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• Evergreen Way Revitalization Plan Evergreen Way Revitalization Plan Executive Summary Evergreen Way is the major transportation and business corridor serving south Everett. It has evolved over decades as a strip commercial highway that connects downtown Everett on the north with neighboring communities to the south. It functions as a principal arterial for transit, freight and general purpose traffic, carrying over 45,000 vehicle trips per day in certain segments of the corridor. It provides access between downtown Everett on the north and the southwest Everett — Paine Field employment center on the south. Everett's comprehensive plan calls for Evergreen Way to redevelop with a more intensive mix of commercial and residential uses, served by high quality transit service. With the introduction of Swift Bus Rapid Transit in the Evergreen Way corridor in 2009, the City of Everett initiated a planning effort to establish a more detailed vision for the revitalization and redevelopment of Evergreen Way. Public feedback during the planning process indicated strong support for upgrading the character of the Evergreen Way corridor to improve the business climate and promote greater compatibility with abutting neighborhoods. Business community input emphasized the need to maintain vehicular access and also supported upgrading aesthetics and safety in the Evergreen Way corridor. The Evergreen Way Corridor Revitalization Plan is intended to: • Stimulate redevelopment and capital investment along the corridor. • Support existing and encourage new business activity • Accommodate projected growth according to the City's growth management policies. • Maximize use of transit investment and increase transit ridership. • Build more vital communities and revise land use regulations to foster greater livability and efficiency. 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 stations. The nodes will be generally characterized by a mix of higher intensity commercial and multiple family residential uses in a pedestrian oriented setting and will: • Improve transit access and increase ridership in the corridor thereby reducing vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and green house gas (GHG) emissions. • Enhance the quality of nearby residential neighborhoods and increase local commercial and community services. Page 3