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0-4 Enhance public facilities with auxiliary open spaces. <br />The Performing Arts Center and the Library are excellent facilities that <br />could be enhanced with open space improvements. The City has <br />recently purchased the Performing Arts Center forecourt site and the Key <br />Bank site. The Committee to Establish Downtown Public Spaces has <br />proposed that the City extend the open space to the corner of California <br />Street and Wetmore Avenue. This would give the proposed park greater <br />visibility, access and potential for additional uses. <br />While the library site is more constrained, opportunities should be <br />considered to enhance its entry and streetscape. As one of the city's <br />premier architectural gems as well as a key public facility, the library <br />merits a complementary setting. <br />0-5 Continue efforts to connect downtown to other open space and <br />recreational resources by implementing planned access to the Port <br />Gardner Waterfront and trail connections to neighborhood parks <br />and the Snohomish Riverfront. <br />The city has an adopted a Shoreline Public Access Plan that includes <br />measures to connect downtown to its harborfront and riverfront; most <br />notably pedestrian and bicycle connections north on Grand Avenue and <br />westward on Hewitt Avenue. Additionally, Bicycle connections to the <br />north, south and west as noted in the Transportation chapter and <br />Streetscape section will be important enhancements for people both <br />living and visiting downtown. Although these are primarily circulation <br />improvements, they constitute an important element of a comprehensive <br />open space strategy. <br />PLAN ELEMENTS <br />�L. <br />j-� in.tr .. IYIrYY1Y.IM. •. <br />Fi.Fi��r`rMY OY,.ry Yw..Yrr.r.,s.. �. <br />� LI./rY.w.M.r � � LI•Mw,N <br />Mc- <br />- - - °Me <br />i r <br />r------------- <br />FOF"T <br />p+IRit <br />0 1000 2000 Feet <br />Figure 84. The City of Everett Shoreline Public <br />Access Plan recommends measures to connect <br />downtown to a regional trail around the Everett <br />Peninsula. Connections along Hewitt/Bond <br />Street and Grand Avenue to Bayside Park are <br />priority links. <br />EVERETT DOWNTOWN PLAN - DRAFT 6/29/2006 95 <br />