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no insurmountable transportation impediments to downtown growth. And <br /> downtown's basic urban design structure and existing attractions provide much <br /> on which to build. <br /> The plan's primary direction is to transform Everett's downtown from the center of <br /> a primarily industrial mill town into a more active, diverse, and vibrant <br /> metropolitan center. The plan identifies actions to add regional attractions, <br /> residential neighborhoods, and commercial services that will support downtown's <br /> evolution to meet the public vision and comprehensive planning goals. <br /> Contral Waterfront <br /> Open Space Connections <br /> Government Access&Parking <br /> Campus Strategies(transit. <br /> gateway corridors) <br /> Focus Retail <br /> REGIONAL in Central Spine <br /> ATTRACTIONS <br /> MILL TOWN'; COMMERCIAL miss '.METROPOLITAN' <br /> SERVICES 11101.1111111CENTER <br /> •Historic character RESIDENTIAL <br /> •Water setting High intensity <br /> •Solid surrounding "'.NEIGHBORHOODS-,' •variety <br /> neighborhoodc " •Multi-modal trancpoAation <br /> •Working family r R •in•city living <br /> orientation // \ •Watet rontiriverfonl <br /> •Eosy access connections <br /> Predictable Increased Support •Regional destinations <br /> Development for Retail <br /> Pattern <br /> Streetscapes Integrated&Stable <br /> &Amenities Surrounding Neighborhoods <br /> (height&design standards) <br /> Figure 1. Strategy to transform downtown Everett. <br /> The concept plan on the following page summarizes many of the recommended <br /> actions to add the identified attractions, neighborhoods, and services, and the <br /> bulk of this plan describes those measures in greater detail. Of specific note is <br /> the zoning, height and bulk, and design standards described in the body of the <br /> plan and Appendix A. <br /> c1 <br /> 2 MAKERS architecture and urban design <br /> 0509_rpt_draft.doc-6/29/06 <br />