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Objective #4: Principles, Commitments and Policies <br /> Overall Objective: Minimize or mitigate adverse impacts of transportation systems <br /> and facilities on the natural environment, neighborhoods and quality of life. <br /> Planning Principles and Commitments: <br /> (1) Support the application of SEPA through the integration of its <br /> requirements into the Comprehensive Plan's implementation program <br /> under the Growth Management Act--for transportation this will place <br /> primary responsibility for system requirements on growth management <br /> procedures, such as the concurrency requirement; and primary <br /> responsibility for SEPA on site impacts <br /> Policies: <br /> System <br /> 4.a. Encourage the use of travel modes that minimize the impacts of transportation systems <br /> on the environment, neighborhoods and quality of life. <br /> 4.b. Encourage the use of travel modes that contribute to clean air and energy efficiency. <br /> 4.c. Pursue transportation projects, programs, and investment strategies that are consistent <br /> with noise minimization and water quality efficiency objectives. <br /> Construction and operation <br /> 4.d. Minimize impacts on the environment and communities when improving or <br /> establishing new transportation facilities. <br /> 4.e. Identify, evaluate and adequately mitigate, to the extent feasible, the environmental <br /> and community impacts of transportation improvements and operational decisions. <br /> Objective #5: Coordination of Plans and Improvements <br /> The Growth Management Act requires local plans and programs that are closely <br /> coordinated with other local, regional and state plans and programs. This requirement is <br /> founded on the assumption that each jurisdiction in the region is part of a whole and that <br /> the actions of one jurisdiction affects and is affected by other jurisdictions. While this <br /> requirement may be assumed as a "silent" policy that is already an essential component of <br /> the Plan, a specific mention of these features reinforces their importance and will provide <br /> additional direction when implementing the Plan. For example, if it is assumed that most <br /> of the other neighboring jurisdictions are planning under GMA and are producing plans <br /> that create a certain shape and character, the Everett Plan should demonstrate compatibility <br /> with these other plans. By reiterating the requirement as an Everett policy, it effectively <br /> endorses the principles of GMA and suggests that the Plan reflects these principles. Again, <br /> T-28 <br />