2013/10/16 Council Agenda Packet

r11 Whereas Growing Transit Communities Partners believe that progress toward creating equitable transit communities will depend on active particip-atfo-trfro-m a full range ofpartrrers overtlyelongrternv Includingirarrsiragerrcies, businesses, non-profit organizations, as well as local jurisdictions and the Puget Sound Regional Council; and Whereas the Growing Transit Communities Partnership has developed a Toolkit of Strategies and Actions that recommend adoption of specific actions and tools by regional and local governments, by both public and private stakeholders, in order to create, grow, and enhance equitable transit communities throughout the region; and Whereas updates to local comprehensive plans and development regulations, transit agency plans, and the refinement of regional growth and transportation plans present continuing opportunities to implement the Toolkit of Strategies and Actions; Now,therefore,the signatories to this Regional Compact: Agree that the region's long-range growth management, economic, environmental, and transportation goals depend heavily on continued investment in more and better public transportation services ; and Acknowledge the acute need for additional resources and tools to create and preserve affordable housing throughout the region; and Recognize that cities and counties will require new resources to create the critical physical and social infrastructure that will support growth, including transportation, utilities, recreation, and public services; and Agree that progress toward equitable transit communities requires a cooperative, regional approach with diverse partners across governmental and nongovernmental sectors that supports and builds upon existing and ongoing planning efforts by regional and local governments and transit agencies; and Commit to build upon the work of the Growing Transit Communities Partnership through the promotion of equitable transit communities in light rail station areas and transit nodes located within the region's three long-range light rail transit corridors,and around transit nodes outside these corridors in other parts of the region; and Recognize that each corridor is at a different stage of high-capacity transit system development, and that future stations may be identified and sited that should also be considered under this Compact;and Understand that this Compact is designed to express the intent of diverse partners to work together toward common goals, with specific actions identified by partners appropriate to their roles and responsibilities; and Recognize that the policies and programs promoted by the Growing Transit Communities Partnership may also benefit community development around other transit investments and corridors, including but not limited to bus rapid transit, streetcar,commuter rail, intercity express bus, and ferries; and Support a continuing process of collaboration and coordinated action to advance the development of equitable transit communities, as guided by the following goals, signatories to this Compact will strive to: Growing Transit Communities Compact I August 23, 2013 4 19