Transportation Plan - Town of Garner

streets and non‐uniform provisions for other modes of travel. See also
the Best Practice Design Guidance in Section 5.1 of this Plan as well as the
Access Management Guidance in Appendix D.
7.1 Modify the Table Inset in Part (I) to note that local streets and rural
streets (those with existing or anticipated traffic volumes of 5,000
vehicles per day or greater) should have sidewalk on both sides of the
roadway.
7.2 Modify the street design standards so that local and non‐commercial
collector streets have a back‐to‐back curb width of no more than 27 feet
(implying 11’ travel lanes instead of 12’ and 29’ back‐to‐back widths).
7.3 Modify street design standards to require bicycle facilities on
collector streets and thoroughfares. Generally, bicycle lanes are preferred
where there are fewer driveway or street intersections that break the
plane of a bicycle lane; wide outside lanes or sharrows are preferred in
conditions where there is a prevalence of on‐street parking or many curb
cuts.
7.4 Revisit the Streets section language, since there is a misuse of
subdivision “conformity” instead of “uniformity”; disagreement in table
(580’) and text (500’) of maximum cul‐de‐sac lengths; lack of clarity about
wheel stop overhang requirements (should always be three feet between
wheel stop and pedestrian way), and a need for a general update of these
requirements to include more up‐to‐date thinking of these requirements
and their support of the comprehensive growth plan. Even on stateowned
streets, the Traditional Neighborhood Street Design guidelines
created by NCDOT can be applied to afford greater flexibility and lower
impacts in downtown and mixed use development areas of the Town.
• Upon installation of bicycle lanes and facilities in the community,
amend Sec. 10‐83. Parking in specific places prohibited to also
prohibit parking in/on a striped bicycle lane.
• Engineering Design Standards (“Town Standards”) should be updated
to include specs and standards for sharrow pavement markings and
placement, bike lanes, greenway trail design and minimum sidewalk
widths and buffer requirements. Bike lanes and sharrows should
follow state and national guidelines; the NCDOT recommended width
for a bike lane is five feet (with additional width for gutter apron).
• Update Appendix A of the Subdivision Ordinance to specify a 5’
minimum for all sidewalks, with a 2’‐3’ minimum buffer (planting
strip) for curb‐and‐gutter street sections.
• Develop overlay districts for the downtown area, requiring wide
sidewalks (8 ft minimum) and strict requirements for parking lot
design (placing parking lots behind buildings), more guidance on
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