19 <br />(b)Examine the possibility of providing landscaping and a noise barrier along the east side <br />of the Northwest Expressway as a means of buffering adjacent residential <br />areas.(Relationship of the Area to the Railroad, Policy 2) <br />(c)Residential developments shall be designed to minimize potential conflicts with <br />adjacent agricultural operations. (Urban and Agricultural Fringe Areas, Policy 1) <br />(d)With the exception of high voltage transmission lines, require the installation of <br />underground utilities in developing areas. (Signs/Utilities subsection, Policy 2) <br />(e)Landscape buffers shall be provided for power substations in the study area by the <br />responsible utility. (Signs/Utilities subsection, Policy 3) <br />(f)Encourage the preservation and restoration of structures, landmarks, sites, and areas <br />of cultural, historic, or archaeological significance. (Historic Structures subsection, Policy 2) <br />(g)Future development along vegetated sloughs shall be reviewed to determine additional <br />requirements, if any, to maintain and improve the sloughs as environmental assets. <br />(Vegetated Sloughs subsection, Policy 2) <br />(18)Transportation Element. <br />(a)All street improvement projects should support and recognize that different streets <br />serve different functions. (Policy 1) <br />(b)Support alternative to the automobile including mass transit, bicycle, walking, and <br />carpooling. (Policy 2)]