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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />12. Develop partnerships with businesses adjacent to public spaces to monitor and maintain <br />those areas to increase safety, or allow businesses such as food vendors to use public areas if <br />they monitor and maintain them. <br />D. Corridors and Connections <br />Goal 8.4 Ensure that transportation corridors provide for the efficient movement of people <br />and goods while complementing the design character of the community. <br />Objective 8.4.1 To preserve the abundant stands of trees that line Interstate 5 on the southerly <br />end of the city and look for opportunities for additional plantings to screen urban development in <br />selected areas of the corridor. <br />Implementation concept of a visually enhanced gateway arterial with <br />special features such as street trees, special lighting, broad sidewalk <br />barriers, and planted medians <br />Objective 8.4.2 To designate certain arterials as `gateways' into the city and seek to enhance <br />their appearance over time. <br />Objective 8.4.3 To develop a network of well-functioning pedestrian pathways and bicycle <br />trails in areas of high scenic value, such as the waterfront, the riverfront, and the various <br />greenbelt ravines, with connections to adjacent neighborhoods. <br />Objective 8.4.4 To upgrade Hewitt Avenue, over time, to serve as an attractive link between <br />the riverfront and the harborfront, with activity nodes and connections to other areas of the city <br />situated along its length. <br />Objective 8.4.5 To designate bicycle routes in the city and provide ample directional and <br />interpretive signage. <br />Objective 8.4.6 To develop various methods of managing through -traffic in residential areas <br />to produce safe neighborhoods and reduce the disruptive effect of fast-moving vehicles. <br />URBAN DESIGN AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT 13 <br />