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PLAN ELEMENTS <br /> Public Safety <br /> J <br /> Summary <br /> Safety and security—both real and perceived—are critical to revitalizing a <br /> downtown. To attract residents, businesses, and visitors, a downtown must not <br /> only be relatively free of potential threats to people and their property, but also be <br /> a place of relative order and civility. <br /> There are four principal means by which a downtown plan such as this can <br /> address safety and security objectives: <br /> • Encourage greater on-street activity and habitation in downtown. <br /> • Direct new development and:civic improvements to create a setting less <br /> conducive to criminal activity. <br /> • Encourage cooperation between City departments, especially Police, and the <br /> downtown residential and business communities. <br /> • Encourage cooperative efforts to maintain a clean, attractive, and well-kept <br /> setting that indicates a sense of lawful order and care among community <br /> members. <br /> The first two measures are addressed in the land use and streets and open space <br /> sections. The last two are discussed in the two recommended actions below. <br /> Proposed Public Safety Improvement Actions <br /> P-1 Initiate more substantive cooperation between City departments and <br /> local organizations to address safety and security issues. <br /> While there are already some ongoing efforts in this regard, greater <br /> coordination between City departments (especially the Police <br /> Department) and the community (perhaps through the Downtown Everett <br /> Association) would be an important first step. This combined group could <br /> then work on programs that have proven effective elsewhere, such as <br /> Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (OPTED), Block Watch, <br /> advocacy for lighting, and greater patrolling of"hot spots." <br /> EVERETT DOWNTOWN PLAN — DRAFT 6/29/2006 97 <br />