Seattle residents share the concerns of most urban Americans, from coping with drugs, gang violence, and aggressive panhandling to assuring equal opportunities for the city's non-English speakers. But as the 21st century began, the Seattle metro area faced one major issue that increasingly encompassed all others: How could all residents of Greater Seattle best cope with the area's dramatic and sustained growth?
Between 1990 and 1997 King County's population increased by 9.2 percent to 1,646,200. It is estimated that the county's population will increase a further 12 percent to about 1,850,000 by 2010. Growth has brought nearly full employment, a rising standard of living, and world-class amenities to Seattle. It has also brought dramatic change, threatening the very qualities and character of life—clean air and water, open space, beautiful natural scenery—that drew newcomers in the first place.
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