Bicycling
- Bicycle Friendly Community
- Bicycle Friendly Driver program
- Explore Everett by bike
- Current and proposed bike projects
- Bicycle Master Plan
- Bicycle terminology & safety
Everett has been named a bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. The award recognizes the work the City has done to develop its bicycle network, making Everett a safer, more accessible community for cyclists of all abilities and encouraging healthy and sustainable transportation choices.
There are 497 Bicycle Friendly Communities in the United States. Of the 19 ranked communities in Washington, 13 are bronze, 4 are silver and 2 are gold. More than 850 communities have applied for recognition by the Bicycle Friendly Community program. Each year, the League assesses communities through a voluntary application process on bicycle-friendly engineering, education, encouragement and evaluation/planning Award status lasts four years.
To learn more about Everett's designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community, view the news release and watch the video below.
Sharing the road with bicyclists – Everett’s bicycle friendly driver course
This 30-minute interactive course will give you a better understanding of how to share the road with bicyclists and the most common crashes involving people driving cars and people riding bikes as well as how to avoid them.
Upon course completion, visit this link to take the self-assessment and request your bicycle friendly driver sticker!
Everett Public Works is focused on improving bicycle facilities in the City of Everett. This map highlights bike facilities and amenities you can find throughout the city.
The Bicycle Master Plan Citywide map shows existing bicycle facilities along with current and planned projects.
Interactive bike tours
Are you looking for ideas for new routes to ride in Everett? Click here to visit our new City of Everett bike route tours!
Tours include a route that connects 16 of our Everett neighborhoods, multiple park tours, a transit station tour and even a tour that connects all three golf courses in the City of Everett!
View a map of upcoming Active Connections projects.
Active Connections: California Street
This project will create a comfortable corridor for people biking, rolling and walking (also known as “active modes”) on California Street, connecting downtown Everett with the US 2 trail.
Active Connections: Fleming Bicycle Corridor
This project will construct a new north/south bicycle boulevard on Federal Avenue, College Avenue and Fleming Street from Madison Street to the pedestrian and bicycle overpass of Mukilteo Boulevard at Forest Park.
Active Connections: Fulton Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Corridor
This project will build bicycle facilities and fill in missing sidewalk on Fulton Street between Pacific Avenue and California Street.
Active Connections: Madison Street
This project will build buffered bike lanes along the curb of both sides of Madison Street as a part of the 2023 street resurfacing project.
Active Connections: Wall Street Connector
This project will create and upgrade pedestrian and bicycle connectivity from the Everett Station to the Angel of the Winds arena.
The master plan was adopted by the Everett City Council as an amendment to the Transportation Comprehensive Plan on April 20, 2011. The plan is used as the basis for future transportation projects and applying for federal and state grant funds. The recommended cross sections are used to improve existing bike lanes during ongoing maintenance projects.
- Final Bicycle Master Plan (body only) (PDF)
- Everett 2017 master plan update presentation (PDF)
- Bicycle master plan (PDF)
- Bicycle master plan appendix (PDF)
The Bicycle Master Plan Citywide map shows existing bicycle facilities along with current and planned projects.
Top 10 bicycle projects since 2011
The list is organized to emphasize corridor connectivity.
The north/south bicycle corridor, connecting Legion Park to the Interurban Trail includes
Hoyt Streetscape that built
1. Bicycle lanes on Hoyt in downtown.
2. Bicycle boulevard (shared bicycle/vehicle lanes) on Hoyt from Everett Ave to 19th St.
Pacific Ave to Interurban Trail bicycle safety corridor that built
3. Bicycle boulevard on Hoyt between Pacific and 41st.
4. Sidepath (shared, widened sidewalk for bicycles and pedestrians) on 41st between Hoyt and Colby.
5. Wayfinding and route signage on Hoyt, 41st and Colby from Pacific Ave to the Interurban Trail at Colby/44th.
Additional north/south connections include:
6. Everett Station bicycle connection to 41st. This project connected Everett Station to 41st and the Interurban trail (via the sidepath on 41st) by building bicycle lanes and shared bicycle/vehicle lanes on 3rd Ave S/Smith Ave between 41st and 33rd.
7. 112th St Bicycle Connection that completed a bicycle corridor on 112th St between Airport Rd and SR 527 by building bicycle lanes on 112th St between Silver Lake Rd and 19th Ave SE.
8. Bicycle Lanes on 36th between Broadway and Smith Ave.
9. Mill Town Trail Connection that built a sidepath on W Marine View Dr and E Marine View Dr at spot locations between Everett Ave and Alverson Blvd.
10. Interurban Trail Safety Improvements built bollards and flashing beacons where the Interurban Trail intersects with local roads, such as Beverly Blvd.
City of Everett bike terminology basics
For a complete list of current bicycle typology definitions, see "Types of bike and pedestrian facilities in the Puget Sound" under Biking Resources to the right.
- Bike boulevard: Streets with low motorized traffic volumes and speeds, designated and designed to give bicycle travel priority. Bicycle boulevards use signs, pavement markings, and speed and volume management measures to discourage through trips by motor vehicles and create safe, convenient bicycle crossings of busy arterial streets. Active Connections: Fleming Bicycle Corridor is an example.
- Buffered bike lane: A bike lane with a striped buffer between the bike lane and the vehicle lane. Active Connections: Madison Street is an example.
- Cycle track: A two-way protected bike lane. Active Connections: California Street will be an example.
- Multiuse path: A path designated for shared use by nonmotorized users and separated from the roadway, usually by landscaping. The Interurban Trail is an example.
- Protected bike lane: A bike lane with vertical and horizontal separation between the bike lane, the vehicle lane and the sidewalk. These often include a vertical protection treatment, like flexible delineators or landscaping.
- Sidepath: A path designated for shared use by nonmotorized users adjacent to the roadway. The Mill Town Trail is an example.
- Trail: A path that serves both bicyclists and pedestrians, providing additional width over a standard sidewalk. The path is located in an independent corridor and separated from a roadway by open space, private property, landscaping or parks.
Safety resources
Cascade Bicycle Club and The League of American Bicyclists have safety resources for riders of all levels. Here are some of our favorites:
Cascade Bicycle Club
- Bike handling tips for new riders
- Preventing car/bike collisions
- Riding in the rain
- ABC Quick Check for Kid’s Bikes
The League of American Bicyclists