Transit Oriented Development Housing Action Plan

The TOD Housing Strategies Plan was developed in partnership with the community to provide data and strategies for implementing the City’s Strategic Plan and update the Comprehensive Plan.

The plan focused on the area around the Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB District) Link light rail station, analyzing how to increase residential capacity while minimizing displacement of existing residents and small businesses. Targeted growth in the TIB District is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, King County countywide planning policies, and PSRC’s Vision 2040 goals.

The plan included an evaluation of existing housing policy, an assessment of barriers to higher-density development in the TIB District, and strategies to minimize displacement.

Background

In 2019 the State legislature passed HB 1923, providing $5 million in grants to increase residential building capacity across Washington. Tukwila was awarded $100,000 from the Department of Commerce, funding two components:

1. A sub-regional Housing Action Framework developed collaboratively with Auburn, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, and Renton
2. A Tukwila-specific Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Housing Strategies Plan building on the sub-regional framework

Sub-regional Housing Action Framework documents

• Housing Strategies Framework
• Housing Context Assessment Methods
• Housing Policy Assessment

City fact packets

• Tukwila
• Auburn
• Burien
• Federal Way
• Kent
• Renton
• South King County