Generalized Land Use Designation (effective August 1, 2013) within the City of Tacoma that depict the future intended development pattern. In 2013 the Tacoma Planning Commission replaced the existing “Intensity” approach in the land use designation to a more simplified and easily understood classification system. This is a multi-year process. For 2013, the changes include: (1) removing the “Intensity” designation for all Mixed-Use Centers and Shoreline Districts; and (2) establishing a new framework to better align the land use designations for Mixed-Use Centers, Shorelines and other uses of land with their corresponding zoning classifications. The map is used to illustrate the General Land Use Plan (GLUP). The GLUP is the land use element of the comprehensive plan, which is required by the Growth Management Act (GMA). It is a statement of goals and policies to guide the development of land in the city and also expresses the City's intent for the development of land within the designated urban growth area of the city. The development concept is intended to concentrate growth; strengthen the city's existing development pattern; protect single-family housing neighborhoods; and increase mobility by creating attractive urban living and working environments which facilitate walking, cycling, and public transit.