The Washington Chapter of APA is asking for interested members/nominees to fill open positions on the Board for the next term. You will interact quarterly during Board meetings, and once a month for a brief Executive Committee meeting during which Chapter leadership discusses important aspects of Planning to help guide the state on a variety of key issues and actions. Most meetings are conducted via zoom. Term begins November 2023.

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The 2021 amendments (HB 1220) to the Growth Management Act require that jurisdictions identify policies and regulations that result in racially disparate impacts, displacement and exclusion in housing. Jurisdictions must also work with their communities to identify and implement policies and regulations that begin to undo such impacts.

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The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, which stretches across the border between Washington and Oregon, was established in 1986 to protect the region's natural beauty and cultural resources. Which of the following planning tools was implemented to manage urban development and land use within the scenic area?

A. Urban Growth Boundaries
B. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
C. Greenbelts
D. Cluster Zoning

*Find out the answer in the next issue.

The answer to last issue's trivia question: B. (The 1962 World's Fair)

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