Arlington Comprehensive Plan Arlington, Washington
With an overarching mission to represent itself as a regional example of innovation, progression, and resourcefulness, the City of Arlington’s Comprehensive Plan establishes newly-defined subareas as well as goals and policies for each planning element. Guided by Otak, the plan sets the stage for decades of development and provides goals and policies that will help the community sustain a strong quality of life amid growth and ever-changing conditions.
Establishing Adaptable Goals for Growth Designed to Meet Future Conditions
The long range plan titled, “Arlington in Motion,” is designed to chart a course for Arlington, Washington decades into the future. The plan is built on five foundational principles designed to support the community as it adapts to ongoing changes related to growth and population, environment, economics, technology, and governance. These foundational principles place an emphasis on equal access to opportunity, neighborhood connectivity, climate resilience, stable employment, and community health, all framed around accentuating the city’s beautiful natural setting between the Stillaguamish River and Cascade Mountains. With fourteen established subareas, an in-depth analysis of existing conditions and missing gaps were used to identify needed improvements and goals for each area. Informed with data detailing various socioeconomic factors as well as historical and forecasted growth in population, the plan also outlines steps for monitoring—with goals, policies, implementation strategies, and projects that will take Arlington toward a strong future and through transparent process for implementation with the public.
