2025/08/27 Council Agenda Packet

2025 TDP – FINAL DRAFT 9 GOAL TR-4 Everett’s transportation system supports a strong and diverse economy, enhances the competitiveness of the city and region, and maintains the city’s role as a West Coast trade gateway and freight hub by providing efficient and reliable goods movement, multimodal access to employment areas and educational institutions, as well as enhanced freight access to industrial areas and intermodal freight facilities. GOAL TR-5 Everett has safe, reliable, well-marked and implemented freight routes to meet mobility needs and minimize freight conflicts with pedestrians. GOAL TR-6 Everett’s public transportation system seamlessly provides convenient, safe, comfortable, and equitable service for residents, visitors, and workers, with daily boardings tripling by 2044. GOAL TR-7 Everett has safe pedestrian routes connecting community hubs, neighborhood nodes, transit stops, and parks to adjacent neighborhoods. GOAL TR-8 Everett has a complete network of safe bicycle routes and facilities connecting transit and community hubs, neighborhood nodes, employment centers, recreational amenities, and residential areas. GOAL TR-9 Everett efficiently uses intelligent transportation systems to optimize the movement of people and vehicles. GOAL TR-10 Everett prevents traffic related fatalities and serious injuries by employing comprehensive efforts to improve transportation safety through the Safe Systems approach. GOAL TR-11 Everett’s transportation system supports achieving regional greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and reducing per capita vehicle miles traveled. GOAL TR-12 Everett’s proportion of commute trips by single occupant vehicles decreases. The Transportation Element outlines policies in support of its goals that include improving: engagement, land use, technology, streets, active transportation, freight mobility, finance, safety, environmental considerations, regional, state and federal coordination, parking, along with the following transit and transportation demand management policies: Transit: TR-14 Everett proactively partners with other jurisdictions, transit agencies, and regional planning agencies in the development of an efficient and effective regional multimodal transportation system. TR-15 Maintain transit service as a viable mode-of-travel to and from downtown and other activity centers within the city and region and grow transit into a well-integrated network of fast, frequent, and reliable service for most people. Prioritize transit and other transportation services to trip generating sites in Everett. TR-16 Integrate high-capacity transit systems with transportation modes and facilities serving the city including inter-city and local transit, rideshare, and park & rides, as well as pedestrian and bicycle facilities. TR-17 Implement dedicated transit pathways to enable reliable, safe, and affordable connections around and through the city.