On April 24, 2008, PSRC's General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt VISION 2040.

VISION 2040 is a regional strategy to accommodate the additional 1.7 million people and 1.2 million new jobs expected to be in the region by the year 2040.

VISION 2040 is an integrated, long-range vision for the future that lays out a strategy for maintaining a healthy region - one that promotes the well-being of people and communities, economic vitality, and a healthy environment. It contains an environmental framework, a numeric regional growth strategy, six policy sections guided by overarching goals as well as implementation actions and measures to monitor progress.

The concept of people, prosperity, and planet provides a central theme for VISION 2040. This concept signals that our regional leaders use an approach that takes into account social, cultural, economic, and environmental benefits when making decisions. VISION 2040 is the result of extensive public involvement in determining the growth pattern for our counties and cities and in crafting the policy direction to manage that growth. In response to public comment, sustainability is woven throughout VISION 2040.

What's Next
The Final Environmental Impact Statement was released on April 1, 2008.

VISION 2040

Final Environmental Impact Statement

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS)

Comments submitted on Draft VISION 2040 and the Supplemental DEIS

Summary of the Public Comment Period on the Draft VISION 2040 and Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement [pdf]