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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />financial program are established during the development of the City's <br />regulatory/implementation program. Subsequent environmental review may be needed to cover <br />the regulatory mechanisms as a means of discussing the effects of implementing each program <br />and setting the impact fee schedule for new development. At the Comprehensive Plan review <br />stage, only the process and order -of -magnitude commitments are identified, with some assurance <br />that it is generally both feasible and affordable. This Comprehensive Plan and the <br />Transportation Element represent a policy commitment by the City to pursue the intent of the <br />financial assumption in this Plan. <br />Residual or unmitigated traffic system problems may remain after all proposed improvements <br />have been put into place and all travel behavior reductions have been realized from increased <br />participation in other modes of travel and represents a tolerance by the community for vehicular <br />congestion. In effect, the community recognizes that it does wish to accommodate its share of <br />future growth, and that it will apply all reasonable means of reducing or modifying vehicular <br />travel demand. The remaining problems may not completely materialize as forecast since <br />existing methods and assumptions are not always effective in predicting behavioral changes in <br />travel. However, these technically -derived results are assumed for the Comprehensive Plan and <br />they are treated as unmitigated, "accepted" problems, even if they do not completely materialize <br />as forecast. <br />Objective #3 Planning Principles: <br />• Everett accepts the rate of growth in travel demand that is consistent with a change in its <br />planning decisions to support mixed-use centers and a more pedestrian and transit - <br />oriented community. <br />Everett will invest in transportation improvements and programs that support the <br />Comprehensive Plan and are within its current financial means. <br />Everett accepts the consequences of accommodating its fair share of regional growth, <br />including unmitigated traffic congestion that remains after all affordable transportation <br />investments are in place. <br />Objective #3 Policies: <br />Level -of -service Policies <br />3.1. Establish transportation system level -of -service standards to support desired changes in <br />travel behavior and to encourage multi -modal system development. <br />3.2. Level -of -service standards shall reflect the existing and planned development patterns of the <br />various sub -areas of the city. <br />Concurrency Policies <br />3.3. Develop a Concurrency Management Strategy for the city that facilitates the full integration <br />for the programming and administration of transportation improvements, services and programs <br />with the Comprehensive Plan. <br />3.4. Assure that transportation system improvements are programmed to be available for use <br />within six years of development permit approval if level -of -service is forecast to be exceeded <br />within the subarea of the permit. <br />3.5. The City of Everett will annually monitor and make adjustments as needed to the <br />Transportation level -of -service standards and approach based on growth rates, comprehensive <br />plan amendments, and financing for projects. <br />TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 41 <br />