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June 29, 2001 ■Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning Ordinance1. 2 Transitional uses should be used as buffers between incompatible usesparticularly where residential uses abut noxious or heavily trafficked uses,such as industrial and employment development. Transitional uses includelive-work or neighborhood-serving retail.2. Street And Circulation Design2.1 Circulation NetworkThe circulation network within a TOD is the framework which interconnects its uses. Thequality and connectivity of the network determines the level of accessibility for all modesof transportation (pedestrian, bicycles, transit, service, and automobile).2.1.1 New development within the TOD area shall contain a fine-grained,interconnected street system that allows maximum accessibility for all users(pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers).2.1.2 Streets shall provide relatively direct connections to destinations. In otherwords, streets shall be part of a fine, interconnected circulation system thatminimizes excessive curves or dead-ends, which elongate distances.2.1.3 Streets shall be multi-purpose and serve multiple users. They shall provide acomfortable place for persons to reach their destinations regardless of theirtravel mode of choice.2.1.4 Streets in new developments should connect to surrounding existingneighborhoods to avoid creating an isolated environment and making long,round about circulation systems.Page 2 ■ Chapter VI ■ Valley Connections
Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning Ordinance ■ June 29, 2001Figure 2.1.4.a: A disconnected streetpattern where residents must drive toget to their destination.Figure 2.1.4.b: An interconnected streetpattern facilitates walking to shops andpublic transit.2.1.5 New blocks should be approximately 300 to 500 feet in length. Short blocksare the “other side of the coin” of an interconnected circulation system as theyallow for a greater number of connections than longer blocks. Short blocksalso reinforce for pedestrians that they are making progress in reaching theirdestination, making the walk seem shorter and more attractive.2.1.6 Public or private accessways (also called pedestrian pass-throughs andpedestrian connections) should be used to connect pedestrians to destinationswhere blocks cannot be maintained at less than 500 feet in length. Theseshould be facilitated by using easements through private property. (SeeSection 3.2 Accessways in this chapter.)2.1.7 Convenient physical connections and prominent visual connections should becreated, to the extent possible, between Bus and LRT facilities where it is notpossible to consolidate them into a central hub.Valley Connections ■ Chapter VI ■ Page 3
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