A. PEDESTRIAN The purpose of this section is to illustrate existing and planned pedestrian connections and pathways and to illustrate opportunities for potential improvements to create an environment that is attractive, interesting, convenient, safe, and accommodates daily needs. This diagram helps to illustrate the neighborhood structure of east Sunrise and its relationship of residential, village and neighborhood centers. A pedestrian shed of both 0.25 and 0.5 mile are illustrated from these centers to demonstrate the catchment area that people could potentially walk to. This is the distance that most people will walk rather than drive. The 0.25-mile shed is often defined as the area covered by a 5-minute walk and considered the ideal size of a neighborhood. In both low-density neighborhoods as well as transit centers of high-density, the catchment area size is increased to 0.5- mile shed which is about a ten-minute walk.
Walkability Map Legend
Pedestrian Priority Routes:
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Public AmeniƟes
• Certain sidewalks are too narrow or too close to the roadway to be comfortable for walkers • Limited seating and shade are available for walkers to take rests • Shade along major pathways is limited • Some destinations are separated by canals, community fencing, or wide major roadways • Many basic household needs not available at a walking distance • Current/planned median along Sunset Strip connecting residential neighborhoods to Village Center does not accommodate pedestrians (e.g. linear park) • The need to create a Trail/ Shared-Use Path along canals • Streetscape amenities and conditions, such as furnishings, seating, leaning bars, shelters, planters with flowers, inconsistent lighting • Proposed development at Sunrise Country Club Golf Course property needs to improve connectivity with rest of the study area
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