Table 24. Basic and Optional Cross Sections for El Paso Thoroughfares
Source: El Paso Thoroughfare Plan 2013 Draft Update, p. 12. In sum, the El Paso Thoroughfare Plan is an example of how to transition a more traditional corridor plan to be context sensitive. It meshes traditional functional classifications with broadly defined area types and applies additional land use and network design criteria through application of a SmartCode. These concepts of context and placemaking are conveyed throughout the El Paso Comprehensive Plan, as well. The plan also promotes continuation and connectivity of the arterial and collector grid by extending them using dashed lines on the thoroughfare plan map. A more recent update illustrates how thoroughfares could be redesigned to incorporate context and non-auto modes through suggested design criteria and cross sections concepts. Fort Worth, Texas The City of Fort Worth’s “Master Thoroughfare Plan” was adopted in 2016 and updated in 2020. As the introduction states, the plan “…is essentially a right-of-way preservation document, allowing the orderly development of a network necessary to support the City’s growth plans.” To determine the appropriate right-of-way for any corridor on the thoroughfare plan, the City of Fort Worth created a selection process which involves assessing the street type, number of lanes, type of special transit facilities required, type of median needed, parking requirements, and type of bike facilities needed. Therefore, unlike other thoroughfare plans, there is no one map or table that automatically assigns right-of-way
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