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CHAPTER5 <br />48 <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_rpt_draft.doc - 6/29/06 <br />