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Page 30-Orange County,NC I Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan I Orange County,NC-Page 31 The diagram below illustrates how different roadway types serve different transportation functions and user groups. User comfort levels shown are illustrative and intended for ing oses. Facility selection should also consider traffic Understanding this relationship helps explain why facility needs vary across Orange County and why some corridors may volume,surrounding land uses,nearby destinations,pub in d c rridor-specific conditions. require greater separation from traffic than others. r"NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS & LOCAL ROADS RURAL COLLECTORS & MINOR ARTERIA.I... 'INCIF ,L ARTERIALS & REGIONAL CORRIDORS Local roads typically carry low traffic volumes and often Collector roads,both major and minor,link local streets to larger arterial At the top of the road network are arterials,freeways,and interstates,which handle serve residential neighborhoods or rural areas;while they routes and often pass by schools,parks,or small town centers,making the highest traffic volumes and speeds;while vital for regional mobility,they are may feel quieter,they can lack sidewalks or shoulders,and them important for daily travel and strong opportunities for pedestrian generally not designed for walking or biking and often lack safe crossings or their narrow design can make walking or biking less safe, and bicycle improvements. adequate shoulders. especially in rural settings. Urban Setting ��' Rural Setting Minor Collector Minor Arterials Major Arterials Regional Corridors I I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 CH.1 L�V g --------- -- - ------ ------ ---------- ------ ------- ----- --- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------ - - - - - - - - - -------------- -------------- ----- SW Parkin Sharrow Sharrow Sharrow Travel Lane Media ravel Lane Bike SW SW Bike Travel Lane Travel Lane Median/ Travel Lane Travel Lane 4-5' 8' 10-11, 10-11, 4-5' 1 n Lane 10-11, Lane 4-5' 4-5' Lane 11-12' 11-12' Turn Lane 11-12' 11-12' 11' 8' 8' 12' TYPICALSPEED: WALKING/ BIKING COMFORT AWALKING/ BIKING COMFORT WALKING/ BIKING COMFORT • • • • • • • • • • • ' • • • • • • • • • • TYPICAL ALcu ® © TYPIC co © �SERS: G TYPICAL Motor Experienced Motor Service Motor Large Cyclists Pedestrians p Buses Vehicles/ Buses Vehicles Cyclists Vehicles Vehicles Trucks Trucks TYPICAL CATEGORIES OF BIKE/PED FACILIT TYPICAL CATEGORIES OF BIKE/PED FACILITY: TYPICAL CATEGORIES OF BIKE/PED FACILITY: Sidewalks, shared roadway Sidewalks, sidepaths, separated bicycle facilities, Sidepaths, separated bicycle facilities, crossing improvements paved shoulders enhanced crossings