Ordinance 3268-12 - Laserfiche WebLink

Evergreen Way Revitalization Plan • Maximize the redevelopment potential created by Swift Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. • Promote energy efficiency, reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas emissions by improving pedestrian and bicycle access from neighborhoods to transit service within the Evergreen Way corridor. • Stimulate redevelopment and capital investment along the corridor. • Accommodate projected growth, including more multiple family residential growth, according to the City's comprehensive plan land use policies. • Build more vital communities and structure land uses in Everett for greater livability and efficiency. Building on these directives and public input, the plan includes a detailed list of goals and objectives, a complete list of which can be found in Appendix 2. These project goals and objectives guided the planning team and served as the criteria by which alternative concepts and draft recommendations were evaluated. Expected Outcomes. Achieving these overarching goals will require transformational changes along portions of the corridor while supporting existing activities in other segments. The approach taken in this plan is to develop mixed use "nodes" around the SWIFT BRT stops. The nodes will be generally characterized by a mix of higher intensity uses (including multi-family residences) in a pedestrian oriented setting and will: • Increase transit ridership, thus providing better access within the corridor and reducing vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and green house gas (GHG) emissions. • Enhance the quality of near-by residential neighborhoods and increase local commercial and community services. • Increase access and safety for pedestrians, and provide improved bike access to Swift BRT stations and other destinations in the corridor. • Increase the local market for new and existing businesses. At the same time, the remaining corridor segments outside the nodes accommodate an important segment of the region's economic community and supporting those businesses ranging from regional employers and large auto dealerships to small businesses is also part of the plan. Participating business owners have noted that a favorable appearance is important for their success so gradually upgrading the visual quality of the corridor is important in these segments should be a priority as well as within the nodes. So the general pattern that emerges is a string of alternating nodes and commercial centers along Evergreen Way, and south to other communities outside Everett. This is Page 8