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Safer Roadways: A Complete Streets Guide
Each context described in Chapter Three begins with a summary considerations table that identifies aspects of street design appropriate for each typology within the context. With a constrained right-of-way, all the priority elements of a Suburban Neighborhood Connector cannot be provided. For the Symmes Road example, we will assume that the project has no funds available for right-of-way acquisition. 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. Planning for streets in limited right-of-way is discussed in Chapter Four. Table 7-2 summarizes the recommended improvements that create the future environment for Suburban Neighborhood Connector Street. They include a separated shared use path, and a 10-12-foot Designated Buffer Zone with street trees, landscaping, and lawns. Table 7-2 – Corridor Summary – Current Conditions and Recommended Improvements
Table 7-2 Corridor Summary
Symmes Road Current Conditions
Recommended Improvements
2 Mile Area – US 41 to I-75
Potential Typologies: Su burban Residential Connector, C3R
User Features Pedestrian and Bicycle
Sidewalk, Transit Stops
Separated Shared Use Path, Boardwalks, Buffer Zones, Closed Sidewalk gaps, Pedestrian Refuges, Greenway Connection
Volumes
6,600 AADT (2021)
Intent to reduce vehicular volume and encourage greater pedestrian volume
Traffic Speeds Traveled Way Travel Lanes
Posted Speed of 35 mph – 45 mph
Target Speed of 20 – 25 mph
2 Travel Lanes
2 Travel Lanes, and a separated Shared Use Path
Lane Width
11-foot Lane Width
10-foot Lane Width
Vehicular ROW
Fluctuating from 60 – 98 feet
Fluctuating from 20 – 30 feet
Median
None
Yes, on crossroadswhere appropriate to provide pedestrian refuge
Pedestrian Facilities Pedestrian Zone - Total
6-foot total, however the Sidewalk is only consistent on one side of the road
6-12-foot total
Sidewalk Width
6 feet
6-foot Sidewalk, 12-foot Shared Use Path
Bicycle Facilities Bicycle Accommodations There are no bicycle facilities, lanes, or accommodations
12-foot Shared Use Path for Pedestrians and Bikes, with 10 – 12-foot Buffer Zones
Transit Transit Stops
Local Hart Bus Service only on crossroad US 41
N.A.
Placemaking Green Infrastructure
None
10 – 12-foot Designated Buffer Zone with Street trees, landscaping, and lawns Street lighting, and Pedestrian scale lighting
Street Lighting
None
Parking Management On-Street Parking Community Planning Community Planning Area
None
N.A.
Gibsonton
All improvements suggested support the vision of the Gibsonton Community Plan
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