SECTION IV. <br />LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREET <br />CLASSIFICATIONS & DESIGN STANDARDS <br />Applicable Planning Principles: <br />• Local streets help determine the form and character of neighborhoods; street design should be <br />considered a part of neighborhood design. <br />Local streets should be designed to carry low traffic volumes at low speeds and to function safely <br />while minimizing the need for extensive traffic regulations, control devices, and enforcement. <br />A successful design will result in traffic calming and reduce the need for future installation of traffic <br />calming measures. <br />• The function of the local street should be readily apparent to the user through its appearance and <br />design in order to reduce non-local through traffic on local residential streets. <br />Local streets should be interconnected to reduce travel distance, promote'the use of alternative modes, <br />provide for efficient provision of utilities and emergency services, and provide for more even dispersal <br />of traffic. <br />• ° Local circulation systems and land development patterns should not detract from the efficiency of <br />adjacent collector or arterial street which are designed to accommodate heavy traffic. <br />New streets should be designed to meet the needs of pedestrians and cyclists and encourage walking <br />and cycling as transportation modes. <br />Local street design should be responsive to topography and should avoid or minimize impacts to <br />natural features, water-related resources, and wildlife corridors. <br />• The pavement area of local streets should be minimized, consistent with efforts to reduce street <br />construction and maintenance costs, stormwater runoff, and environmental impacts of street <br />construction. Narrower streets also distinguish local residential streets from collector and arterial <br />streets and enhance neighborhood character. <br />• Where appropriate, the street system and its infrastructure should be utilized as an opportunity to <br />convey and treat stormwater runoff. <br />• The range of local street types should be broad enough to allow flexibility for residential developers, <br />resulting in lower site development and street construction costs and discouraging the construction of <br />private streets. <br />• Local street layout should permit and encourage efficient lot layout and attainment of planned <br />densities. <br />• <br />EUGENE LOCAL.STREET PLAN 31 <br />297 <br />417 <br />