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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />2. Pedestrian Facilities <br />The City of Everett provides a network of facilities for pedestrians including trails and <br />sidewalks, as shown on Figure 2.11 <br />Pedestrians share the trail system listed in Table 2.8 with cyclists and the paths are generally <br />wide enough to accommodate both services safely and efficiently. <br />The sidewalk system is very extensive in the north end of the City but it is somewhat <br />disaggregated in the south end. Wide, landscaped sidewalks have been provided on several <br />downtown streets which make them more appealing to pedestrians. <br />Pedestrian crossings of major barriers such as railways, freeways, principal arterials, and even <br />the natural topographical corridors formed by creeks, wetlands and steep slopes may be <br />particularly significant. There are very few pedestrian crossings of I-5 south of the downtown <br />area. At the SR 526 / 527 interchange area, for example, there are five bridges over I-5 for ramps <br />and roadways, but not one sidewalk. <br />3. Special Pedestrian Zones <br />School districts are required by Washington State regulations to have suggested walk route plans <br />for every elementary school where children walk to school. These school walk zones must <br />analyze a one mile area for safe walk routes with limited roadway crossings and along low <br />density traffic. The School Walk Zone plan is to identify any needed facilities to provide a safe <br />walk route. Most schools in the north end of Everett have ample sidewalk coverage for student <br />access, while the schools to the south have limited pedestrian facilities for safe student access. <br />E. Freight and Other Transportation Services <br />1. Truck Routes <br />All State Routes are classified as truck routes and the amount of freight carried on each route is <br />recorded under the Freight and Goods Transportation System (FGTS) by WSDOT. The FGTS <br />identifies the highways and roadways most heavily used by trucks and provides data to support <br />funding for projects that improve conditions for freight transportation. The State Routes are <br />shown on Figure 2.12 and the corresponding FGTS data is shown on the following table. <br />Table 2.10 <br />Freight on Interstate and State Routes <br />State Route <br />FGTS (2003) <br />Designation <br />Annual Freight (Tons) <br />I-5 <br />TI <br />48,446,100 <br />US 2 <br />T1 <br />7,850,000 <br />SR 526 <br />T1 and T2 <br />14,097,050 <br />SR 527 <br />T2 <br />4,037,000 <br />SR 529 <br />T2 <br />6,577,200 <br />SR 96 <br />T1 and T2 <br />21,378,000 <br />SR 99 <br />T2 <br />4,126,300 <br />TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 26 <br />