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4.3 Objective: Provide orientation and identity to <br />and within city neighborhoods. <br />4.3 Explanation: Arterial and collector streets are <br />major determinants of urban form, neighbor- <br />hood identity, and community character. The <br />street system is also used by many people to <br />orient themselves to where they are in the city. <br />Arterial and collector streets are important <br />markers in an individual's "mental map" of the <br />community. Well-designed and attractive streets <br />that support and complement adjacent land uses <br />can enhance neighborhood identity and help <br />users know where they are. <br />4.4 Objective: Provide high quality of construc- <br />tion and design. <br />4.4 Explanation: High quality street design and <br />construction enhances livability in numerous <br />ways: it improves the quality of the physical <br />environment, it supports human comfort and <br />safety, it can enhance the status and economic <br />value of adjacent properties, it can provide <br />identity to the street, and it provides a setting for <br />increased public social activity. <br />Street reconstruction provides opportunities to rebuild <br />the street to address current goals and objectives <br />24 <br />