Everett 2044

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What we have been working on:

Refining growth assumptions for each alternative for use in environmental review. These assumptions are predictions of development by 2044 that staff will use to estimate impacts under each growth alternative.

Collaborating with City teams & partners to analyze impacts between the growth alternatives: Public Works, Fire, Police, PUD, Everett & Mukilteo School Districts, Port of Everett, US Navy, Sound Transit and others.

Briefing and discussion with the  Planning Commission .

What we continue to work on:

Attending neighborhood meetings and events to gather feedback from the community about the growth alternatives. Sign up for  Everett 2044 newsflash  to learn when we will be in your neighborhood!

We continue our work on Job Growth and Environmental Review.

A new interactive map has been added for users to compare alternatives

To review information in the 2022 Phase I storymap  click here .

To review information in the 2023 Phase II storymap  click here .

Alternatives are different ways of achieving the project’s purpose and need, and are the basis for environmental analysis, which is the process of studying each alternative and forecasting impacts to different elements of the environment such as water quality, noise, or historic resources. Analyzing different alternatives, and the differences between them, allows decision-makers and the public to compare the effects of different options and ultimately to select a preferred alternative.

The current 2015 comprehensive plan identifies room for about 21,000 new housing units. The 2044 housing unit target to accommodate a population of 179,000 will require capacity for an additional 17,000 new units, for a total of 38,000 housing units.

Growth geographies were developed to identify potential areas for additional housing capacity using principles such as access to public transportation, robust motorized and non-motorized infrastructure, and daily amenities.

Job growth will occur in the employment areas and overlaps with the Metro Everett and urban corridor geographies housing capacity in a mixed-use pattern.

In some cases, the geographies are designated the same in each of the alternatives. In doing so, the designations are acknowledging existing characteristics, land use patterns and existing housing unit capacity. New growth is assigned using different ranges and layouts among the alternatives to establish a wide range of options to study.

Scroll through the maps to learn more about the alternatives, click the arrows in the upper right corner to expand the map.

Compare Alternative 1 and 2 by sliding the grey vertical bar left and right. Click the pop out button in the upper right corner to open in a new window.

Compare Alternative 1 and 3 by sliding the grey vertical bar left and right. Click the pop out button in the upper right corner to open in a new window.

In addition to studying alternatives to accommodate housing growth, the city will need to plan for 76,000 new jobs between 2024 and 2044.

The Paine Field/Boeing Manufacturing and Industrial Center (MIC) serves as significant employment center in the Puget Sound Region and Snohomish County. This area will continue to support jobs and industries, along with other designated industrial zones into the future. Other job growth will occur in commercial mixed use urban corridors and Metro Everett (see map to the right).

Job growth strategies for the updated plan are common to all alternatives and include:

• Enhancing development capacity in existing employment areas
• Targeting specific job sectors
• Addressing employment trends (gig and remote) and home occupations

The environmental process: 

• Provides opportunities for the public, local, state and federal agencies, and tribal governments to participate in developing and analyzing information 
• Improves proposals from an environmental perspective 
• Provides decision-makers with environmental information  
• Provides necessary information for changing, conditioning or denying a proposal 

The City Council reviewed and affirmed three growth alternatives on August 23, 2023 by  resolution no. 7924 . Following their action, in addition to a land capacity analysis and specific capacity distribution analysis, work has begun on a supplemental environmental impact statement. The environmental analysis work will supplement the  2015 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement . 

The analysis will include understanding impacts from growth on the use of residential, commercial, and industrial land, environmental and social justice and equity, transportation facilities, capital facilities, utilities, historic preservation, and the natural environment. Measures will then be developed to mitigate impacts that are identified in the analysis. Finally, some adverse impacts will be unavoidable and policy decisions will be required to arrive at a preferred growth plan.

Thank you for participating in the Comprehensive Plan Spring 2024 update! To sign up for newsflash updates click the link below.

Everett2044@everettwa.gov