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Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities <br /> While the purpose of pedestrian and bicycle circulation criteria <br /> is to promote free and safe movement of people throughout <br /> Economic Development Districts,other goals can be <br /> accomplished,including the following: <br /> — The elimination of physical and manmade barriers which <br /> impede the use of pedestrian systems by the physically <br /> handicapped. <br /> — The provision of a greater sense of association and <br /> identification among neighbors,be they workers in <br /> adjoining buildings or residents in a neighborhood. <br /> To achieve these goals,residential and non-residential <br /> development are not to be designed as isolated enclaves but <br /> must be Inked with each other and other forms of <br /> transportation,including transit, consistent with the criteria <br /> • listed below. <br /> Pofts#rian Qrcnfladion:W Ways or sidewalks must be <br /> ,S�oaratsa�rrh�adarav�dpeaflstraan p�adfscan provided along all new collector and arterial streets. In all <br /> fir&cc0n;o1&h#d&evjo b4#am ora d-dsr4ord cases,public sidewalks,and walkways on private property, <br /> sh'•��' must be at least four feet in width and clearly marked with <br /> paint or a contrasting surface material. In addition,barrier-free <br /> design must be incorporated into sidewalk and walkway <br /> systems for use by the handicapped. <br /> Iff , <br /> I Buildings must be sited in ways which make their entries or <br /> -- " intended use clear to approaching users and visitors. Clear <br /> �,l pedestrian entries from the street and not just from adjacent <br /> '� •, ' 1 •; parking areas are to be provided. <br /> a134 n. M ell !1 Consistent with design criteria for off-street parking and <br /> r transit faccilities,locate parking areas to the side or rear of <br /> buildings and relate building facades to the street, public <br /> PawaF dotr wv first daca&& 6V sA*ar mor sidewalks,and transit stops. <br /> Ofh& fluffs, ka V*Y MM/pant doors***e!v <br /> praf�seraan and transit s�stY+nxr In the area between the pubic realm of the street and the <br /> private realm of the residential complex or commercial <br /> building,provide a transition consisting of a well landscaped <br /> front yard,a low fence or wall,a recessed entry,a courtyard, <br /> or other device that promotes privacy but visibility from the <br /> street. <br /> Ecorwmk Deveopmmnt D4 tuts Despn M&x4al Page 3.3.is <br />