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Page 2 of 19 Economy. The region will have a prospering and sustainable regional economy by supporting businesses and job creation, investing in all people,sustaining environmental quality, and creating great central places,diverse communities, and high quality of life. Transportation.The region will have a safe, cleaner, integrated, sustainable, and highly efficient multimodal transportation system that supports the regional growth strategy, promotes economic and environmental vitality, and contributes to better public health. Public Services.The region will support development with adequate public facilities and services in a coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective manner that supports local and regional growth planning objectives."3 A numeric Regional Growth Strategy implemented by the policies advances an increasingly compact urban development pattern by allocating 93 percent of future population and employment growth to the region's existing designated urban growth area, identifying 27 Regional Growth Centers to accommodate a significant proportion of that growth.These centers contain transit station areas that strategically link the region's high capacity transit system and other multimodal transportation options, such as ferries, and express and local buses.Attracting equitable,transit oriented development to these station areas and designated centers is a critical objective of VISION 2040. VISION 2040 provides direction for two regional implementation plans.Adopted in May 2010,Transportation 2040—the region's metropolitan transportation plan—supports VISION 2040 and provides a blueprint for enhanced personal mobility and greener transportation choices, congestion relief, improved safety, and coordinated planning for non- motorized,freight,ferries, and aviation systems. Adopted in 2005,the Regional Economic Strategy identifies detailed action initiatives to strengthen the region's leading industry clusters and build the foundations of the region's economy. The region's economic strategy is directly aligned with implementing VISION 2040 objectives. INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIP LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES The policies and provisions contained in VISION 2040 and its supporting plans directly address all of the issues contained in the Interagency Partnership's for Sustainable Communities Livability Principles. • Provide More Transportation Choices. VISION 2040 includes regional policies and provisions that promote alternatives to driving alone, prioritizing investments in creating healthier and more walkable communities, and designing and operating transportation facilities that have fewer impacts on the environment and the communities in which they are located. VISION 2040 advances sustainable transportation—regional mobility that is clean, safe, and reliable. Mobility and access for individuals with special transportation needs is specifically identified. • Promote Equitable, Affordable Housing. VISION 2040 policies call for providing a variety of housing choices and types for people of all ages, incomes, abilities, races, and ethnicities. VISION 2040's cornerstone is its emphasis on development of vibrant, mixed-use centers where people can live, work, and play. Integrating affordable housing in mixed-use centers throughout the region contributes to achieving a jobs-housing balance that increases access to opportunity, lowers households'combined cost of housing and transportation, and helps ensure that infrastructure investments enhance equity across the region. • Enhance Economic Competitiveness. VISION 2040's economic policies address business, people, and places.The region acknowledges the need to build and grow those industry clusters and foundations to contribute to the long- term sustainability of the region's economy, including growing the region's capacity to access existing and new markets. Providing educational opportunities that allow individuals to develop the skills needed to maintain family- wage jobs is critically important. • Support Existing Communities. VISION 2040's noteworthy numeric Regional Growth Strategy targets future population and employment growth to existing cities. The current designated urban growth boundary is retained, in a 3 VISION 2040,p.xi Growing Transit Communities Consortium Agreement Attachment B:Work Program Cooperative Agreement Instrument No.WARIP0042-10 DRAFT May 13,2011