To assess the amount of opportunity that exists in neighborhoods today, PSRC has developed the opportunity mapping tool and interactive report. This tool allows the analysis of growth that may take place in areas with moderate to high opportunity.
The Regional Food Policy Council developed a number of planning guides to assist communities interested in incorporating food policy in their comprehensive plans.
PSRC is in the final stages of creating a new online transit access tool for member organizations to use in assessing transit access needs and strategies to improve transit access. A “beta” version of the tool was shared at a webinar on June 17, 2026. Materials from this webinar are available below:
Long-range plans and policies are developed by the region’s counties, cities, countywide planning groups, and transit agencies to help shape communities and plan for growth. PSRC reviews local plans for consistency with state law, VISION 2050, and the Regional Transportation Plan. Learn more about our plan review program.
As a State Data Center for the central Puget Sound region, PSRC keeps a complete inventory of data released from the 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020 censuses, as well as the American Community Survey (ACS). PSRC also works with the U.S. Census Bureau, local agencies, and the public on census-related issues in the region.
The Macroeconomic Forecast is an input to PSRC's land use and travel forecasting, and provides the growth assumptions used in our regional growth strategy. It is developed by PSRC with help and review by technical staff from state and local government.
The Land Use Vision – Implemented Targets (LUV-it) is the latest PSRC land use forecast. LUV-it is consistent with the latest growth allocations and policies in VISION 2050 and current countywide growth targets. As such, LUV-it is intended to support the data needs of local comprehensive plan updates, as well as other studies that require a consistent representation of the growth the region is collectively planning for through 2050.
The Planning for Whole Communities Toolkit is a planning resource, including topical resource guides, helpful links, and best practices that local jurisdictions can use to promote health, equity, and sustainability in plans, programs, and policies.
Centers are the hallmark of VISION 2050 and the Regional Growth Strategy. They guide regional growth allocations, advance local planning, inform transit service planning, and represent priority areas for PSRC's federal transportation funding.