Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EXISTING PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES Residents and visitors in Everett walk as part of their daily travel for many reasons. Children attending school, commuters taking the bus or connecting with a carpool to get to work, senior citizens making midday trips, or residents walking all require safe pedestrian amenities. Sidewalks, crosswalks, and curb ramps are all key features in creating a safe and welcoming environment for people to walk. Buffers between sidewalks and lanes of traffic, such as landscaping or on -street parking, can also provide some relief from traffic for pedestrians. Figure 9 shows Everett sidewalks and trails. In Downtown and North Everett, sidewalks are present on both sides of most streets. Further south, the presence of sidewalks is inconsistent, with sidewalks on some local streets and on major arterials such as SE Everett Mall Way and Evergreen Way as shown in Figure io on the following page. Some arterials still lack sidewalk coverage, such as Broadway south of 41st Street. There are a variety of shared use trails in Everett. The Interurban Trail provides a dedicated north - south connection along a twelve -foot wide shared - use path. The trail is part of a regional connection from Everett to Seattle while the Mill Town Trail is a key connection along the waterfront in Downtown Everett. While there is a high density of traffic signals in Downtown Everett that provide frequent safe crossings of major roads, large gaps exist south of downtown, particularly along SE Everett Mall Way and Broadway. Additionally, crossings of major freeways such as 1-5 and SR 526 are limited, with only a few roadways and limited pedestrian options available. These gaps in safe crossing locations isolate areas of the City and lead to people driving for short trips that could otherwise be made on foot or bicycle. Figure 9: Examples of Existing Pedestrian Facilities TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 12