Relationship of -Classification to. <br />Design and Operational Decisions <br />Classification does not, by itself, determine the <br />design of new streets or Improvements to existing <br />streets. The classification of a street provides a basic <br />indication of how that street functions as part of the <br />overall street network.-Since streets of like classifi- <br />cation often have very different characteristics in <br />terms of overall width, number of lanes, adjacent <br />land use, and other key features,. the classification <br />itself only provides a starting point for the design of <br />a new street, or improvements to an existing street. <br />The actual design is influenced by a number of. <br />factors, discussed more fully in the Design Stan- <br />dards and Guidelines section of this document. <br />Citizens are frequently concerned about potential <br />changes that might occur on the street they live on, <br />own a business on, or use as a driver, bicyclist, <br />walker or bus rider. There are a number of plans, <br />policies and ongoing practices that affect whether <br />and how a given street might undergo a change of <br />some sort, or conversely.whether and how a <br />decision might be made notto implementa change. <br />The types of changes or decisions that are made <br />regarding arterial and collector streets range from <br />regulation of access, to various sorts of improve- <br />ments to enhance use by different modes of travel, <br />to major expansion or construction of new street <br />segments. There is a relationship between the <br />street's classification and these actions or decisions; <br />but many other factors are important in*determining <br />the particular outcome for each specific situation. <br />The following chart (Figure 5) provides a summary <br />of the priority or the likelihood of several specific <br />kinds of outcomes on various street types. The text <br />following the chart is intended to amplify and <br />provide further explanation for each type of action, <br />and the general process that the City follows In <br />implementing various actions. <br />rr • • <br />• • <br />• <br />• , <br />• • <br />01:10) <br />Fgure 5 <br />Adding <br />U rade <br />Major <br />New <br />Regulate <br />Traffic <br />Adding <br />Bike <br />Ur an <br />Corridor <br />Street <br />Class <br />Access <br />(palming Sidewalks <br />Lanes <br />St andards <br />Irrprovertmts <br />Mileage <br />FreEways/Opressways <br />Very High <br />MA <br />MA <br />MA <br />MA <br />High <br />Very Low <br />Urban Major Art erlals <br />•-P.•,High <br />Low <br />High <br />High <br />Rgh <br />Medium <br />Low <br />Minor Arterials <br />High <br />Medium <br />. High <br />High <br />High <br />Medium <br />Low <br />Major Collect ors <br />-a- Medium <br />Medium <br />High <br />Medium <br />Medium <br />Low <br />Medium <br />Neighborhood Collect ors -i-- Low <br />High <br />Medium <br />Very.Low <br />Low <br />MA <br />Medium <br />Local Streets <br />• Very Low <br />High <br />Low <br />MA <br />Very Low <br />MA <br />High <br />37 <br />619 <br />