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Safer Roadways: A Complete Streets Guide
Transit-stop placement and street design influences accessibility to transit and network operations, and influences travel behavior/mode choice. Streets that connect neighborhoods to transit facilities should be especially attractive, comfortable, inviting, and safe for pedestrians and bicyclists. Streets with a suburban or urban context-based-classification Suburban Residential (C3R), Suburban Commercial (C3C), and Suburban Town (C3T), and Urban General (C4 ) should be designed to accommodate transit operations for both current and anticipated future routes. Associated improvements should be built on streets with current routes or where new routes are expected within five years. Planning considerations for transit accommodation include stop spacing, location, and amenities, and traffic and transit operations and safety. In cases where improvements are planned along an existing route, County staff should include HART staff in the planning and design process. When streets are built or improved in conjunction with a development project, coordination is necessary with the County’s Land Development Code. Transit Stop Spacing A bus stop’s optimal placement depends on the operational characteristics of both the roadway and the transit system. The placement of bus stops at the far side of signalized intersections is generally considered to be preferable to near side or mid‐block locations. Transit stops should be considered and designed for at nodes of activity, then supplemental stops should be anticipated in-between following guidance provided on Table 6-1. Nodes of activity may include: Intersections of streets with Context-Based Classifications to facilitate transferring between transit routes. Nodes of substantial commercial or employment activity such as large grocery stores or regional centers, major employers, Suburban Town (C3T) Town Centers, Urban General (C4) Main Streets, and other locations as indicated by the Land Development Code. Table 6-1 HART Recommended Transit Stop Spacing
Express, Premium, or BRT Service Stop Spacing
Local Service Stop Spacing
Contexts
Typologies
Rural (C1&C2)
All Typologies
N/A
N/A
Suburban Residential (C3R) All Typologies 0.25 – 0.5 Mile Suburban Commercial (C3C) All Typologies 0.25 – 0.5 Mile
1 Mile 1 Mile
Town Neighborhood Town Center All Typologies
Suburban Town C3T
0.25 – 0.5 Mile
1 Mile
Suburban Town C3T Urban General C4
0.25 Mile
0.5 – 1 Mile 0.5 – 1 Mile
0 – 0.25 Mile
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