King County Benchmarks

Land Use 2003

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King County Benchmarks, Land Use 2003
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Table of Contents

Benchmarking as a Strategy for Change

Highlights: Land Use Trends in 2003

The Land Use Indicators:

• 30: Percent of New Housing Units in Urban Areas, Rural Areas, and Urban Centers
• 31: Employment in Urban Areas, Rural / Resource Areas, Urban Centers, and Manufacturing / Industrial Centers
• 32: Percent of New Residential Units Built Through Redevelopment
• 33: Ratio of Land Consumption to Population Growth
• 34: Ratio of Achieved Density to Allowed Density of Residential Development
  • Map of King County Sub-Regions, Cities, and Urban Centers
• 35: Comparison of Remaining Land Capacity to Household and Job Targets
• 36: Land with Six Years of Infrastructure Capacity
• 37: Acres of Urban Parks and Open Space
• 38: Ratio of Jobs to Housing in King and Surrounding Counties
• 39: Acres in Forest Land
• 40: Acres in Farmland and Number and Average Size of Farms

Data Sources and Acknowledgments

Contact Information

Printed copies of the Benchmark Reports or information about the Benchmark Program are available from:

Rose Curran, Benchmark Program Coordinator
King County Office of Management and Budget
516 Third Avenue Room 420
Seattle, Washington 98104
(206) 205-0715 or via e-mail at rose.curran@metrokc.gov

Updated: November 7, 2003

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