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Location Considerations for Access Facilities
Construction of new, permanent station area access facilities will be located on land currently
occupied by existing facilities. As a result, the Naylor Road Station area will likely require
temporary relocation of these facilities to maintain access during implementation of the station
area site plan. The potential locations of both permanent and temporary access facilities are
governed by Metro’s Station Site and Access Planning Manual, which sets guidelines for maximum
allowable walking distances between station facilities and entrance (Figure 58).
The distances highlighted in Figure 58 are in accordance to Metro’s station access hierarchy.
Maximum walking distances to the station entrance are shortest for access modes prioritized
by this hierarchy. Bus bay facilities can be no farther than 500 feet from the station entrance
and the farthest Kiss & Ride space must be within 600 feet. Park & Ride spaces, which have the
lowest priority, can be located as far as 1,500 feet from the station entrance. These distances and
other constraints in the Naylor Road Area provide a spatial framework for possible locations of
station access facilities, as shown in Figure 59. Most of the land within the maximum allowable
walking distances from the station entrance for new temporary and permanent access facilities is
unavailable due to constraints such as existing residential areas, federal land, and parkland. All
potentially available land is located south of the Green Line tracks and corresponds closely with
the new M-X-T zoning devised in the Branch Avenue Corridor Sector Plan.
Four potential locations for station-access facilities remain once constraints are taken into
consideration, as shown in Figure 60. Location 1 is split into three separate sub-locations to
reflect the maximum allowable walking distances for facility types (see Table 31). Bus bay and
Kiss & Ride facilities must be located within the existing station area footprint due to shorter
allowable walking distances for these modes. However, Metro could locate a Park & Ride facility
in any of the four potential locations.
Chapter 2: Mode of Access
Figure FIGURE 58: 2-2: Allowable ALLOWABLE Walking WALKING Distances DISTANCES between Station OF Facilities STATION and FACILITIES Entrance FROM STATION ENTRANCE
Source: Station Site and Access Planning Manual
NOTE: Distances shown reflect the maximum horizontal distance allowed as measured along the actual pedestrian path. Shorter walking distances are
preferred. Estimated walking times may vary and are based on average pedestrian speeds of 4.5 feet per second.
2.1.1 Walkway Widths: The minimum unobstructed walkway
width along bus platforms are provided in Table 2-1.
Additional guidance on required widths for walkways is
provided in Appendix D and Table 2-2, which
summarizes site design standards for several types of
facilities. The Designer should increase the minimum
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walkway width along the bus platform
when the platform is combined with other pedestrian
traffic. Refer to Appendix D to calculate the additional
walkway width. Detailed guidelines for station facilities
TABLE2-1: MINIMUM UNOBSTRUCTED WALKWAY
WIDTH ALONG BUS PLATFORM
Number of Bays in Array Minimum Unobstructed
Walkway Width (Feet)
1 6
2 6
3 8
4 8
5 10