City of Auburn Vision 2016

As a city of regional significance, proud of its small town heritage as well as the diversity of its people and neighborhoods, Auburn offers an opportunity for people of all ages to enjoy life.

City of Auburn Mission Statement

To provide a service-oriented government that meets the needs of our citizens and business community through efficient and professional management with responsive and accessible leadership.

Map Overview

Provide for Public Safety

• Develop Public Safety communications center at GSA
• Build new fire station
• Improve lighting for pedestrian safety
• Ensure that Auburn is a safe and secure place to live or have a business
• Improve animal control
• Provide adequate funding sources for public safety
• Relocate Emergency Operations Center

Encourage Sense of Community

• Promote continuous community outreach by involving citizens and business in their City government
• Continue to seek opportunities to partner and work with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
• New Post Office
• Promote stability in neighborhoods and the downtown
• Integrate public efforts with efforts of service clubs and faith community
• Develop Community Center at Les Gove Park
• Work toward unification of new communities with centralized communication and outreach to bring them into the existing community
• Promote pride in Auburn - It's More Than You Imagined

Encourage Economic Development

• Complete gateway projects
• Development of the Robertson/Valley Drive-in properties
• Rezone both ends of 124th on Lea Hill to commercial, adding additional areas of Lea Hill upon annexation
• Build out I Street Corridor with appropriate buffers.
• Development of Emerald Downs area
• Complete A/B St. corridor and develop adjacent areas
• Development of Airport area, including runway extension, new commercial area and new entrances on B St. & D St.
• Develop / improve Multicare site
• Develop environmental building, commercial and technology in the GreenZone adjacent to the Auburn Environmental Park (AEP), including rezone
• Development of Golden Triangle area
• Redevelopment of C St. SW and 15th St. SW properties
• Rezone area south of SuperMall to commercial
• Create Auburn Way South Redevelopment Plan
• Rezone and redevelop "A" St. SE corridor to commercial to include professional and service oriented businesses
• Muckleshoot Indian Tribe's economic development area
• Provide fiber optic corridor throughout the downtown, beginning with the AEP GreenZone
• Market Auburn as the regional entertainment center
• Add commercial zoning to industrial areas
• Develop criteria for reviewing City owned properties

Improve Designated Urban Center

• Improve B St. plaza
• Encourage development of neighborhood west of C St. corridor by extending sky bridge across C St.
• Revitalize and redevelop urban center with extended areas
• Create medical/hospital zone
• Complete City Hall Plaza
• Review zoning codes within Urban Center to allow increased development/density
• Continue efforts to make Auburn's Urban Center more pedestrian friendly
• Improve and expand public parking opportunities

Complete Public Works Projects

• Complete I Street Corridor from 40th Street to 277th street
• Add Perimeter Rd. to Ellingson as a new corridor
• Add haul route from R St. to Ellingson
• Pursue street bond to bring all arterials to at least 70% condition index rating
• Rebuild Cross Town Connector Bridge over train yard
• Complete M Street Underpass
• Continued commitment to SOS Program

Plan Future City Development

• Complete Thomas annexation
• Annex D St. (Stuck) neighborhood
• Annex West Hill and Lea Hill
• Complete Pierce County annexations
• Relocate M & O facility
• Rezone D St. by West Main to residential

Actively Support Regional Transportation Improvements

• Increase SR 167 to four lanes each side
• Complete SR 167/SR 18 interchange
• Complete SR 164 improvements
• Complete link road from SR 164 to SR 18

Enhance Quality of Life

• Complete Green River Trail
• Develop Olson Creek complex from Olson Farm to the newly named Golf Course at Olson Creek
• Restore Mill Creek
• Develop Auburn Environmental Park
• Develop espresso/juice bar and possible bike/skate shop on Interurban Trail (seasonal concessions)
• Restore White Lake
• Proactively work with BNSF to encourage buffer zones at rail yard
• Build south end trail loop and horse trail
• Preserve former Carnegie Library and former post office
• Pursue opportunities for indoor and outdoor soccer facilities
• Institute inner city shuttle service
• Develop one-stop multi-service center
• Complete connections from downtown to the Interurban and White River Trails
• Continue efforts to partner with, fund and enhance human services
• Encourage public art on downtown buildings
• Consider an Auburn Housing Authority
• Include the area on Auburn Way South from F St. to 12th St. in Les Gove Community Campus