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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5.6. The City of Everett supports the concept of designating certain major transportation facilities that affect other jurisdictions for further study in the development of its plan. These studies may include major road or transit facilities. The designation of any facilities for further study shall in no way be construed as the City of Everett supporting the construction of such facilities and shall not commit the City of Everett to construction of such facilities, regardless of the findings and recommendations of such a study. IV. Transportation Implementation Strategy The overall goal of the Transportation Element is to promote a balanced, affordable, reliable, convenient and efficient transportation system that supports the land use vision of the Everett Comprehensive Growth Management Plan. This new vision is pursued with limited financial resources and with Everett accepting its fair share of regional growth, which translates into more travel and higher levels of congestion, but with more travel options available. The Transportation Element emphasizes a balance among the various modes of travel. In order to achieve this balance, transportation investments and programs are selected and designed to support changes that are consistent with higher density land uses and more use of transit and non -motorized forms of transportation. Mode of Travel Shares The City of Everett has established "mode -of -travel" goals for commuter trips in each Subarea within the Urban Growth Area (UGA) to be achieved in the future. These goals were identified in Table 3.1 and are shown on Figure 4.1. Overall, these modal split goals represent an increase in the proportion of travel by transit, carpool and non -motorized modes, with a corresponding reduction in the proportion of travel as drive -alone or single -occupant vehicles (SOV). The Transportation Implementation Strategy (the Plan) identifies the key projects and programs by mode that will be required to achieve the goal of the Transportation Element. The projects are further prioritized into three time periods: the first six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the second six-year plan or Mid -Term program, and the Long -Term improvement program. The TIP is revised on an annual basis, and as projects get completed, new projects will be advanced from the Mid -Term program to the current TIP. Subsequent updates to the Comprehensive Plan will review changes in the land use plan and monitor achievement of the transportation goals. A. Multi -Modal Management Transportation Strategy The City recognizes that it must invest in capital infrastructure improvements and on-going maintenance and operations to achieve its over-all transportation goals. Many of these capital and operating programs provide multi -modal opportunities, such as major transfer centers for buses and park and ride facilities to accommodate collections of carpools. Strategic development of these multi -modal centers will encourage more people to use alternate modes of travel. The City will also focus high-density land -uses along existing and future transit corridors and at multi -modal centers to achieve higher proportion of travel by transit through convenience and time -saving factors. The City will also review elements of its development code, such as TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 44