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i <br />Contents <br />Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 <br />Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 7 <br />Purpose .............................................................................................................................:............................... .. 9 <br />Relationshi of ACSP to Ado ted Plans and Policies <br />P p ......................................................................................... 12 '~ <br />State and Federal Mandates .........................................................................................................................:..... 16 <br />Citizen Involvement .......................................................................................................................................... 18 <br />Goals, Objectives and Planning Principles .................................................................................... 19 <br />Goals and Objectives for Streets That Enhance Community Livability ............................................................... 21 <br />Planning Principles for the Design of Arterial and Collector Streets ................................................................... 25 <br />Street Classification 27 <br />- <br />Street Classification Types ................................................................................................................................. .. <br />29 <br />Process and Criteria for Determining Street Classification .................................................................................. 33 -•. <br />Current Conditions and Future Changes ............................................................................................................ 36 <br />Amendments to the Classification Map ............................................................................................................. 36 <br />Relationship of Classification to Design and Operational Decisions .................................................................. 37 <br />Discussion and Examples .................................................................................................................................. 38 <br />Arterial and Collector Street Design Elements <br />............................................................................ <br />41 <br />Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 43 <br />Application of Design Standards ...............................................................................:....................................... 43 `` ; <br />Citizen Involvement in Street Design ................. 46 ;' <br />Arterial and Collector Street Design Standards and Guidelines ................................:......................................... 47 <br />Pavement and Right-of-Way Widths ................................................................:................................................. 48 <br />Vehicle Travel Lane Widths ............................................................................................................................... 49 , <br />Sidewalks ..............................................................:........................................................................................... 50 <br />Bikeways ........................................................................................................................................................... 53 <br />On-Street Parking .............................................................................................................................................. 55 <br />Planting Strips and Street Trees .......................................................................................................................... 58 <br />Raised Medians ................................................................................................................................................. 62 <br />Left Turn Lanes .................................................................................................................................................. 64 <br />Mid-Block Crossings ......................................................................................................................................... 65 <br />Intersections <br />...................................................................................................................................................... <br /> <br />~i <br />68 <br />Adjacent Land Use ............................................................................................................................................ 72 <br />Traffic Calming .................................................................................................................................................. 73 <br />Street Lighting and Streetscape Features ............................................................................................................ 75 <br />Streetscape Features .......................................................................................................................................... 76 ~~ <br />Design of Transit Facilities ................................................................................................................... 77 <br />. <br />Transit Facilities ................................................................................................................................................. 79 J <br />' <br />Design Guidelines ............................................................................................................................................. ; <br />80 <br />Transit Facility Design Standards ....................................................................................................................... 86 <br />Street Design Types (Cross Section Drawings) 95 '4_ <br />Arterial Streets ................................................................................................................................................... 97 <br />, <br />Col lector Streets .............................................................................................................................................. 1 00 <br />Existing Streets in Older Developed Areas ....................................................................................................... 1 10 <br />One-Way Streets ............................................................................................................................................. 1 13 <br />Appendices ............................................................................................................................................... 1 15 <br />Appendix A - Bicycle/Pedestrian Paths <br />Appendix B -Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Ways ' <br />Appendix C -Street Classification Map & Index <br />Appendix D - Street Classification Matrix <br />Appendix E -Explanation of Street Classification Numeric Ratings <br />Appendix F -Changes to Adopted Right-of-Way Map j ,' <br />Appendix G - Historic Influences <br />Appendix H -Adopting Ordinance and Resolution <br />