3. RECOMMENDATIONS
Figure 3-16: E. 132 nd Avenue Typical Section
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Recommendation 20: Develop 132 nd Avenue as an alternative bicycle corridor, enhancing access to retail establishments. A well-connected grid network, which allows traffic to disperse across multiple routes, is an important part of a compact urban environment. Similarly, a well-connected grid network also offers multiple routes for pedestrians to reach their destination, allowing them to choose the most direct, convenient or comfortable route. In addition, different cyclists are comfortable on different types of cycle infrastructure with different volumes of vehicle traffic. For this reason it is also important to provide alternate bicycle routes within the E. 131 st Avenue corridor. E. 132 nd Avenue is a low volume road north of E. 131 st Avenue between N. 22 nd Street and Bruce B Downs Boulevard. The eastern
portion of E. 132 nd Street (Livingston Avenue to Bruce B Downs Boulevard) features 5-foot bicycle lanes. By adding shared lane markings on the western section of the roadway (N. 22 nd Street to Livingston Avenue), the existing bicycle grid will be more complete. This connection will also provide better bicycle access to the Wal- mart and other commercial establishments on Fletcher Avenue. For a view of E. 132 nd Avenue with sidewalks and bicycle infrastructure, please see Figure 3-16 .
E. 131 ST AVENUE PLAT STUDY PRELIMINARY LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION STUDY
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