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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN There were about thirty CTR employers in the City of Everett in 2005. These employers are required to file a report on their CTR activities and results every two years. The most recent results were submitted in 2005 and these are summarized on Figure 2.1. Some CTR employers have excellent results in meeting their objectives. Other CTR employers have relatively poor results. While CTR employers are required to have a CTR plan, they may select their own targets and programs to achieve those targets. There are no specific incentives or penalties to the employers if the targets are not achieved. The State of Washington revised the CTR plan in 2006 requiring all Counties and Cities to prepare a specific CTR plan. The City of Everett is currently completing the update. B. Vehicular Transportation Services 1. Roadway Infrastructure Roadways are grouped into functional classifications based on the purpose of the road, access control, capacity, and speed. The City of Everett uses five basic roadway functional classifications as shown on Figure 2.2. • Freeways or Expressways • Principal or Major Arterial Streets • Minor or Secondary Arterial Streets • Collector Arterial Streets, and • Local Streets The primary characteristics for defining the existing roadway capacity include the number of travel lanes provided (as shown on Figure 2.3), the traffic control devices provided, and the posted travel speeds. There are 212 traffic signals operating within the Everett planning area. Of these, 173 are maintained by the City of Everett, 21 by Snohomish County, and 18 by WSDOT. Other key capacity characteristics are summarized on the following tables for the major road categories. Freeways and Expressways Freeways and expressways provide high speed, free flow travel between regional destinations. Access to the freeways is typically managed by grade -separated interchange structures. There are about 15.5 miles of freeways serving the City of Everett with four to eight travel lanes in both directions. Interstate 5 bisects the City in the north -south direction connecting from Seattle to Vancouver, BC. US 2 connects Everett and 1-5 to the east side of Snohomish County and through Stevens Pass to Wenatchee. SR 526, known as the Boeing Freeway, provides access to the Southwest Industrial zone with more than 50,000 jobs. These freeways are maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Table 2.2 - Freeways and Expressways Roadway Between Length Travel Posted Interchanges 2005 Daily miles Lanes Seed Traffic 128th St and 139,000 to I-5 Cit Limits 9.23 6 to 8 60 7 169,000 Paine Field SR 526 Blvd. and I- 3.94 4 55 5 37,000 to 49,000 5 and SR US 2 20 2.33 4 55 3 68,000 TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 5