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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1.25. Seek control of parcels of land that may be needed in the future for any transportation purpose when the opportunity arises through sale, donation, or land use action. Rail and Marine Facilities 1.26. Support the maintenance of existing rail and water corridors and the expansion of the capacity of those corridors consistent with the City's economic development goals. 1.27. Continue to support the efficient use of the Port of Everett for commercial purposes, and work with the Port Commission to explore multiple use purposes of port facilities. 1.28. Encourage efficient use of ferries and other water craft for the movement of passengers and goods to and from Everett, consistent with environmental protection objectives and measures. 1.29. Continue to participate in the planning and development of marine -related land uses with the Port of Everett and Snohomish County as well as other affected Federal and State agencies, groups and individuals. Transportation Funding 1.30. Actively seek an equitable share of any regional high capacity transit service, at least proportional to the City's share of costs. 1.31. Actively seek local, state, and federal funding and grants for the provision and enhancement of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and amenities. 1.32. Actively seek local, state, and federal funding and grants for the provision and enhancement of freeway and arterial facilities and traffic control systems. 1.33. Continue to support and encourage joint public-private investment initiatives in expanding the use of rail transportation and facilities for freight and passenger services to and from Everett. Obiective #2: Develop Appropriate Design Standards and Procedures Design and construct safe, convenient and efficient transportation facilities with greater emphasis on minimizing person -travel delay, public safety and barrier -free, pedestrian - oriented accessibility, while assuring the continued movement of goods. This critical policy area involves the physical design of transportation facilities. Design must change significantly in order to effectively match the land use vision and concept of the Comprehensive Plan. The City has chosen a growth concept that is intended to reshape the land use form to a more pedestrian -oriented character. As a result, the transportation investments that are assumed in the Plan must similarly be reshaped to match these new forms. Urban design will become a transportation system objective that is an integral part of the investment strategy that it has chosen. It is essential to the effective pursuit of all of the other objectives that are stated in the Transportation Element. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 35