Sustainable Thurston Plan

The Sustainable Thurston project began in early 2011 with a simple question for the Thurston Region's quarter-million residents: How do you want your community to look, function, and feel in 2035?

Online and in person, thousand of engaged residents helped the Sustainable Thurston Task Force craft a regional vision of sustainable development that encompasses land use, housing, energy, transportation, food, health, and other interconnected issues.

Creating Places — Preserving Spaces: A Sustainable Development Plan for the Thurston Region, aims to integrate sustainability into all regional decision-making to achieve a healthy economy, society, and environment.

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Complete Report

Creating Places — Preserving Spaces: A Sustainable Development Plan for the Thurston Region

Individual Chapter Downloads

  1. Executive Summary (PDF)
  2. Introduction (PDF)
  3. Priority Goals, Targets, and Action Steps (PDF)
  4. Process and Engagement (PDF)
  5. Leadership & Participation (PDF)
  6. Community (PDF)
  7. Economy (PDF)
  1. Opportunities and Choices (PDF)
  2. Investment (PDF)
  3. Environment (PDF)
  4. Continuing Conversation (PDF)
  5. Index of Plan Goals (PDF)
  6. Appendix (PDF)

White Papers

  1. Blue Ribbon Economic Development White Paper (PDF)
  2. Energy White Paper (PDF)
  3. Health and Human Services Panel White Paper (PDF)
  4. Housing White Paper (PDF)
  5. Land Use, Transportation and Climate Change White Paper (PDF)
  6. Local Food Systems White Paper (PDF)
  7. North County Schools and Transportation White Paper (PDF)
  8. Public Outreach White Paper (PDF)
  9. Public Safety White Paper (PDF)
  10. Solid Waste White Paper (PDF)
  11. South County Schools and Transportation White Paper (PDF)
  12. Water Infrastructure White Paper (PDF)

Housing Plans

  1. Fair Housing Equity Assessment (PDF)
  2. Regional Housing Plan (PDF)

Preferred Land Use Scenario

  1. Preferred Land Use Scenario and Key Indicators (PDF)
  2. Preferred Land Use Scenario and Key Indicators Appendix (PDF)

2019 Implementation Report

  1. Sustainable Thurston Implementation Report