There were four finalist sites that were judged more favorable than up to 80 other sites. Two finalists have since been disqualified. conducted for NBBJ, were submitted by the City of Everett in their original proposal. Of this, are owned by
Sound Transit and have been subsequently removed from the proposal, which leaves as little as of parcels available for consideration. This acreage does not include right-of-ways for public roads that currently exist. It is small compared to the two other sites, but it is near a transportation hub with
Community Transit's
SWIFT Bus Rapid Transit service coming soon along with Sound Transit's
Link light rail service in
Snohomish County. Everett also operates the north end of Sound Transit's
Sounder commuter rail service to and from
Seattle and then to
Tacoma,
Amtrak service to and from
Vancouver (via
Amtrak Cascades/
Pacific Central Station and Seattle, and using Amtrak's
Empire Builder, Everett has connections to
Spokane and
Chicago. It was rated the best site and the Snohomish County Council supports it. The site along with the other Everett site has portions that are contaminated.
North Marysville The
North Marysville site is the most northerly and largest site. Its land is shared by the cities of
Marysville and
Arlington. It is large and is located between
Smokey Pt. Blvd. (west), 51st Ave. (east), 156th St. (south), and 160th St. (north). Legislators from North of Everett have indicated that this location would be their preference. The closest school district to the site and the surrounding community of
Smokey Pt. is the
Lakewood School District.
Disqualified locations Everett Kimberly-Clark/Snohomish River The Kimberly-Clark/Snohomish River site was purchased in 2005 by
The City of Everett from
Kimberly-Clark. It was an industrial area about large and is partially contaminated. It is located along the
Snohomish River, east of
I-5, and north of
US 2. The only road is Grand Avenue, which becomes Everett Avenue (
SR 529) and interchanges with
I-5 and US 2. This site is the lowest-rated site according to a survey by the
University of Washington.
Lake Stevens/Cavalero Corner The
Lake Stevens/Cavalero Corner site is the eastern site. It has a more central location for Snohomish County. It is slightly larger than the Kimberly-Clark site, roughly . It is also located along
US 2. ==Future==