ends - parks

This type of design has a street ended at a public facility – in this case a park.

ends - through & park

This design provides access to the park with a non-street connection from the cul-de-sac. The park also has street frontage on the other side.

Such connections provide options and greater efficiency for people on bike and foot; which in turn makes non-vehicle transportation choices more viable.

If desired by the Commission, design standards for both parks and street ends could be developed to promote this kind of beneficial design.

ends - through

Here a through connection is provided to support residents not traveling by car.

Would the Commission like to see these kinds of transportation options included in the design regulations for plats?

connections

Staff have been able to require applicants to incorporate transit stops along major streets.

SEPA and traffic reports have been used to require these.

Improved Code could increase connectivity between these facilities and walkways, and improve their effectiveness, especially for those most dependant upon these transportation options, youth and seniors.

access design

This photo show a pedestrian access design that takes into account a number of important aspects that make it function well: sight lines and visual access to the path; landscape improvements; overall width, and location.

access design

Narrower pedestrian connections do not achieve the same level of design by limiting visual access and creating a confined feeling.
Attention to this kind of detail is outside of the current Code.
Staff would like to explore developing standards for these and other pedestrian connections and trails.