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Safer Roadways: A Complete Streets Guide RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD Rural Neighborhood streets are roadways with low vehicle volume and slow speed to serve local trips; mostly residential and may have low pedestrian and bicycle volume. RURAL OTHER Rural Other are roadways that have higher speed and/or high truck volume. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities may be provided for connectivity purposes only. RURAL ACTIVITY CENTER A Rural Activity Center is not reflected in the Summary Table or Typologies shown but reflect similar conditions as a Suburban Town Center. These activity centers are often at a junction of two roads. The types of users and activities warrant special consideration, especially related to the higher target speeds accompanied on these rural streets. Streets in these areas should have slower vehicle speeds, medium vehicle volumes, and medium pedestrian and bicycle volumes. Examples include Lutz Lake Fern
Rural Neighborhood
Rural Other
Rural Activity Center
at Gunn Highway and Tarpon Springs Road; Seffner or Dover area in the northeast; Balm area in south county, or Lithia Pinecrest Road at S. County Road 39 in east county. If constricted conditions do not permit inclusion of all elements, the USDOT/FHWA Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks design guide should be consulted for specific references for appropriate pedestrian, bicycle, and road design treatments for this context.
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