Sections / Arterials
Thoroughfares classified by traditional precedent
- Adjust to milieu of uses, townscape, movement armature:
Context Sensitive and Town Making - Design for two primary and equal criteria:
Character and Performance - Thoroughfares shape public space and identity
Types of large thoroughfares
- Boulevard – major, minor
- Urban Arterial – major, minor
- Avenue – major, minor
- Commercial Street – collector, local
- Main Street – collector, local
PHYISCAL ELEMENTS – LARGE THOROUGHFARE
- Movement – vehicle lane, turn lane, bike lane
- Edge and buffer – median, verge /curb, landscape
- Public frontage – the pedestrian streetscape
- Street parking – parallel, diagonal, head-in
PERFORMANCE VARIABLES – LARGE THOROUGHFARE
- Vehicle: capacity, speed, intersection interval, turns
- Pedestrian: diverse modes, safety, comfort, enjoyment
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