If approved in early November, Community Transit would take over Everett Transit operations on April 1, 2027, with the existing Everett Transit network as its service baseline. A 50% increase in bus service would follow, to be fully implemented by 2030.
At an April 14 rally in Everett, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin repeatedly stressed that finishing the light rail "spine" to Everett and Tacoma would be their top priority, while backing a plan to defer getting to Ballard.
Alignment and station alternatives to be studied for the Everett Link light rail extension have been set. In June, the Sound Transit board adopted a slate of preferred and non-preferred alternatives to be further refined and evaluated in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Conspicuously absent from the June
Transit systems in the Puget Sound region will once again offer fare-free New Years Eve rides. The exception in Pierce Transit, which is charging fares this New Years Eve. Holiday revelers are encouraged to avoid traffic and intoxicated driving by getting on the bus or light rail. “Whether you’
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to remember, but prior to the onset of the Covid pandemic, street cafés, sometimes called streateries, were few and far between in most American cities. Now this outdoor dining option has become a fixture in many places, including in Puget Sound, where the City of
In early November, the Everett City Council adopted sweeping zoning and development regulation changes to simplify the land use code and encourage more urban infill development. The zoning and development regulations came about as part of the city’s “Rethinking Zoning” initiative, which will be followed up by a more
Everett has struggled for years to provide a basic city-operated transit system under the banner of Everett Transit. Due to declining sales tax revenues and legacy costs, the city went through the motions to develop a long-range plan setting it on a path to improve transit in the
In September, the Everett City Council adopted a comprehensive overhaul to zoning and development regulations in Downtown Everett and several adjacent districts. The adopted changes are fairly similar to the proposal that was highlighted on The Urbanist this past summer. The Metro Everett process was the culmination of dozens of
Everett has an ambitious city center planning proposal that has been circulating city hall for more than two years. Known as “Metro Everett,” the proposal would rezone large swaths of the city center and nearby areas while pairing extensive development regulations to realize modern, integrated urban districts. The city’s
The City of Everett is moving ahead with its subarea planning effort to dramatically increase development capacity and remake the city’s downtown core. Known as Metro Everett, the draft plan touches on a variety of topics, including transportation, zoning, housing, and historic preservation, to offer specific strategies and policies.
Everett has started work on a major long-range planning process for the city-owned transit system. Population and employment are projected to grow substantially in the coming decades, which begs investments in transit. By 2035, the number of residents in Everett is projected to grow by 60% to more
The City of Everett is working through a major downtown area masterplanning effort dubbed “Metro Everett”. The plan is taking a broad look at how the urban core of Everett will grow as a district over the next twenty years. Stretching from I-5 to the Port of Everett and