Ordinance 3010-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • Develop an integrated pedestrian and bicycle plan including trails, bike lanes and sidewalks to provide a non -motorized option for accessing transit facilities and for accessing local activity areas directly without driving a vehicle. • Develop an integrated vehicular system plan including freeways, roads and interchanges to allow the continued use of the automobile, but with an emphasis on pedestrian safety, convenience and amenities. • Develop an adequate rail and vehicular access system to centers of economic activity, including Port and industrial areas. • Maintain the transportation system in a safe and serviceable condition. Objective #1 Policies: Support the Comprehensive Land Use Plan 1.1. Integrate land use and transportation planning and implementation decisions to ensure that the transportation system supports the City's land use vision and that planned land use supports the preferred transportation system. Traffic Demand Management 1.2. Work cooperatively with employers to implement programs that will reduce the use of single -occupant vehicles and vehicle -miles traveled to and within the city through a coordinated program of policy initiatives, public education, and provision of alternative travel modes. 1.3. Promote carpooling, ridesharing, flexible working hours, subsidized transit passes and other programs, including Transportation Management Associations (TMA) and Growth and Transportation Efficiency Centers (GTEC) to help comply with the Washington State Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) objectives for reducing vehicle miles traveled to and within the city. Public Transportation 1.4. Develop an integrated Transit System Plan to be used in the planning, design, designation and construction of bus, rail and station facilities and routes in the city to promote travel by public transportation services. 1.6 Maintain transit service as a preferred mode -of -travel for all trip purposes to and from downtown and other designated activity centers within the city and region. 1.7. Plan specific city roadways to accommodate transit routes, consistent with the Transit System Plan. 1.8. Support commuting alternatives by bus, rail and new transit technologies. 1.9. Provide appropriate transportation infrastructure to support public and private transit - oriented development. 1.10. Integrate future high capacity transit systems with transportation modes serving the city, including inter -city rail and bus, feeder -bus and rideshare as well as pedestrian. 1.11. Identify and preserve necessary rights-of-way for high capacity transit alignments and station locations at the earliest opportunity. 1.12. Support the expansion of passenger rail services to the City of Everett. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 33