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Comprehensive Transit Service Plan EVERETT TRANSIT Executive Summary Development mitigation Everett Transit needs to be more involved in the development review and mitigation process, specifically: ❑ Encouraging the City of Everett to include ET in the process to evaluate and assess mitigation requirements for new developments ❑ Encouraging the City of Everett to include transit facilities and services in the mitigation requirements assessed in new developments Transportation Demand Management Everett Transit needs to work with businesses in the community, both large and small, to develop and support carpool, vanpool and other options to driving alone. Additionally, Everett Transit should work with new developments to design transportation demand management plans as the projects are built, including: ❑ A cap on the number of parking spaces for employees, ❑ A parking management program to encourage use of alternative modes, ❑ Installation of covered bicycle parking and storage and the provision of showers for bike riders, ❑ Preferentially located parking spaces for carpools and vanpools, ❑ The appointment of a transportation coordinator to manage the transpor- tation programs offered by the development, ❑ The establishment of website with relevant information on programs and links to other transportation-related sites, o A transportation information center, o Bus fare subsidies for users, o Other subsidies as appropriate such as cash or prize bonuses for those who use alternatives but do not take advantage of bus subsidy, o A guaranteed ride home program, and o A continuing monitoring and review program. Implementation Priorities The recommendations of this study go beyond the traditional operations and planning recommendations of the previous plan. This project has identified a need for Everett Transit to step up its activities to meet the transportation needs of its citizens in ways not envisioned in the 1994 Plan. This expansion of responsibilities and activities is not without cost. While many of the recommendations of this project can be accomplished without significantly increasing Everett Transit's operating budget, others cannot. For this reason, it is recommended that Everett Transit focus its near-term activities on the recommended actions that can be managed within existing funding: o Maintenance of demand response services o Maintenance of existing fixed route services and service levels o Expanding commute trip reduction programs Perteet Engineering,Inc. Page x