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Transportation Plan - Town of Garner

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PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES<br />

PURPOSES<br />

Walking is more than a recreational activity on a warm summer evening, and is a critical part <strong>of</strong> the transportation<br />

system by itself or in conjunction with other modes <strong>of</strong> travel, particularly public transportation. Especially for those<br />

without cars (or for people trying to lower their exposure to higher gasoline prices) walking connects individual<br />

residences to shopping, employment, transit stations, parks, and each other.<br />

CHALLENGES<br />

• Long expanses <strong>of</strong> new sidewalks or greenways are expensive undertakings, particularly if public rights‐<strong>of</strong>‐way<br />

or existing curb‐and‐gutter are unavailable<br />

• Creating safe crossings at heavily traveled street intersections<br />

WALKING IN THEIR SHOES. Walking is the most personal kind <strong>of</strong> transportation:<br />

everyone becomes a pedestrian sometimes. Those that have trouble navigating<br />

uneven pavement (graphic at left) benefit from adherence to a 1% to 2% slope, as<br />

well as an understanding <strong>of</strong> the standards prompted by the Americans with<br />

Disabilities Act <strong>of</strong> 1990. At street intersections, the pedestrian enters the realm <strong>of</strong><br />

the automobile, with the latter having a near‐exclusive advantage in almost every<br />

sense. Strong indications <strong>of</strong> pedestrian crossings like those shown in the graphic at<br />

bottom illustrate various kinds <strong>of</strong> crossing treatments where there are fewer (e.g.,<br />

standard crosswalk) or greater numbers <strong>of</strong> pedestrians and cars (lighted crosswalk)<br />

that may come into conflict.<br />

Appendix E: Design Guidance Page | 183

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