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Page 21 Everett 2044 Housing Element Appendix Category 2: Sensitfve informatfon even the passage of half a century has erased the effects of racial restrictfve covenants and other instruments of exclusion and segregatfon. Racial restrictfve covenants maintained much of their threat even afler they became void. Many neighborhoods that had been restricted as a matter of law have kept that reputatfon decades and generatfons later. Biased "steering" by realtors, discriminatory behavior by partfes selling or rentfng propertfes, stares and snubs by neighbors have contfnued to block open access through the years. HUD Affirmatfvely Furthering Fair Housing Tool (AFFH-T) Tables summarize the results by race of seven opportunity indexes: Low Poverty, School Proficiency, Labor Market, Transit, Low Transportatfon Cost, Jobs Proximity, and Environmental Health. For each category, a higher index rate correlates to higher opportunity. Hispanic and Natfve American people generally scored lower in low poverty, school proficiency, and labor market indices than white non-Hispanic people, and to a lesser extent Asian, Pacific Islanders and black people. People of color generally have higher transit, low transportatfon cost, and job proximity indices compared to white households, perhaps reflectfng the need to live near public transportatfon routes and closer to labor opportunitfes due lower median income constraints. In contrast, white households with higher median incomes may be able to live further from labor opportunity sites and may be less reliant upon public transportatfon, thereby decreasing their transit, transportatfon cost, and job proximity indices. Having a higher job proximity however does not correlate with a higher labor market engagement index. Where one resides also makes a difference for longevity of life. Everett’s census tract 40900, with the lowest diversity index, has a life expectancy more than 10 years greater than five other tracts in Everett. The overall Snohomish County life expectancy is 80 years, the same as Washington State. Disinvestment and Infrastructure Availability Transportation Everett was first incorporated in 1893. Planned and developed by wealthy East Coast and regional investors, Everett was expected to be the locatfon where the Great Northern Railway would first reach western tfdewaters, opening the way for internatfonal trade. The lumber and shingle trade were the primary industries as the Everett Land Company and the new city invested in the original boundary area, generally from 52nd Street northward. Annexatfons began in 1946 and contfnued into the mid-2010’s adding to the growing city. These annexatfons also brought areas with differing levels of investment as well as different zoning and development practfce. Although the City has not identffied deliberate disinvestment in specific communitfes, these historic development patterns do reflect higher levels of amenitfes such as robust road, pedestrian and bike networks in some neighborhoods, aging infrastructure in others, and gaps in these amenitfes in other areas. Parks As part of the 2022 Everett Parks, Recreatfon and Open Space Plan, the City applied a social equity lens to review the Everett park system and demographic patterns. A few areas were highlighted as a priority for focus for Parks services: • The central corridor of District 4 along Evergreen Way. This part of the city has a high populatfon density and a high density of People of Color. These neighborhoods also have low median household incomes, and many neighborhoods are not within a 10-minute walk to a park or trail.