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• • Users of the Street Notes Use of Street ❑ Recognize the needs of all of the "everyday" users of the street, including autos, pedestrians, and bicycles. Street standards typically provide for easy maneuverability by autos. It is very important that neighborhood streets also provide a comfortable and safe environment for pedestrians. Consideration should be given, to pedestrians both moving along and crossing the street. ❑ Fire/Emergency Response and Large Service Vehicle Access Provide access to the street for Fire/Emergency Response and large service vehicles to meet their main objectives. Consider the maneuvering needs of all large vehicles such as fire/ emergency response, refuse/recycling trucks, school buses, city buses, delivery vehicles, and moving trucks. ,Fire trucks.are genera11 y.10-feet.wide from mirror to mirror and room adjacent to a truck'is necessaryto access equipment from,the truck.. Recognize that for some service providers, the federal govem- ment has requirements that affect vehicle size such as fire trucks, school buses, and ambulances. Utility Access ❑ Provide utility access locations regardless of whether utilities are in the street, the right-of-way adjacent to the street, utility easements, or some combination thereof. Consider utility maintenance requirements. Street Design ❑ Traffic Volume and Type Relate street design to the traffic that will actually use the street and the expected demand for on-street parking. Generally, on streets that carry less than 1,000 vehicles per day, a clear lane , width of 12 to 14 feet is adequate for two-way traffic,. if there are frequent pull-outs to allow vehicles to pass. Where there is on- street parking, driveways typically provide gaps in parking adequate to serve as pull-outs. If there is a high percentage of trucks or buses, wider streets or longer pull-outs may be needed. For street design, consider both the current traffic volume and the projected long-term traffic volume. F] Provision for Parking Make sure that adequate parking is provided so that on-street parking is not the typical primary source.of parking.. The objective is to have space between parked cars so that there are queuing opportunities.. Also, parking near intersections on narrow streets should not be permitted because it can interfere with the turning movements of large vehicles (see illustration at the end of the checklist). This can be accomplished by a lack of demand for on- street parking or by design. The design option requires place- 11 101 r. 221