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Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan <br /> <br /> <br />12.DrivewayWidth <br />Alongolder urbanarterial streets,itiscommontofindmanynarrowdriveways. Older <br />commercial drivewayandparkinglotdesignstendedtousetentofifteenfootwide <br />driveways. Thistypeof designwill safelyaccommodateonlyonevehicleatatime, <br />eitheranenteringoranexitingvehicle. Another commonproblemisdrivewaysin <br />urbanandrural areasthataretoowide. Insomecases,thedrivewaymayhaveno <br />discernibleboundariesorcurbs. Bothsituationscreateoperational andsafety <br />concerns.A properlydesigneddrivewayhelpsturni ngtrafficmoveoff theroadway <br />morequicklyandreducesthelikelihoodofcrashes. <br /> <br />13.Clearing DrivewaysAwayFromCorners <br />Clearingdrivewaysawayfrom cornersisthesimplest,yet perhapsthemostcritical <br />accessmanagement treatment. <br /> <br />What iscornerclearance? <br />Cornerclearanceistheminimum distancerequiredbetweenanintersectionandan <br />adjacent drivewayalonganarterial roador collectorstreet. <br />14.Shared/JointDrivewaysAnd/OrCrossAccess <br />Drivewayspacinganddrivewaydensityareimportant considerationsinmanaging <br />access.Whendrivewaysarespacedtoocloselytogetherorthenumber ofdriveways <br />perblockor milebecomestoolarge, a significantincreaseintrafficaccident rates <br />occurs.Trafficalsotendstobecomecongestedmorequicklyinsuchsituations. <br /> <br />What isdrivewaysharing? <br />A shareddrivewayiswhentwoor moreadjacent propertiesusethesamedrivewayfor <br />ingressand/or egress.Shareddrivewaysareverycommoninnewercommercial <br />areas,forinstanceat stripmalls, regional shoppingcenters, andofficeparks.Sharing <br />drivewaysissimplygooddesignpracticesinceconflictpointscausedbymotorists <br />enteringandleavingthebusinessesarereduced.Thiswill,inturn,tendtoreduce <br />trafficaccidentsassociatedwithturningtrafficandimprovethetrafficflowonthemain <br />road. <br /> <br />What arejointandcrossaccess? <br />Jointandcrossaccessareformal,legalmethodsofensuringthat adjacent properties <br />cansharedriveways. Inthecaseof jointaccess,twoadjacent propertyownersshare <br />adrivewayalongtheir commonpropertyline. Inthecaseof crossaccess, one <br />propertyownerhasthelegalrighttoaccessanduseadrivewaythatisontheadjacent <br />propertyowner’sland. <br /> <br />Jointandcrossaccesscanbebuiltintoprivatereal estatetitlesthrougheasements. <br />Theycanalsobeencouragedor requiredinlocalplanningor designstandardsorin <br />municipal andcountyordinances. <br /> <br />50