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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT <br /> Page 91 <br />Figure 5. 2011-2023 Bicycle Master Plan Progress <br /> <br /> <br />The City is actively seeking opportunities to build more multi-use trails, buffered bike lanes, and <br />cycletracks, which provide the highest level of service for all ages and abilities. While bicycles and <br />electric bicycles are the most common users of these facilities, other wheeled options such as scooters, <br />skateboards, monowheels, and skates can benefit from a robust bicycle network. Statistics about <br />collisions involving people on bicycles can be found through Vision Zero Everett, the City’s blueprint for <br />transportation safety. <br />Walking <br />Safe and convenient pedestrian infrastructure enables trips made on foot or by using a wheelchair. <br />Pedestrian infrastructure includes a range of treatments from sidewalks and crosswalks to trails and <br />shared-use paths. An inventory of Everett’s existing sidewalks and trails is shown in Figure 6. <br />Most major and secondary arterials have sidewalks, although many of Everett’s major streets are wide, <br />carry high vehicle speeds, and have long stretches that lack safe crossing opportunities for pedestrians. <br />Sections of some arterials like Seaway Boulevard, Mukilteo Boulevard, and Broadway are missing <br />sidewalks on one or both sides of the roadway. Sidewalks coverage is generally more complete in the <br />north end of the city. South Everett has a sparser sidewalk network, particularly along local streets. <br />Where sidewalks are present, many of Everett’s sidewalks are narrow, not always wide enough to