Everett Comprehensive Plan Contents Section 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Planning Requirements ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Role of the Transportation Element ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Regional Coordination ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Plan Organization .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Section 2: Conditions and Trends ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Background ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Land Uses and Key Destinations .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Transportation Network Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Commute Trip Reduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Functional Classification of Roadways ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Existing Pedestrian Facilities ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Existing Bicycle Facilities .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Public Transit ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Freight Movement ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Motor Vehicles ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Trends and Growth .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Population and Employment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Transit ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Auto ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Mode Share Targets ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Opportunities and Challenges ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Transit accessibility ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Bicycle and Pedestrian Connectivity ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Funding ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Parking ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Transportation Element i Everett Comprehensive Plan Citywide Connectivity .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Freight Accomodation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Safe Routes for All, Especially Pedestrians and Bicycles ............................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Everett Travel Demand Forecasting ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Section 3: Transportation Goals, Policies, and Actions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Goal 1 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Goal 2 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Goal 3 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Goal 4 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Goal 5 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................