Destination 2030 is a regional growth and transportation plan for the Seattle metropolitan area that focuses on linking land use decisions with transportation investments. It outlines strategies for directing housing and employment growth into compact urban centers where walking, biking, and transit use are more practical, while also providing physical design guidelines and development tools to support that vision. The plan emphasizes coordinating infrastructure spending with growth management goals to build more connected, pedestrian-friendly communities across the region.Open full document
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Chapter 4 of Destination 2030 outlines the regional growth and transportation strategy for the Puget Sound region, focusing on linking land use and transportation planning. The chapter describes physical design guidelines, characteristics of urban centers and concentrated development, and best practices and tools to support compact communities and transit-oriented growth. It builds on VISION 2020 and the 1995 Metropolitan Transportation Plan to articulate how transportation investment and land use decisions can be made mutually supportive.