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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT <br /> Page 82 <br />describes who lives in Everett, including key population demographics that are important to consider in <br />planning and prioritizing transportation infrastructure and services. <br />Land use and population dynamics influence who uses the transportation system, how it’s used, and <br />how well the transportation system can serve people in accessing their daily needs safely and efficiently. <br />Compared to the Puget Sound region and Snohomish County overall, Everett tends to be overburdened <br />and lower-income community, with more negative health outcomes related to transportation pollution, <br />collisions, and limited access to safe walking paths, parks, and trails. <br /> While housing and residential development is dispersed throughout the city, there are a few notable <br />concentrations in the south and the west, as well as along W Casino Road and in Riverside around W <br />Marine View Drive. Commercial and mixed-use development (employment-oriented uses) are <br />concentrated along the city’s major arterials, including Broadway, Evergreen Way, Everett Mall Way, <br />and 19th Avenue SE. In addition, Everett is home to major regional attractions, including Everett Mall, <br />Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett Community College, the Everett Branch of Washington <br />State University, Everett Memorial Stadium, and Funko Field, as well as numerous government services <br />and cultural attractions. <br />This orientation of development has important implications for assessing the adequacy and <br />completeness of the city’s network for people walking and biking, and in identifying transit service <br />needs. Moreover, Everett’s strong industrial base, which is concentrated in the Southwest Everett <br />Manufacturing/Industrial Center, along the waterfront around the seaport, and along the Snohomish <br />River including Smith Island, drives the need to ensure that the freight network is efficient, complete, <br />and safely coexists within the broader Everett community. <br />The map below shows where the population is concentrated in Everett.