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Practical Application of the Complete Streets Guide
TYPOLOGY SELECTION: SOUTH 78TH STREET CORRIDOR
Figure 7-2 Typology Selection for South 78 th Street
Context Class
SOUTH 78 TH STREET
1. IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TYPOLOGIES • Urban Neighborhood, C4 • Main Street, C4
Potential Typologies
2. REVIEW FUTURE LAND USE CATAGORIES & 3. UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE CHARACTER OF THE AREA • Residential (9-SF, 12-MF); Light Industrial; Community Mixed Use; Public / Quasi Public • Greater Palm River Area Community Plan – o Community nodes at Causeway and Palm River Road o Signature roads – S. 78 th Street o Safe routes to schools, parks, services 4. TYPOLOGY SELECTED • Mix of Both (Urban Neighborhood, C4 & Main Street, C4) • Priority Elements o Narrow travel lanes, Separated Bike Lanes, tree lawns/buffer, parking, wider sidewalks o Trees, landscaping, lighting, amenities o 20-25 MPH Target Speed
Review Future Land Use Categories
Understand the future character of the area
Select appropriate typology
The Comprehensive Plan Mobility Section Map 3, Context Classification Network, shows that this Corridor has a Context Based Classification of Urban General (C4). As seen in Chapter Three, two potential typologies have been created for this Classification: Urban Neighborhood and Main Street. Figure 7-2 illustrates how to choose a specific typology, first review the Future Land Use and the Greater Palm River Community Plan ( located in the Livable Communities Element of the Comprehensive Plan) for direction on whether the plan for the corridor is for neighborhoods or main street as shown in Figure 7-3. The future land uses starting at Causeway Boulevard are mainly Residential-9 and, moving north, continue with Residential-9, indicating an Urban Neighborhood typology. Finally, at Palm River Road, the Future Land Uses are Community Mixed Use-12 on the southeast quadrant, Light Industrial on the northeast quadrant, Residential-9 on the northwest quadrant, and Public/Quasi Public and Residential-9 on the southwest quadrant, indicating a Main Street Typology. The Greater Palm River Area Community plan calls for creating community nodes at Causeway Boulevard and Palm River Road. The Plan also identifies South 78th Street as a commercial street, and for safe routes to schools, parks, and services in the community. The public uses along the corridor include the library, elementary school, middle school, and
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