15 years in, Everett keeps working on bike safety plan

EVERETT — Halfway through a 30-year implementation period of its bicycle master plan, the city of Everett is about halfway done with the projects laid out in the plan, city staff said in an April 8 committee meeting.

In 2011, the city approved the bicycle master plan, a 133-page document that laid out dozens of planned improvements to biking infrastructure across the city, including trails and bike lanes.

Since the plan was approved, the city has built about 41 miles of on-street bike infrastructure and 23 miles of off-street projects like trails, city engineer Tom Hood said on April 8. The city has completed 25 projects listed in the plan, including a connection between 41st Street and Everett Station, new bike lanes along 112th Street and completing trails along Marine View Drive.

The city also completed work on a bike connection along Hoyt Avenue, connecting the north end of the city to the Interurban Trail, which provides a direct bike path between Everett and Seattle. Since 2023, the city has also added new wayfinding signage, along with bike lanes along West Casino Road, Fleming Street and Madison Street.

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