100 YEARS FORWARD

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100 YEARS FORWARD
Jeff Aken Cascade Agenda Cities Program
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Cascade Agenda Vision

• Looking long
• 100 years forward
• Thinking broad
• Sustain a strong regional economy
• Promote livable communities
• Ensure healthy ecosystems

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Cascade Agenda Approach

• Public Engagement
• 3,500 stakeholders
• 460 classrooms
• 100 elected officials
• Over 50 experts in science and economics
• More than 100 practitioners
• Ongoing outreach and expert engagement

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Shoreline The Sound
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Forest Land 300,000 acres
Farm Land 57,000 acres
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Growth is Happening

• Every year Pierce County loses
• 893 acres farmland
• 4,375 acres forestland

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Puget Sound
Tacoma
Puyallup River
Prime Farmland
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Puget Sound
Tacoma
Puyallup River
Prime Farmland ?
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Our Vision for Cities
COMPLETE
COMPACT
CONNECTED
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How Do We Get There
Would you rather locate you business here
Or here
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Manage Growth Fairly and Responsibly

• Level the playing field between urban and rural
  development
• Extending infrastructure is expensive and
  inefficient
• People who drive till they qualify often pay
  more for transportation

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Create Housing Choices

• A mix of housing types and prices
• Built near transit
• Well designed
• Need to provide options for all community members

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Invest in Our Communities

• Make strategic public investments
• Street car
• Museums
• Thea Foss Waterway
• Downtown Economic Study
• Green Tacoma Partnership
• Support community assets

Green Tacoma Partnership Volunteer
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Tacoma Moving Forward

• Endowed with excellent assets
• Spectacular Natural Setting
• Renowned educational institutions
• Core regional businesses

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Translating Vision into Action

• Cascade Agenda Cities Program
• Mixed Use Centers
• Design Review
• Parking Requirements
• TDR
• Downtown Transportation Planning
• Green Tacoma Partnership
• Residential Zoning Changes

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What Can I do?

• Everyone has a role to play
• Attend neighborhood city council meetings to
  support good policies and well-designed compact
  development projects
• Volunteer with a community program such as Green
  Tacoma Partnership, Tacoma CARES, Adopt a spot.
• Locate businesses near public transportation and
  existing infrastructure.
• Encourage employees to live near where they work

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We have a Choice
Do we want this
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Thank You!

• Ainsley Close
• ainsleyc_at_cascadeland.org
• Jeff Aken
• jeffa_at_cascadeland.org
• www.cascadeagenda.com