Edmonds Subarea Plan

Fregonese Associates was the leading consultant creating a Subarea Plan for a segment of Hwy 99 that runs through Edmonds Washington. The plan includes a clearly articulated vision and goals, and a Strategic Action Plan with dozens of specific short, medium and long term streetscape investments identified, zoning and regulatory recommendations and deep community support. It will serve the City to lobby the state to accelerate funding for improvements along the corridor.

The Edmonds Highway 99 subarea is approximately 2 miles bordered by several jurisdictions – Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline, and the Unincorporated Snohomish County neighborhood of Esperance. The subarea is a major urban center for Edmonds with professional services and retail amenities along the corridor. There are distinct subdistricts and is already a horizontal mixed-use district. However, buildings along HWY 99 are predominately highway-oriented, set far back from the road with large surface parking lots in front, which results in an unpleasant and unsafe environment for pedestrians. Many of the buildings are old and reaching the end of their natural life. As Edmonds contemplates where new growth and economic development can occur within the community, this stretch of HWY 99 has been identified for change and there is broad support for a reimagining of its historic role as just a high-speed highway.

The Edmonds Highway 99 subarea is approximately 2 miles bordered by several jurisdictions – Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline, and the Unincorporated Snohomish County neighborhood of Esperance. The subarea is a major urban center for Edmonds with professional services and retail amenities along the corridor. There are distinct subdistricts and is already a horizontal mixed-use district. However, buildings along HWY 99 are predominately highway-oriented, set far back from the road with large surface parking lots in front, which results in an unpleasant and unsafe environment for pedestrians. Many of the buildings are old and reaching the end of their natural life. As Edmonds contemplates where new growth and economic development can occur within the community, this stretch of HWY 99 has been identified for change and there is broad support for a reimagining of its historic role as just a high-speed highway.