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Placemaking and Health
Signal Cabinet Art - Placing colorful and engaging artwork near sidewalks and crosswalks is a great way to educate and inform people walking and driving on public streets. Signal cabinet art increases pedestrian awareness and encourages crosswalk use 30.
Historical Resources Historical resources are typically defined districts or individual sites, some of which may be protected and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the state historic preservation office, or may be locally designated landmarks. At a minimum, project planners and engineers should strive to avoid direct impacts (usually demolition or destruction of what makes the site or district have a historical or cultural value), minimize impacts when necessary, or mitigate direct impacts. Specific to street design, when a street is a contributing element to a place’s historic or cultural value, care is required to ensure the street’s design and materials do not detract from the context. Further, adaptive reuse of existing street elements may be advantageous—preserving existing curb-lanes, sidewalks, and street trees to minimize changes in street character. Project planners and engineers should integrate historic landmark signage and potentially district branding of streetscape elements to reinforce the historical significance of the area. Natural and Scenic Areas Some areas of the County are particularly scenic, such as preserved natural areas. Where streets allow access to these places, there are opportunities to help visitors experience these areas by driving through them, as well as walking and biking within them. Yet, there
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