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Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA

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Transportation<br />

PArT II: thE roUtE For tULsa<br />

residential Collector streets<br />

Residential collector streets strengthen neighborhood<br />

cohesion, promote alternative transportation, calm<br />

traffc and connect recreational destinations. They<br />

typically can be applied in two instances: in new<br />

residential neighborhoods, or as retrofits in existing<br />

residential or downtown streets that may be wide, but<br />

do not provide suffcient parking, bicycle and pedestrian<br />

accommodations or traffc calming measures.<br />

In both cases, residential collector streets tend to be<br />

more pedestrian-oriented than commuter streets,<br />

giving a higher priority to landscaped medians, tree<br />

lawns, sidewalks, on-street parking, and bicycle lanes<br />

than to the number of travel lanes.<br />

Residential collector streets consist of two to four travel<br />

lanes and place a much higher priority on pedestrianand<br />

bicycle-accessibility than on auto mobility.<br />

iniTial prioriTy elemenTs<br />

• Sidewalks<br />

• Tree Lawns<br />

• On-street parking<br />

• Landscaped medians<br />

• Bike lanes on designated bicycle routes<br />

secondary prioriTy elemenTs<br />

• Number and width of travel lanes<br />

ExAMPLES oF TrAFFIC MANAGEMENT FEATUrES<br />

• Pedestrian islands<br />

• On-street parking<br />

• Street trees<br />

• Narrower travel lanes<br />

• Traffc circles and roundabouts<br />

• Reduced pedestrian crossing distances<br />

at intersections, using curb extensions,<br />

traffc islands, and other measures<br />

• Diverters<br />

Figure 8: sample residential Collector street Cross section<br />

July 2010<br />

TR<br />

transportation – <strong>Tulsa</strong> comprehensive plan 17

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