2025/08/27 Council Agenda Packet

2025 TDP – FINAL DRAFT 8 STATE, AGENC Y AND CITY GOALS WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GOALS Everett Transit aligns its goals with the state’s: • Economic vitality – To promote and develop transportation systems that stimulate, support, and enhance the movement of people and goods to ensure a prosperous economy • Preservation – To maintain, preserve, and extend the life and utility of prior investments in transportation systems and services • Safety – To provide for and improve the safety and security of transportation customers and the transportation system • Mobility – To improve the predictable movement of goods and people throughout Washington State • Environment – To enhance Washington’s quality of life through transportation investments that promote energy conservation, enhance healthy communities, and protect the environment • Stewardship – To continuously improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the transportation system AGENCY The current Everett Transit Long Range Plan has listed the following priorities to achieve by 2040: 1. Prioritize transit service into the areas that will likely see the greatest amount of growth 2. Ensure the level of transit service along a corridor is supported by future household and job density 3. Restructure routes to integrate with regional transit investments The Long Range Plan will resume its planned update, with adoption in Q1 of 2026. The plan will also align with the City of Everett’s Comprehensive Plan. CITY The Transportation Element of the City’s Comprehensive plan outlines the following transportation goals: GOAL TR-1 Everett has a safe, resilient, sustainable, equitable, and accessible multimodal transportation system that serves all members of the community. GOAL TR-2 Everett’s transportation system is complete, integrated, and fulfills the daily needs for residents, businesses, major institutions, and industrial centers in an efficient and sustainable manner. GOAL TR-3 Everett’s multimodal transportation network is developed based on adopted land use vision and zoning to accommodate and support the City’s targeted population and employment growth.