What is a Cascade Agenda City

Cascade Agenda Cities Are Complete, Compact and Connected:

Complete---Urban Neighborhoods have a vibrant mix of people, public gathering spaces, civic and cultural anchors, and retail establishments.

Compact---New development is designed to make neighborhoods efficient, walkable and affordable.

Connected---Residents can use transit, walk and bike safely to daily destinations.  Communities have links between open space and urban areas, allowing residents to have access to waterfronts, parks and trails.

EnLISTING THE REGION'S CITIES

The Cascade Agenda Cities program enlists the region’s cities to improve the livability of neighborhoods—making them complete, compact and connected—and spectacular enough that people choose to live there, saving the region’s natural and working lands from poorly planned development.

The Cascade Agenda Cities Program accomplishes this by:

• Educating partner cities about what it takes to become a truly livable city.

• Helping these cities—and their residents—make smart choices about future growth.

• Providing a framework for continuous improvement and sharing best practices that enable cities to make their neighborhoods even better.