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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />TRANSPORTATION NETWORK OVERVIEW <br />Everett's street system carries a variety of <br />transportation modes that move people and freight <br />throughout the City and the broader region. While <br />driving a car is the primary way that people get <br />around in Everett, the City's street network <br />accommodates many other modes of travel, <br />including walking, bicycling and public transit. <br />A gridded network provides improved connectivity <br />for all modes of transportation, particularly walking <br />and biking, by reducing the distance necessary to <br />travel and providing alternative routes. In general, <br />the roadway network in Downtown and North <br />Everett is composed of a gridded pattern of streets, <br />a reflection of the urban form typical during <br />Everett's early development. Further south, the <br />network is primarily connected via principal and <br />minor arterials, with large gaps between streets. <br />As shown in Figure 4, 75.1% of Everett residents <br />drive to work alone while an additional 13.5% <br />carpool, according to 2011 5 year census data. <br />Compared to other parts of Snohomish County, <br />Everett has a relatively high transit usage of 6.2%. <br />Of the remaining S.1% of workers who reside in <br />Everett, there was a comparable split between <br />various modes, such as walking, biking, or people <br />who work from home. <br />When considering how people travel, it is important <br />to recognize that residents and employees in higher <br />density areas are more likely to travel by a mode <br />other than driving alone. As land uses are closer <br />together, travel by transit, walking or biking become <br />viable means to reach destinations. Figure 5 <br />highlights the percentage of residents that <br />commute to work via means other than single <br />occupancy vehicles (non -SOV), defined as the non - <br />SOV modal split. 24.9% of the entire City commutes <br />by a non -SOV mode. Downtown Everett stands out <br />with a high non -SOV mode split, along with other <br />areas such as the Evergreen Way corridor, Casino <br />Road area, and Everett Mall area. <br />Figure 4: Commute Mode to Work <br />Figure 5: Non -SOV Commute Mode Split <br />Transit <br />6.2% <br />rwalk <br />3.7% <br />Bike <br />0.5% <br />Other <br />0.9% <br />Marysville <br />Lake <br />Stevens <br />Non -SOY Mode Split <br />8' a <br />Mukilteot xr t 20% <br />30% <br />�(", a y res- 50 <br />u+' /o 75% <br />UGA <br />Mill <br />Creek City Boundary <br />TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 7 <br />