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Practical Application of the Complete Streets Guide
STREET CHARACTERISTICS: SOUTH 78 TH STREET CORRIDOR
For this application of the Complete Streets Guide, three locations selected along South 78th Street include a bus stop location near Tidewater Trail, a school crossing at Clair Mel School, and the Palm River Road intersection as illustrated in Figure 7-4. Each context described in Chapter Three begins with a summary considerations table that identifies aspects of street designs appropriate for each typology within the context. The priority elements of both typologies Urban Neighborhood and Main Street are very similar. The designer should choose the higher priority treatments over the lower priority and optional treatments and apply them to the segment in a way that fits the community. Table 7-1 summarizes the recommended improvements that create the future Urban General (C4) environment for both the Urban Neighborhood and Main Street Typologies which serve a higher number of pedestrian and bicycle users than any other. They include narrow travel lanes, separated bike lanes, tree lawns, parking where needed, and wider sidewalks, especially where business/ mixed land uses are shown.
Figure 7-4 South 78 th Street Corridor
Considering the context of the corridor, as well as the vision described in the Greater Palm River Community Plan, the street’s current condition does not include the facilities necessary to serve the typology’s expected user mix. It also does not include the facilities necessary to fulfill the vision described in the Greater Palm River Community Plan. To provide the safer routes to schools, parks, and services in the community that the plan anticipates, a lane elimination (Discussed in Chapter Four) is utilized along the entire corridor. With an 80-foot Right-of-Way (ROW), most of the priority elements can be provided along the Corridor. With the repurposing of two travel lanes, the high and low priority treatments of the typologies can be implemented. This will transform this auto- oriented, high-speed corridor into a signature street for this community that meets current demands and moves the community toward achieving its community plan. The following sections will illustrate treatments applied at each of the three nodes.
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