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Planning

Everett Freight Access and Mobility Study – Everett, Washington

An update of the City’s freight mobility program was needed because most of the recommendations from the prior 1998 study were already implemented.  Perteet led a multi-discipline team to recommend changes needed to maintain efficient freight movement to and from the Port of Everett and the Cities of Everett and Marysville. The Cities and the Port cooperated to identify 14 candidate projects to improve roadways and three to provide better rail access. Perteet evaluated the projects based on criteria of the Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB), and with input from the partner agencies, the projects were grouped into three phases for funding and implementation through 2038; immediate to 10-years, 11 to 20 years, and 21 to 30 years.

Lynnwood City Center Access Study and Mode Split Study – Lynnwood, Washington

The City undertook the City Center Access Study to support Lynnwood’s development consistent with its designation as a regional growth center.  Perteet prepared a program of transportation solutions to improve access to the City Center while upgrading traffic operations and safety, and maximizing transit’s share of commute travel.  The program was an outcome of a unified consensus-based approach that involved the City, Snohomish County, Community Transit, PSRC, WSDOT, and FHWA.  The collaboration was credited with gaining agency concurrence on all major deliverables and with completing the project 25 % under budget. Eight specific projects were selected for implementation from over 120 different concepts that were evaluated.  Perteet identified a light rail transit alignment and evaluated alternative transit station locations within the City Center core for convenient walk access, to encourage a high level of transit use by future employees and residents and aid economic development. The City’s project manager rated Perteet’s performance as 9.5 on WSDOT’s 10 point scale.