Ordinance 3010-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities 1.13. Develop a Pedestrian and Bicycle System Plan to be used in the planning, design, designation and construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities and routes in the city to promote non -motorized travel. 1.14. Fully integrate the planning of sidewalks, walkways, and bicycle facilities and trails into overall transportation planning, programming, and construction activities. 1.15. Promote safe, well -lighted pedestrian walkways and trails to minimize travel distances within and between new development, adjoining residential areas, transit stops, and activity centers. 1.16. Plan specific city roadways to accommodate bicycle routes, consistent with the Bicycle System Plan. 1.17. Encourage accessibility for bicyclists on the transit system. 1.18. Encourage, using code amendments as appropriate, new and redeveloping properties, major transit stations, and park-and-ride lots located within the city to provide secure bicycle parking and related amenities to help encourage the use of bicycles by residents, employees, shoppers and visitors. 1.19. Encourage private and public institutions, such as hospitals, churches, schools districts and others, to develop and continue the implementation of safe pedestrian and bicycle routes and connections to and from schools and bus stops, neighborhood parks and activity centers, transit hubs, industrial and recreational areas of the marine waterfront, and other places of community and public interest. 1.20. Encourage public and private institutions, civic organizations, clubs and other interest groups to provide educational programs that promote the use of safe riding skills. Highway and Arterial Street Facilities 1.21 Develop an integrated Highway and Arterial Street System Plan to be used in the planning, design, designation and construction of freeways, arterial streets, and traffic control systems in the city to promote efficient travel by public and private vehicles. 1.22. Participate in the development of the regional system of high -occupancy vehicle (HOV) improvements linking designated activity centers to the HOV system and to provide time and ease of travel advantages for HOV user over the SOV. 1.23. Assist in providing a limited system of park-and-ride and park -and -pool lots to serve designated activity centers in the city, county and region in order to intercept trips by single - occupant vehicles closer to the trip origins, thereby reducing traffic congestion to and from trip destinations and reducing total miles traveled. Preservation of Transportation Rights -of -Way 1.24. Encourage the preservation of existing and abandoned rail and other rights-of-way for potential future transportation -related uses. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 34