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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT <br /> Page 144 <br />Goals <br />Goal 1: Create a park and trail system that promotes active and healthy lifestyles. <br />Goal PA-2: Promote inclusion across all public spaces, places, facilities, and programs. <br />Goal PA-3: Provide parks and recreation facilities within a 10-minute walk of each resident. <br />Goal PA-4: Invest in the capacity, quality, and sustainability of the parks and trails system as growth <br />occurs. <br />Goal PA-5: Maintain or improve the quality of the system for current residents as the system expands to <br />meet the needs of growth. <br />Goal PA-6: Provide a diverse system of parks and trails. <br />Goal PA-7: Improve access to recreational amenities throughout the community by adding more <br />amenities, and creating better connection through trails, sidewalks, and bike lanes. <br />Goal PA-8: Conserve open space and protect critical areas in the park system. <br />Goal PA-9: Establish, replace, and maintain trees in parkland and rights of way recognizing clean air, <br />shade, and habitat benefits. <br />Goal PA-10: Provide quality and affordable public golf courses for recreation and open space values. <br />Goal PA-11: Evolve golf courses to appeal to recreation interests of a broader group of users. <br />Goal PA-12: Provide a sustainable golf course enterprise that meets cost recovery goals. <br />Goal PA-13: Use best practice industry standards and technology for maintenance of grounds, <br />recreation facilities, greenways, and special use parks that are sustainable, practical, and appealing. <br />Goal PA-14: Support community events and programs that are inclusive, affordable, and sustainable. <br />Goal PA-15: Sustainably fund the Parks and Recreation System through effective use of all available <br />revenue resources. <br />Goal PA-16: Develop strong and equitable partnerships to build parks, facilities, and programs that offer <br />quality services while maximizing the community’s resources to the highest level possible <br />Goal PA-17: Encourage public participation and communication in the development of programs, parks, <br />facilities, and trails. <br />Goal PA-18: Govern the Parks and Facilities system efficiently based on a business management <br />approach while recognizing parks and recreation as a public good and social service that attracts <br />investment, supports property values, and improves the quality of life of residents. <br />Policies <br />Park System <br />PA-1 Provide a park system that makes it easy for people to be active year-round and improve <br />health outcomes in all communities.