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• <br /> CHAPTER 5 <br /> In terms of land use, it is critical that the neighborhoods to the north and south of <br /> downtown remain healthy because fostering residential development in <br /> downtown depends on a "critical mass" of local residents that can support <br /> needed retail services. Viable residential neighborhoods adjacent to downtown <br /> can help provide the necessary population and lend a stable sense of <br /> community. The City is undertaking a plan of potential zoning changes to ensure <br /> that neighboring residential neighborhoods can thrive. <br /> The emergence of transit-oriented redevelopment in the Everett Station area <br /> represents a special opportunity to strengthen downtown as well. New activities <br /> in this area, if they can be conveniently connected to downtown, will add diversity <br /> and economic stimulus. The residential area roughly between Pacific Avenue, <br /> 34th St, Lombard Avenue, and Broadway could, with a little encouragement, be <br /> transformed from dilapidated houses and vacant lots into to a more vibrant <br /> multifamily neighborhood; taking advantage of views of the Cascades and <br /> proximity to Everett Station, the Events Center, and the rest of downtown. <br /> MAKERS architecture and urban design <br /> 0509_rpr_drah.aoc-6/29/06 <br />