The City of Redmond has released its 11th annual Community Indicators report, which describes Redmond’s progress toward achieving its community vision.

Both the Community Indicators and the city’s Budgeting by Priorities (BP) Dashboard Measures are tools used to assess progress toward achieving community goals.

“City employees work continually to reinforce the high quality of life enjoyed by Redmond residents,” said Mayor John Marchione.

The Community Indicators are focused more on Redmond’s Comprehensive Plan, which contains the long-term vision for the community. BP Dashboard Measures are oriented toward the city’s biennial budget and are organized around six community priorities. There is significant overlap in the two sets of measures, and so the city publishes them together.

Community Indicators provide residents with a snapshot of trends that are affecting Redmond today. Notable facts in this update to Community Indicators include:

• 93 percent of Redmond residents remain satisfied with our parks, trails, and open spaces
• The price of government was 4.9 percent in 2015, the lowest since at least 1997
• 38 percent of commutes in Redmond were completed using an alternative to driving alone
• 696 new homes were permitted in the downtown and Overlake urban centers in 2015
• 77 percent of residents are satisfied with their sense of connection to the community

For more online information about this project, please visit www.redmond.gov/CommunityIndicators.

For questions and more information contact Jeff Churchill, principal planner, at jchurchill@redmond.gov or (425) 556-2492.