Preparing for the Future
To meet the region's housing and jobs needs, the City of Everett must plan for another 89,000 jobs and 87,000 residents by 2050, with approximately 74% of new residents living near high-capacity transit and 81% of new workers working near it.
As Everett Station is already the hub of Snohomish County transit and the future terminus of Sound Transit Link Light Rail, our neighborhood holds both a promise and responsibility to the city for equitable and sustainable development.
ESDA leads collaborative stakeholder engagement efforts to ensure we as a neighborhood organization and the City of Everett are prepared to build a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable community while maintaining what's already great about our neighborhood.
Community-led
Neighborhood Studies & Visioning Efforts
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Mithun: Conceptual Illustrations for Neighborhood Transformation (ESDA, 2015)
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Forterra: Case Studies for Successful Transit-Oriented Communities (ESDA, 2016)
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Recommendations for a Neighborhood Transformation (ESDA, 2017)
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Conceptual Everett Equitable Development Initiative Framework (ESDA, June 2021)
City of Everett Plans
Regional Plans
How do we:
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Strengthen today's industrial businesses?
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Meet the region's and city's needs for affordable and abundant housing?
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Maximize the opportunity of light rail without it harming existing businesses?
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Build a great urban place where people want to gather?
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Address climate change?
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Create a more equitable future?
These are just some of the questions facing our neighborhood. We're actively studying and engaging stakeholders in conversation.