Transportation and Public Spaces Principles

Biking IconBicycle/Pedestrian Access

The design of a quality local street encourages pedestrian and bicycle use through such features as continuous sidewalks, curbside tree planting, narrow street width and small turning radii at corners to slow down cars, landscaped medians that reduce apparent street width and street parking that protects pedestrians from moving traffic.

Principles in Action

Celebration, Florida

In Celebration, Florida, various designs are used to slow traffic in neighborhoods.

Small curb radii

Small curb radii represent a form of pedestrian-friendly street geometry. They shorten crossing distances and slow down cars.

 

 

Quality Principles

Overview
Neighborhoods
Choice & Diversity
Linkages
Reinvestment
Identity
Green Space

Bike/Ped Friendly

Live/Work
Commercial
Transportation
Environment
Discussion Starters

 

Creating Quality Places

©
Mid-America Regional Council