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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.

Greater SE Redmond Area Transportation Study – Redmond, Washington

A team led by Perteet helped the City prepare a comprehensive transportation plan for the growth area at the east end of SR 520 that includes much of the City’s industrial base.  Several stakeholder charettes and open houses were conducted by a combined city-staff and consultant team to identify issues and potential solutions. Major issues addressed by the study were freight mobility, the lack of a connected grid of walking and biking facilities, heavy peak hour traffic congestion, and traffic noise impacts on adjacent neighborhoods. The City launched a freight survey which engaged freight stakeholders. The Perteet team prepared a city-wide Freight Mobility Plan, including a revised truck route network, improvement projects, and policies to address freight deliveries and loading/unloading in the Downtown and other areas. The travel demand model was validated with updated land use and traffic data and traffic forecasts were prepared for 2030. Recommendations were identified to address multi-modal transportation needs, planning level cost estimates were prepared, and projects were prioritized for implementation. Studies completed by the team to support ongoing development included a noise analysis of the 188th Avenue NE residential area, a concept design for build-out of NE 76th Street, and a regional stormwater drainage study.

Providence Everett Medical Center, Acute Care Tower and Parking Garage – Everett, Washington

Growing demand for its medical services led the Providence Medical Center to implement a 15-year master plan, expanding its main hospital campus in North Everett. The plan, now completed, included the construction of a 680,000 square foot Acute Care Tower and a 1,000 stall parking garage within an established single family neighborhood, requiring the acquisition of 22 residences and the closure of Rockefeller Street. Perteet prepared a Traffic Impact Analysis in support of the rezoning process. Although the medical center generates an average of 11,600 daily trips, their commitment to employee trip reduction strategies reduced peak hour trips by 12%, minimizing neighborhood traffic impacts.  A new traffic signal was installed at the intersection of Broadway and 13th Street to alleviate project-related congestion and to address an existing high rate of collisions.