Everett is seeking a consulting firm to develop a safety plan for Evergreen Way. The city has identified the 5.7-mile corridor as a high-risk, high-priority route for safety investments.
The city's Planning Department published a Request for Qualifications on Nov. 6 for the Evergreen Way Safety and Connectivity Plan. The study area covers Evergreen Way from 41st Street to Airport Road, plus the surrounding half-mile walkshed.
Qualified firms have until 4 p.m. PST on Friday, Dec. 4 to submit proposals. The city expects the planning work to run about 36 months, through winter 2029.
What the plan covers
The selected consultant will produce a multimodal safety plan identifying high-priority improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and drivers. The RFQ calls for community-guided design concepts, cost estimates and phased implementation strategies. The work will include 30% designs and preliminary engineering for prioritized locations.
Evergreen Way is shifting from a car-focused commercial strip built as a state highway into a corridor the city wants to serve walkers, cyclists and bus and light-rail riders. The city's Everett 2044 Comprehensive Plan designates it as an Urban Corridor, with five Community Hubs and Neighborhood Nodes along the route.
The plan advances commitments the city made under Resolution No. 8126, which set a goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Everett streets.
Why it matters
Evergreen Way is identified in the city's Vision Zero Safety Action Plan as a high-risk, high-priority corridor for safety investments. The city's Vision Zero page describes the broader effort as "a community-informed plan to make Everett's roads safer for all."
The corridor's safety record has drawn attention from elected officials. In coverage published in August, Councilmember Luis Burbano called attention to a pedestrian collision on Evergreen Way, saying a 20-year-old using a micromobility device had been hit by a car. That came three weeks after a person was killed by a car on the same road, Burbano said.
Funding and partners
The project draws funding from two sources: the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program and Washington's Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The RFQ does not list specific dollar amounts.
Partners include the Federal Highway Administration, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Everett Transit, Community Transit and the Snohomish County Transportation Coalition, known as Snotrac. Snotrac holds a separate WSDOT grant for community engagement along Evergreen Way, focused on the stretch between 75th and 100th Streets.
The consultant will also coordinate with several ongoing projects in the area, including the Sound Transit Everett Link Extension and a pedestrian safety project at Evergreen Way and Center Road.
What's next
Faith Hall, the Evergreen Way project manager in the city's Planning Department, is the point of contact for the RFQ. Consultant questions are due by 4 p.m. PST on Nov. 20. Answers will be posted on the city's project webpage.
The city's project page says it plans to select a consultant in winter 2026. Safety and connectivity improvements identified through the planning process would then advance into design, engineering and construction in future phases.
