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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />URBAN FORM ELEMENT <br /> Page 22 <br />Metro Everett <br />Metro Everett, the downtown regional growth center, is slated to be the highest concentration of urban <br />growth for the city. It is the focal point for the city, the center of government, cultural, office, <br />transportation, and other activities with a variety of day and night activities that attracts visitors from <br />across the city and region. It has the capacity to accommodate 22,000 people in 13,000 dwelling units, <br />and 25,000 jobs by 2044. <br />The Interstate-5 and major arterials provide access, and the center has both local and regional transit <br />connections. Larger, often historic, buildings fronting on the sidewalk characterize the area. Pedestrian <br />orientation is high and consideration for pedestrians is paramount. The Downtown zoning districts are <br />the most intensive in the city, allowing development heights from 25 floors in the downtown residential <br />areas to 400 feet in the downtown commercial core. The Metro Everett subarea plan was amended in <br />2020 in accordance with the Growing Transit Communities Compact and remains in effect. <br />Community Hubs <br />Community Hubs are centers that provide the city and region with educational, healthcare, <br />employment, and community services. Community hubs are anchored by transit. Development of high- <br />rise buildings is anticipated within the core of Community Hubs with townhomes and stacked flats at the <br />edges. Overall, residential densities will vary depending on the characteristics of the center, location <br />within the community and other factors. Community Hubs will be served by transit to promote easy and <br />reliable access. <br />North Everett Community Hub will be centered by Everett Community College, Washington State <br />University Everett, Providence Regional Medical <br />Center. The hub will be served by Community <br />Transit’s Swift Gold bus rapid transit line in 2031. <br />41st Street Community Hub is located around the <br />nexus of Rucker, Colby, and 41st. The area is home <br />to Optum Health Clinic, Safeway grocery store, and <br />a variety of retail and other services. <br />Casino Road Community Hub will be centered with <br />the proposed Sound Transit light rail station. It is <br />anticipated that the area will be served by light rail in 2037. The development around the hub will be <br />detailed in a transit-oriented development subarea plan, providing a variety of housing, commercial and <br />service uses. <br />Neighborhood Nodes <br />Neighborhood Nodes are smaller, sometimes village-like centers that include a mixture of medium <br />density commercial and residential buildings. Because these centers are smaller than Community Hubs, <br />there are more of them citywide. Development in Neighborhood Nodes is generally intended to be less <br />Subarea Plans are detailed plans prepared for a smaller <br />geographic area within a community. The areas can <br />encompass neighborhoods, corridors, downtowns, or <br />other types of special districts that show cohesive <br />characteristics. The timeline for future subarea plans will <br />be listed in the proposed actions for the Urban Form <br />Element.