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Evergreen Way Revitalization Plan <br /> 2. <br /> Evergreen Way Planning Process Overview <br /> Public Outreach. The planning for revitalization of the Evergreen Way corridor has <br /> been a fairly intense effort covering over two years and involving numerous parties and <br /> participants. The City initiated the project with public open houses in 2009 and a widely <br /> broadcast survey to identify citizens' perceptions and values related to the corridor. <br /> More than 50 responses were received, which City staff tabulated and used as a <br /> touchstone in the initial planning work. Survey respondents strongly support <br /> revitalization efforts to improve the character and quality of development for the corridor. <br /> The City hired a consultant team, consisting of MAKERS (land use and urban design), <br /> Property Counselors (economics), and Perteet Engineering, inc. (transportation), to help <br /> with the project. The planning team of City staff and consultants conducted background <br /> inventory and analysis work and began to explore the issues and opportunities related <br /> to redevelopment, transportation, land use, and urban design in the corridor. <br /> The team began the public outreach portion of the project by meeting with business and <br /> property owners as well as other interested parties. A meeting was also held with <br /> representatives from Snohomish County, Mukilteo, Lynnwood, and Edmonds to <br /> coordinate planning for the area extending southward to the Swift BRT line's southern <br /> terminus at the King-Snohomish County line. The public outreach and participation <br /> efforts continued throughout the planning process with public open houses/work <br /> sessions, at which the team presented a summary of the background information and <br /> analysis reports, and proposed plan development concepts. Participants were <br /> encouraged to engage in brainstorming exercises to identify their ideas and values <br /> related to specific questions. <br /> Advisory Committee. The City formed an Advisory Committee, consisting of business <br /> and property owners, a Planning Commission member, school districts and other public <br /> agency staff, and other interested persons. The Advisory Committee was intended to <br /> provide a business perspective on the conditions and public objectives within the whole <br /> corridor, a means of communication with their contacts among the public, and the <br /> opportunity for interested individuals to become more directly involved in the planning <br /> process. The Committee met periodically to discuss general goals and objectives, and <br /> provide feedback to the planning team about policy choices, land use standards, and <br /> potential capital improvements. <br /> Public Walk-about Exercises. The planning team conducted walk-about work <br /> sessions at the 4th Avenue, Casino Road, 112th Street and 41st Street nodes. These <br /> sessions provided the opportunity for local community members and other interested <br /> citizens to express their views and ideas as the group walked around the potential <br /> mixed-use nodes at BRT stops. Pedestrian consultant David Levinger led the group <br /> and described actions that would improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and access. <br /> Dongho Chang, from the City's Public Works Department, and Kris Liljeblad, of Perteet <br /> Pge <br /> 1 g <br />