LOCAL STREETS <br />Local streets are the!framework around which <br />communities are built. Although the primary <br />function of local streets is to provide access to <br />properties fronting on the street, to a great extent, <br />they also determine the form and character of cities <br />and neighborhoods.' The pattern and design of local <br />streets help shape neighborhood image and identity, <br />and can influence whether or not an area feels safe. <br />Local streets can also influence the degree of <br />communication neighbors have with one another, <br />the extent to which residents use alternate modes of <br />transportation, and the population's general feelings <br />of well-being and comfort related to their immedi- <br />ate environment. <br />The design and appearance of local streets should <br />.convey this purpose through the use of relatively <br />narrow widths, short lengths, frequent connections <br />with other streets, and alignments which encourage <br />slow traffic speeds and discourage through traffic. <br />Table 2 contains a summary of typical widths for <br />local street elements such as right-of-way, pave- <br />ment, sidewalks and plant strip areas, and traffic <br />volume thresholds. <br />Local Street Standards <br />Table 2 <br />R.O.W. <br />Paving Wid <br />th <br />0 <br />k) <br />tb <br />(S <br />@ <br />Plantin <br />Average <br />T f Street <br />y(~eo <br />Width <br />No <br />Parkin <br />Parking <br />One Side <br />Parking <br />Two sides <br />e <br />ac <br />Sidewalks <br />g <br />Strips <br />Daily Traffic <br />(ADT) <br />1-way AI ley © <br />20' <br />12' <br />None <br />None <br />NA <br />2-way AI ley <br />20' <br />16' <br />None <br />None <br />Access Lane <br />40' <br />21'(7/14) <br />1 @6' <br />7' and 6' <br /><250 <br />Access Lane G <br />55' <br />28'(7/14/7) <br />2 @ 6' <br />2 @ 7-6" <br />ADT <br />Low-Volume Res.® <br />45' <br />201(10/10) <br />2 @ 6' <br />2 @ 6'-6" <br />250 <br />Low-Volume Res.® <br />45' <br />21'(7/14) <br />2 @ 6' <br />2 @ 6'-0" <br />to 750 <br />Low-Volume Res.0 <br />55' <br />28'(7/14/7) <br />2 @ 6' <br />2 @ 7'-6° <br />ADT <br />Med.-Volume Res P <br />50' <br />20'(10/10) <br />2 @ 6' <br />2 @ 91-0" <br />>750 <br />:Med.-Volume ResP <br />55' <br />27'(7/10/10) <br />2 @ 6' <br />2 @ 8'-0" <br />ADT <br />Med.-Volume ResA <br />60' <br />34'(7/10y104) <br />2 @ 6' <br />2 @ 7'0" <br />Commercial/ <br />Industrial <br />551-70' <br />301-44' <br />Curbside) <br />setb&--k <br />2@6'-0"Min. <br />NA <br />A ,Setback sidewalk dimension Includes a 6 paved walk and 1' strip behind the walk. For curbside sidewalks, the <br />eidewalk dimension Includes a 6 paved walk and 6" curb (5'-6" total); the 1' strip behind the walk is added to the <br />planting strip dimension. <br />13. Planting strip dimension Includes 6" curb. For curbside sidewalks, an additional 6" would be added to the planting <br />strip dimension. <br />C. In addition to the ROW width, alleys require a minimum setback of 2' on each side for a minimum 24' backup <br />distance. <br />R additional parking to accommodate occasional high parking demand may be provided In congregate parking arras <br />r, u c h as parking bays. <br />35 <br />E- <br />k <br />f <br />I <br />i, <br />i <br />it ~ Yc <br />I, <br />t7. <br />t y <br />Y <br />;F <br />I <br />} s <br />cK <br />