VISION 2020 Update: Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The Puget Sound Regional Council is updating VISION 2020, the regional long-range growth management, economic, and transportation strategy for the central Puget Sound region. VISION 2020 was last revised in 1995 and is being updated to provide a comprehensive regional approach to manage growth through the year 2040. The strategy covers King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties and their respective cities and towns.
The VISION 2020 Update Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) represents a major milestone in the development of a revised and enhanced regional strategy. The document is a tool to help the region's policymakers develop a draft strategy in the coming months.
The DEIS is being prepared in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act. It is a plan-level, or non-project, environmental impact statement, and its content is consistent with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act for non-project actions (Washington Administrative Code 197-11-442).
The DEIS presents and discusses the potential significant environmental impacts that may occur upon implementation of four growth management alternatives, which distribute forecasted growth into different types of areas throughout the region. None of the alternatives has been selected as preferred and, over the next year and a half, the region will face some tough choices as it seeks to develop a single growth alternative that reflects our shared values and aspirations.
You can read the DEIS by downloading it via the links below or use the interactive EIS browser to navigate through the document.
Get the Executive Summary
[36 pages 983KB]
Evaluation Criteria for Selecting a Preferred Growth Alternative [pdf]
Front Cover and Transmittal Letters [388KB]
Table of Contents, List of Appendices, and List of Figures [142KB]
Fact Sheet [200KB]
Executive Summary [725KB]
Chapter 1. Purpose and Need [457KB]
Chapter 2. Regional Environmental Baseline [2.2MB]
Chapter 3. Introduction and Background [407KB]
Chapter 4. Definition of Alternatives [1.1MB]
Chapter 5. Environment Effects and Mitigation [319KB]
5.1 Population, Employment and Housing [1.5MB]
5.2 Land Use [2.8MB]
5.3 Transportation [540KB]
5.4 Air Quality [301KB]
5.5 Ecosystems [715KB]
5.6 Water Quality and Hydrology [1.1MB]
5.7 Public Service and Utilities [1.1MB]
5.8 Parks and Recreation [355KB]
5.9 Environmental Health [278KB]
5.10 Energy [294KB]
5.11 Historic, Cultural, and Archaeological Resources [301KB]
5.12 Visual Quality and Aesthetic Resources [482KB]
5.13 Earth [342KB]
5.14 Noise [298KB]
Chapter 6. Environmental Justice Discussion [2.3MB]
Chapter 7. Discussion of Multicounty Planning Policies [317KB]
Chapter 8. Comment Form [190KB]
List of Preparers and Back Cover [49KB]
Appendices
List of Appendices
A. References
B. Glossary/Acronyms
C. Evaluation Criteria for Selecting a Preferred Alternative
D. Overview of Key Models and Output Data
E. Compilation of Issue Papers and Informational Papers - Summary
G. List of Preparers
H. Distribution List
To request a copy of the DEIS on CD, contact the Information Center, info@psrc.org, 206-464-7532
Print copies are available for review in the Information Center and in major libraries in King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.