Comprehensive Plan - Carbondale, IL

Adopted June 22, 2010of traffic signals, access management and consolidation of access points,medians and left-turn lanes.g. Develop a neighborhood traffic calming manual with policies, guidelines asto their warrant and applicability, and specific design standards. Though notnecessary in all neighborhoods, the installation of speed humps on Elm Streetas illustrated in Figure 3.6, Traffic Calming, are indicative of one such type oftraffic calming method.h. Establish a policy whereby an assessment district may be used to fund costlyrehabilitation of reconstruction projects. This may be particularly applicablewhere an improvement project is requested by a majority of the owners in aneighborhood.j. Perform a street continuity assessment to identify possible extensions andimprovements to enhance area and citywide mobility. Subsequently, identifypotential land acquisitions or landdedication requirements necessaryFigure 3.6 | TRAFFIC CALMINGto improve mobility and communitysafety.Strategy 2: Preserve adequate rights-ofwayfor future street extensions and thetraffic carrying capacity of roadways,particularly in the outlying rural areas ofthe extraterritorial jurisdiction.RationaleIn order to seize economic opportunitiesand preserve the community’s specialquality of life, there must be a long-rangeplan for growth of the transportation systemconcurrent with new development. Aprimary role of this transportation elementis to preserve sufficient right-of-way onsufficient alignments to facilitate expansionof the street system. Furthermore, thissection seeks to coordinate regional andcitywide transportation projects andcorridors that will benefit the community.Traffic Calming. A past traffic calming project onElm Street has focused on reducing the speed ofthrough traffic.Comprehensive PlanActions and Initiativesa. Seek to acquire railroad right-of-way for roadway or trails.b. Amend the subdivision regulations to address roadway access.c. Commission a study with IDOT to investigate options for identifying analternate truck route.d. Adopt local thoroughfare classifications and standards including the widthsof rights-of-way, number and widths of travel (and parking) lanes, and designcharacter, consistent with IDOT’s Bureau of Local Roads and Streets Manual.e. Development of a hierarchical, interconnected, and continuous street networkthroughout the extraterritorial jurisdiction.3.11Community Mobility