Growth in transit communities

The region is growing, but where are these new people and jobs locating? A forthcoming study from PSRC shows that transit communities, areas within one quarter to one half of mile of current and...

Comprehensive plans next up for full certification

The Growth Management Policy Board will act on plan certification recommendations for Tukwila, South Prairie and Wilkeson on Thursday, November 2. The plans for South Prairie and Wilkeson both...

REDI Fund financing new housing in Tacoma

Tacoma will be the first city in the region to see new housing financed by the Regional Equitable Development Initiative Fund. The Tacoma Housing Authority will develop 300 to 500 affordable and...

What's next for the region's commercial space sector?

The Economic Development Board will discuss a proposed study of the region’s commercial space sector at its meeting on December 6. Local companies continue to be at the forefront of all aspects of...

New Aerospace Task Force to focus on landing Boeing’s midsize airplane

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers has announced the creation of an Aerospace Task Force to secure the design, production, and final assembly of Boeing's new midsize airplane, the “NMA,” and...

Region planning for 1.8 million more people by 2050

A new forecast shows the central Puget sound region will grow to nearly 6 million people by 2050.  That’s an average of about 55,000 more people per year. For comparison, over the last two years, the...

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