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<br />INGERSON PROJECT REVIEW GROUP RECOMMENDA TIONS <br /> <br />Although residents expect good and safe streets, they also desire aesthetically pleasing <br />neighborhoods6 The American Society of Civil Engineers, National Association of Home <br />Builders and The Urban Land Institute further state that: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The design of a residential street should be appropriate to its functions. A residential <br />street's functions include not only its place in the transportation system but its role as part <br />of a residential community's living environment.... [And] [t]he design of a residential <br />street should be appropriate to its functions. A residential street's functions include not <br />only its place in the transportation system but its role as part of a residential community's <br />living environment7 <br /> <br />According to the Recommended Guidelines for Subdivision Streets, 1984, Institute of <br />Transportation Engineers (ITE), four (4) factors - safety, efficiency of service, livability, and <br />economy - should guide the design of residential streets. The two most notable factors are: <br /> <br />· First, local streets should be designed to discourage excessive speeds; and <br />. Second, minimum area should be devoted to streets.8 <br /> <br />The Institute of Transportation Engineers believes that the "design oflocal street systems must <br />recognize the following factors": <br /> <br />. Safety for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic; <br />. Efficiency of service for all users; <br />. Livability of the residential environment; <br />. Economy ofland use, construction, and maintenance.9 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Guidelines for street design include: <br /> <br />. Street planning should relate to overall community planning. <br />· Traffic in residential areas should be kept to a minimum to reduce noise, congestion, <br />and hazards to pedestrians. <br />. The street is an important component of overall residential community design. <br />Properly scaled and designed streets can create more attractive communities and <br />contribute to a clearly defined sense of place. <br />· Street design standards should permit flexibility in community design. They should <br />allow street alignments to follow natural contours and preserve natural features or to <br />respond to other design objectives such as the creation of more intimate urban-or <br />village-scaled streetscapes. <br />. Wherever possible, street layouts should be planned to avoid excessive stormwater <br />runoff and the need for storm sewers. <br /> <br />6 Residential Streets, supra <br />7 Id.. <br />8 Id, <br />9 Id, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />August 17. 2000 <br />