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Safer Roadways: A Complete Streets Guide
The lane elimination illustrated in Figure 7-10 and 7-11 follows a similar approach to the Tidewater Trail node with raised crossings on connecting streets, context appropriate transit facilities, excess right-of-way allocated to pedestrian users, and a pedestrian refuge island in the mid-block crossing. Mid-block crossings and pedestrian refuge islands are discussed in Chapter Five. The visualization shows the Complete Streets elements incorporated into the area surrounding the schools, selected for their appropriateness for a location near a school expected to generate high levels of pedestrian users. Figure 7-10 Proposed Design Elements: Clair Mel School
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