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StrategiesandActions <br />B.ModifyCityandCountylanddevelopmentstandardstorequireandencourage <br />moreopenspaceandnaturalareapreservation. <br />C.Acquire,preserve,andrestoreneighborhoodstreamcorridors,riparianareas, <br />wetlandsandothernaturalareas;andprovideforappropriatepublicaccessto <br />thesenaturalareas. <br />D.Acquireanddevelopactiveandpassiverecreationalparks. <br />E.PreserveagriculturallandswithintheestablishedboundariesoftheRiver <br />RoadandSantaClaracommunities. <br />2.DevelopandImplementÒHeritageÓPlanningandDevelopmentStandards <br />andPrograms <br />StreetsandCirculation <br />A.DevelopÒcontextsensitiveÓstreetdesignmodelsapplicabletotheRiverRoad <br />andSantaClaracommunities. <br />B.Siteandbuildmorepedestrian,masstransit,andbikewayfacilitiesto <br />encouragewalking,bikingandbussingtowork,shop,andplay;andtobetter <br />connectneighborhoodsandreducevehiculartravelmiles. <br />C.SiteandbuildÒtrafficcalmingÓimprovementstoreducevehicularspeedsand <br />Òshort-cuttingÓ,andtoimproveneighborhoodsafety. <br />D.Limitconnectivitytopedestrian/bikewayconnectionsonspecificallyidentified <br />olderlocalstreetsÐprimarilybutnotexclusivelyinRiverRoadneighborhoods <br />southofMaxwellStreet,especiallywherevehicularconnectivitywouldpermit <br />ÒbypassesÓtoandfrommajortrafficgeneratorssuchasschoolsand <br />commercialcenters. <br />E.MaintainolderlocalstreetsectionsandfeaturesÒas-isÓ,and/orblendnewer <br />streetswitholderstreetfeaturesandstandards. <br />F.Topreserveolderstreetfeaturessuchastrees,Òcountry-styledrainageÓ,and <br />pavementwidths,limitandphaseupgradestoarterialsandmajorcollectorsas <br />trafficvolumesincrease,and/orcreateexceptionstoCitystreetstandardsfor <br />suchclassifications. <br />G.Constructretro-fitimprovementssuchasgrade-separatedcrossings, <br />additionalsignalizedgradecrossings,narrowedstreetsections,andnewtraffic <br />calmingfeaturestomajorstreets,particularlyRiverRoad,thatcreatesafe, <br />convenientandattractivemeansforneighborhoodresidentstovisitand <br />patronizebothsidesofsuchstreets. <br />NeighborhoodDesignandHousing <br />A.PromotetheidentificationofdistinctneighborhoodswithinthelargerRiver <br />RoadandSantaClaracommunities;andalsopromotethedevelopmentof <br />localneighborhood-basedcommercialdistrictsandserviceswithinsuch <br />neighborhoods. <br />B.Establishneighborhooddevelopmentstandards,includingbuildingdesign, <br />scale,anddensityprovisionsforinfillandnewsubdivisionhousing,which <br />provideforbothdiversityinhousingchoiceandforcompatibilitywithcurrent <br />neighborhoodhousingtypesandstyles. <br />C.Usedevelopmentstandardsandstreetdesigntoabateandreducenoiseand <br />congestionfromvehiculartrafficandmajortrafficgeneratinglandusesthatare <br />adjacenttoresidentialneighborhoods. <br />D.Useinnovativelanddevelopmentstandards,streetstandardsand <br />improvements,andpedestrianandbikewaydesign,andsiteanddesignnew <br />commercialareastoconnectanduniteneighborhoodsacrossmajorstreets, <br />particularlyRiverRoad. <br />HistoricResources <br />A.ApplyrecommendationsoftheCityÕsRiverRoadcommunityhistoricsites <br />surveyandstudy;andinitiateasimilarstudyfortheSantaClaracommunity. <br />B.Developstreettreeandheritagetreepreservationprograms,includingthe <br />preservationofestablishedorchardsandwoodlotswithintheRiverRoadand <br />SantaClaracommunities. <br />RIVERROAD/SANTACLARA <br />TRANSITIONPROJECT <br />25 <br />