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More information can be found in the Pilchuck Audubon Society Profile monthly newsletter under SMART GROWTH REPORT at http://www.pilchuckaudubon.org


Snohomish County Adopts Urban Center Ordinance

Fully Contained Communities Eliminated

Urban Residential Design Standards include Strong Tree Retention and Replacement

Rural Cluster Subdivisions Density Reductions

Rural Population Target Reduced from 15 percent to 10 percent

Sustainable Lands Strategy

County-wide Transfer of Development Rights Issue

Affordable Housing using Inclusionary Zoning

Ballfields for Kids

Year-Round Farmers Market

County Shoreline Master Program Update

City of Snohomish Shoreline Master Program Update

City of Lake Stevens Shoreline Master Program Update

NPDES Update

Snohomish County Docketing on Comprehensive Plan Amendments

Livable Snohomish County Coalition

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Save transit & make our streets safer!

Our legislature needs to increase transportation investments to fix our crumbling roads, put more buses on the streets, and invest in healthier communities. Ask the legislature to act before they adjourn!

May 20, 2013
New Report: Reduced driving rates have major implications for nation'’s infrastructure

Millennials lead the change in transportation trends, says a new report -- A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America'’s Future.

May 15, 2013
Save King County Metro!

But now my bus - our bus service – is in the hand of state politicians who have limited time to give King County Metro a new long-term funding solution. Without state action, King County Metro will eliminate 65 bus routes and reduce service on 86 more in 2014. These changes are estimated to impact 70% of bus riders in King County. Take action today to help save King County Metro!

May 13, 2013
Futurewise to Update Website

After 8 years, we are beginning to update our Futurewise website. Request for Proposals are due May, 24. Help spread the word!

May 02, 2013
Futurewise Takes a Stand Against Coal Terminal

Today Futurewise staff, with the support of its board, filed a comment letter to Whatcom County, the state Department of Ecology, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to recommend that a programmatic Environment Impact Statement (EIS) be prepared to assess the individual and cumulative impacts of all of the potential coal ports in Washington and Oregon and to identify the mitigation necessary to maintain the region’s built and natural environments, human health, and our state’s economy.

Jan 22, 2013
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