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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Concept for active waterfront open space areas. <br />Potential Implementation Programs and Projects <br />Prepare design guidelines/standards for waterfront areas. <br />2. Explore Hewitt Avenue, Wall Street and Pacific Avenue as potential linkages between <br />the waterfront and riverfront. <br />H. Gateway Corridors <br />There are several arterial streets in the Everett Planning Area that serve as gateway corridors into <br />and through the city in general and to downtown in particular. The visual qualities of the public <br />rights-of-way and private properties on these corridors strongly convey an image of the <br />community. Attractive streetscapes, whether in neighborhoods or business districts, improve the <br />image of the community and the value of properties, homes and businesses located in such areas. <br />They also make a positive statement to those who are looking to invest in Everett. In order for <br />Everett to compete with other communities for new jobs, industry, and investment in the future, <br />it must continue to improve its image and quality of life. <br />Land uses along gateway corridors vary, as do the functional classifications of the individual <br />arterial streets. Some of these arterials serve as regional freeways (Interstate5), as high intensity <br />mixed use corridors (Evergreen Way, North Broadway, Broadway, Everett Mall Way, 19th <br />Avenue SE north of 112th Street), medium intensity mixed-use corridors (112th Street, 128'h- <br />132 nd <br />28th_132nd Street corridor, 19th Avenue SE south of 112th Street), or as local multi -modal corridors <br />(Mukilteo Boulevard). <br />Each of the gateway corridors presents opportunities for visual and functional improvements that <br />will improve the image of the community and the capacity of the transportation system. The <br />goal, objectives, and policies contained in this section serve as a guide for the City to use in the <br />design of improvements within the public right-of-way and for development standards that will <br />apply to properties located adjacent to the gateway corridors. <br />URBAN DESIGN AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT 24 <br />