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Residential Building Design and Siting Public acceptance Pedestrian Comfort and Safety_' Traffic should move of mixed-use development requires that we address at fairly slow speeds through the mixed-use center the compatibility of new residential development with to minimize hazards to pedestrians. The creation of existing development to assure privacy, safety and visual a pedestrian environment dictates that automobile coherence. This can be achieved through similar massing movements be controlled through street design. Street of buildings; orientation of buildings to the street; the design will reduce traffic speeds in commercial and presence of doors, windows, and porches and other residential areas. Traffic can be calmed and pedestrian architectural details; and efficient use of landscaping, comfort increased in a variety of ways including provision of narrower streets, on-street parking, short Street Design Street design throughout the area will block lengths, roundabouts, medians, chicanes, raised reflect the intent to design for the pedestrian. New streets speed tables, and other techniques. will be built with setback sidewalks and will provide direct and safe routes to the commercial core from ..... ~ adjacent residential and mixed-use areas. Wider sidewalks will be built where possible in commercial areas to allow room for window shopping, outdoor eating, and social interaction. The corners of most street intersections will be designed with curb extensions, wherever possible, to reduce crossing distances. Canopy trees will be planted within the street right-of-way throughout the area. Transit and Bike Circulation All mixed-use centers must be located on an existing or planned transit route, and must have a centrally-located transit stop, preferably ,~; ii.ii~ ~ ~. within or adjacent to the commercial core. A coordinated · · ~'~ system of striped bicycle lanes, on-street bicycle routes, and off-street bicycle paths (when possible) will be Parking On-street parking will be provided on all streets within the mixed-use center to ,separate pedestrians from moving traffic, reduce on-site parking demands, and to allow for quick-turnover parking in commercial areas. Commercial and multi-family parking lots will be located behind buildings or in the interior of a block wherever possible. Large ?.u_ rface, parking lots will be broken into smaller lots and separated by streets and pedestrian walkways. Bicycle parking will be required in all commercial and multi-family developments. Mixed-Use Development in Eugene: Design Principles for More Livable Neighborhoods Page 3