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Planning commission debates 'Healthy Communities' goals — air quality targets, access and youth services draw scrutiny
Summary
Planning staff presented the draft Healthy Communities element to the Everett Planning Commission on March 18; commissioners focused on air-quality targets, non-car-dependent access to recreation and youth services.
Planning staff presented the draft Healthy Communities element to the Everett Planning Commission on March 18 and commissioners spent substantial time discussing air-quality exposure, active-transportation access, youth services and the city’s limited inventory of community centers.
Why it matters: commissioners said health considerations should be integrated across elements (housing, transportation, environment and parks) because exposure to pollution and limited active-transportation options affect public-health outcomes. Several commissioners urged clearer, measurable targets for air quality and stronger language around access to free or barrier-free physical activity.
Staff framed the element as an effort to consolidate health-related policies that previously appeared in separate plan chapters. York Siemens Wachita, the planning director, said the document draws on…
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