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DESIGN Streetscape and Pedestrian Systems STREET FURNISHINGS GOAL PROPOSAL Encourage bicycle use near retail Provide safe bicycle parking on Main Street Bike racks provide on-street parking for bicycles and should be constructed to allow strong security from bicycle theft as well as provide consistency with the street furnishing design for each area. Site Specifications • Clear path: With few exceptions, bike racks must allow a minimum clear path of 8 feet in width • Clearance from the curb: All bike racks must be a minimum of 18 inches from the curb • Clearance from large objects: 15 feet from fire hydrants, bus stops, taxi stand or hotel loading zones, and franchise structures • Clearance from openings: 10 feet from corner quadrants, driveways, and building entrances • Clearance from other objects: 5 feet from standpipes and above-ground structures such as signs, meters, lights, mailboxes, planters, etc. • Clearance from surface changes: 3 feet from tree pit edges, grates, and utility covers GOAL PROPOSAL Encourage pedestrian activity near retail Provide furnishings on Main Street Furnishings on Main Street prior to street improvements should reflect the organic and growing nature of the downtown community. Over-planning or large investments in furnishings prior to more substantial growth in economic or retail development may only offer nice amenities that sit empty and highlight the lack of activity. These products are best used when monitored by the local community on a day to day basis as well as removed seasonally as appropriate. Thus the PDDP recommends that the city not provide these types of furnishings in an overall program, but rather empower, support, and help to fund local non-profits or future downtown business improvement district organization who can implement this work responsibly and incrementally as conditions change. generally, the PDDP recommends that furnishing selections are made that encourages the use of recycled materials, materials either fabricated locally or designed by local craftspeople. A few source options are: hiring the Steelyard in Providence, Loll Designs, and Orange22 Botanist. Sponsor–a–Basket / Planter / Bench Program Sponsoring organizations may purchase and place custom waste receptacles with the approval of the Department of Public Works. The waste receptacle design must meet Pawtucket specifications. Sponsored waste receptacles may bear the name or logo of the sponsoring organization, but cannot include advertising of any kind. Locations must be submitted for approval along with the Sponsor-a-Basket Letter of Intent. 106 PDDP DESIGN
Street furnishing types The following are some guidelines for furnishing programs: Benches Benches are best situated in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic, especially retail shopping corridors, transit stops, plazas, or near cultural institutions Currently there is no RIDOT standard design for benches in the right–of–way. The Department of Parks and Recreation utilizes several styles of benches in parks. These may be used in plazas and on streets. However a revocable consent or a maintenance agreement is generally required. • Benches may be installed on the street subject to a revocable consent or maintenance agreement from RIDOT along streets under RIDOT purview. • No bench shall be shorter than 5 feet in length • Benches adjacent and parallel to the building shall be installed no more than 6 inches from the building face. Waste receptacles Waste receptacles are concentrated in commercial areas, They may also be placed in predominantly residential zones and serviced on residential refuse routes, along with household trash. The PDDP recommends that furnishings are not bought en masse, but incrementally by local business owners or in small sets. This will enhance the organic nature of he urban are that fits with its current economic and development status. It is important that each bench be secured against theft and monitors by local residents or business employees so that vandalism is kept to a minimum. Since Main Street is not fully inhabited, it is also recommended to only provide appropriate low numbers to avoid having them look empty. Planters & Plantings Planters are also recommended only if they are well cared for and monitored by local participants, otherwise they are open to vandalism, trash, and theft. These should be planted with seasonal, native species and size-appropriate plantings. The PDDP also recommends that trees should only be planted in the ground as part of the projects or programs listed in the PDDP where there is ample physical volumetric space for their roots and overhead open canopy space to promote their growth and health and reduce the chance of sidewalk damage. Planting types should highlight the use of evergreen shrubs as year-round structure with flowering shrubs. Perennials are not recommended and annuals can be used as seasonal underplanting. Some recommended species are: Evergreen: buxus sempervirens, ilex crenata, and meserve holly Flowering shrubs: azalea, hydrangeas, philadelphus PDDP FINAL REPORT 107
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26 May 2011 City of Pawtucket Plann
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION VISI
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P P P P P P EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pawtu
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TURNPIKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS and tree
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INTRODUCTION EXISTING CONDITIONS Th
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WEST AVE. PINE ST. ST. CT. ST. REET
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Greenspace Sidewalks are the primar
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Downtown does not have a traffic am
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cars there all day. This disrupts t
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INTRODUCTION CONCEPTS Rather than d
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Historic Turnpike Routes Valley Fal
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Segments of Turnpike Routes BROAD H
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Views of existing and proposed Main
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PROJECT 2 : TAKE THE EXCHANGE PDDP
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Exchange Segments BROAD HIGH ROOSEV
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PROJECT 3 : “P”ARKING The above
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MAIN Public parking lots to be sign
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CG PROJECT 5 USE DOWNTOWN GUIDANCE
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VISION Defining Scope PREFERRED ALT
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MAIN Exchange Street Scope Priority
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DESIGN
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MAIN Scope of the PDDP Projects BRO
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Page 100 and 101: TRANSIT SYSTEMS CONCLUSION Enhancin
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Page 106 and 107: Existing lighting conditions EXCHAN
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Page 120 and 121: STREETSCAPE AND PEDESTRIAN SYSTEMS
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Page 140 and 141: LANDSCAPE CONCLUSION The PDDP team
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SIGN SIGN UNDESIRABLE The poor plac
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EAST AVENUE EXTENSION - LONG-TERM C
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EAST AVENUE EXTENSION - SHORT-TERM
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