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service functions. Cross section "J" would be used on those minor <br />thoroughfares where parking on both sides is needed as a result'of <br />more intense development. <br />Cross section "L" is used in rural areas or for staged <br />construction of a wider multi -lane cross section. On some <br />thoroughfares projected traffic volumes may indicate that two <br />travel lanes will adequately serve trave <br />period of time, l for a considerable <br />The curb and gutter urban cross sections shown in Figure 10 <br />all illustrate the sidewalk adjacent to the curb with a buffer or <br />utility strip between the sidewalk and the minimum right -of -way <br />line. This permits adequate setback for utility poles, if it is <br />desired to move the sidewalk further away from the street to <br />Provide additional separation for pedestrians or for aesthetic <br />reasons, additional right -of -way must be provided to insure <br />adequate setback for utility poles. <br />Right -of -way shown for the typical cross sections are the <br />minimum rights -of -way required to contain the street, sidewalks, <br />utilities, and drainage facilities. Cut and fill requirements may <br />require either additional right -of -way or construction easements. <br />Obtaining construction easements is becoming the more common <br />practice for urban thoroughfare construction. <br />If there is sufficient bicycle travel along the thoroughfare <br />to justify a bicycle lane or bikeway, additional right -of -way may <br />be required to contain the bicycle facilities. The North Carolina <br />Bicycle Facility and Program Handbook should be consulted for <br />design standards for bicycle facilities. <br />Recommended design standards relating to maximum and minimum <br />grades, minimum sight distances, maximum degree of curve and <br />related superelevation, and other considerations for thoroughfares <br />are given in the appendix. This appendix gives definitions and <br />design standards recommended for inclusion in subdivision <br />regulations. <br />.I <br />