The Skyway-West Hill Subarea Plan Public Review Draft begins with an introduction that explains why King County is planning for the future of Skyway-West Hill, explains the central role of equity and social justice in the plan, and says “the ultimate goal of the Skyway-West Hill Subarea Plan is to make real, equitable improvements to the quality of life for everyone who lives, works, and plays in Skyway-West Hill.”

The introduction describes Skyway-West Hill's planning history, including:

• 1994 West Hill Community Plan, that this Subarea Plan will replace.
• Skyway Park Community Vision (2008)
• Community Agenda for Revitalization (2009)
• Community Center Visioning Process and Report (2014)
• Skyway West Hill Action Plan (2015), and 
• Skyway-West Hill Land Use Strategy (2020).

There is a brief description of the Community Needs List process that was begun in 2020 and how it is associated with but a separate effort from the Subarea Plan.

Next is a short explanation of how the Subarea Plan chapters are arranged. With the exception of the introduction, vision, and community context chapters, each chapter follows this format:

• Background and context
• Discussion of the community’s priorities and needs
• Subarea-specific policies

The introduction section concludes with an explanation of what equity and social justice mean to King County and that the County is committed to being: 

• Inclusive and collaborative,
• Diverse and people focused,
• Responsive and adaptive,
• Transparent and accountable,
• Racially just, and
• Focused upstream and where needs are greatest.

An analysis of equity impacts associated with the proposed policies and associated land use and zoning map amendments is provided in Appendix C of the Public Review Draft.

Reminder, the text provided on this page is a summary and not the actual Skyway-West Hill Subarea Plan Public Review Draft. To see the full text of the Subarea Plan and Land Use and Zoning Map Amendments, download the documents using the links above.