As we look into the future, we see the City of Burien as...

• A friendly community with well established neighborhoods and a small town atmosphere.

• A culturally diverse, safety-conscious, crime free and people-oriented community.

• A community that has established programs serving people of all ages.

• A community with an open, responsive, local government with active, informed citizens.

• A community with natural open spaces, neighborhood parks, paths, and trails.

• A community that has preserved and enhanced its historic and natural features, habitat areas, and air and water quality.

• A community with a local and regional transportation system that integrates cars, pedestrians, bicycles, and transit.

• A community with a thriving, attractive, and customer-friendly city center and business areas.

• A community with land use patterns that bring together individual, business and community goals.

• A model community with excellent police and fire services, outstanding schools, and quality community services and facilities.