ensure that all of the following are met: <br />(a) Streets are designed to efficiently and safely accommodate emergency fire <br />and medical service vehicles. <br />Staff concurs that the shadow plat has shown how an emergency vehicle turnaround can be <br />provided' upon the development of TL 200 and further notes the potential for future emergency <br />vehicle access through the site which would connect West Hilliard to Oakleigh Lane. <br />(b) The layout of a street system does not create excessive travel lengths. <br />Staff concurs that the development of TL 200 would result in a direct connection to River Road via <br />Oakleigh Lane and notes that development of TL 200 could potentially result in a direct connection <br />to River Road via West Hilliard Lane. It is also noted that because TL200 is located at the terminus <br />of 2 public streets,-the provision of a public connecting street through TL 200 would not serve to <br />decrease existing travel distances to River Road. <br />(c) The f unction of a local street is readily apparent to the user through its <br />appearance and design in order to reduce non-local traffic on local residential <br />streets. <br />Staff concurs that the local function of the existing street system is readily apparent to the motor <br />vehiclists and will continue to be so upon improvement of the existing streets to local street <br />standards, which by design are intended to discourage non-local traffic. <br />(d) Streets are interconnected to reduce travel. distance, promote the use of <br />alternative modes, provide for efficient provision of utility and emergency services, <br />and provide for more even dispersal of traffic. <br />The applicant notes that because of existing development, the only possibility for interconnectivity <br />between Oakleigh Lane and West Hilliard Lane is at the end of the two existing streets and that a <br />public street at this location would not change the travel distances or usage of either street. Staff <br />notes that this is particularly true with respect to the requirement for "more even dispersal of <br />traffic". Staff also notes that the proposed shadow plat does not preclude future bike-ped or <br />emergency vehicle connections through the site. <br />(e) - New streets are designed to meet the needs of pedestrians and cyclists and <br />encourage walking and bicycling as transportation modes. <br />The applicant notes that while new public streets are not being provided, the proposed <br />development site provides connections to the.existing public street system and in the direction of <br />the existing West Bank Bike Path. Likewise, similar connections to the'public street system and in <br />the direction of the West Bank Bike Path can be provided upon development of TL 200. <br />(f) The street circulation pattern provides connections to and from activity <br />centers such as schools, commercial areas, parks, employment centers, and other <br />major attractors. <br />Staff concurs with the applicant's assertion that connections to the West Bank Bike Path are <br />available within the existing street system and that access to nearby attractors to the west is <br />provided by the Oakleigh Lane connection to River Road. <br />(g) Street design is responsive to topography and other natural features and <br />'PDT 13-01 Oakleigh Cohousing Page 6 of 22 <br />1260 <br />