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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT <br /> Page 106 <br />Thus, the emphasis for demand management is on personal mobility rather than vehicular mobility and <br />treating roadway, transit, bicycle facilities, and sidewalk capacity as valuable, limited assets to be <br />carefully managed. Strategies to manage the demand on the limited multimodal transportation network <br />include encouraging ride sharing (car- and vanpooling); providing active transportation subsidies (e.g., <br />transit passes); providing telecommuting, flex schedules, and compressed work weeks; and enforcing <br />parking fees/restrictions. <br />Other demand management strategies can range from simple marketing programs to complex land use <br />decisions. City land use policies can reduce dependence on private automobile travel by emphasizing <br />growth within specific locations and changing land use development patterns. Land use densities, <br />mixed-use activity, urban design, transit station areas, and other concentrated points of activity support <br />frequent transit service and pedestrian facilities. The city’s TDM program is focused on maximizing <br />multimodal options for all trip types and travelers. <br />Transportation Demand Management Strategies <br />There are various ways that commuters can travel to work and individuals can travel for other purposes <br />that reduce the number of single occupancy vehicle trips:  <br />• Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) – Programs are designed to reduce the number of single- <br />occupant vehicle trips people make to and from work. They aim to encourage the use of <br />alternative modes of transportation, like ridesharing, public transit, biking, walking, or <br />telecommuting, to mitigate traffic congestion, improve air quality, and reduce fuel consumption. <br />The Everett Municipal Code covers its Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) outlines policies and <br />requirements for larger employers to reduce work trips by employees in single-occupancy <br />vehicles. <br />• Vanpool Programs – Shared vehicle programs can help match drivers with other commuters <br />taking a similar trip. Community Transit has a vanpool program that commuters can join. <br />• Alternative Work Schedules – Alternative work schedule options are beneficial to both <br />employees and employers. Businesses can provide coverage for additional hours, and <br />employees are able to work their schedules around transit and vanpool/ridesharing availability. <br />Alternative schedules include flextime, compressed work weeks, and staggered shifts. Chapter <br />46.68 of The Everett Municipal Code covers its Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) policies and lays <br />out requirements for larger employers to provide flexible and alternate work schedules. <br />• Telecommuting and Remote Working – In the Puget Sound region, full-time and part-time <br />telecommuting has increased over the last decade. The COVID pandemic forced many <br />businesses, non-profits, and government agencies to quickly implement telework for employees <br />that can work remotely. To facilitate this shift, unique solutions were implemented to address <br />technology and resource barriers. Many businesses, non-profits, and government agencies are <br />likely to have significantly higher levels of teleworking than before the pandemic due to the <br />widespread development of these programs. <br />• Parking Management Strategies –This strategy may include pricing policies, creation of parking <br />districts in commercial and residential areas for permits and pricing, or shared parking