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4.3 Circulation Improvements

4.4 Landscape Enhancements

The following four pages (8-11) illustrate recommended
circulation and access management-related improvements, as
well as landscape and streetscape enhancements proposed for
the US Highway 421 corridor. As previously discussed, traffic
lanes have been narrowed to 11 feet wide. Along with modest
drainage improvements a generous amount of area has been
captured to provide room for five foot wide sidewalks on both
sides of the thoroughfare, as well as landscape enhancements
consisting of street trees, and landscape plantings of shrub
and perennials (ornamental grasses). Ornamental street lights
have also been included and are generally spaced 100 feet on
center. As discussed on page 10, gateway entrance features
have been provided at key intersections, with prominent
features at the intersections of US Highway with CR W 400 n
and US Highway 20.
Modifications have been made to the parking lots of existing
businesses along the 421 corridor to illustrate new connections
to the proposed rear access road, although further investigation
is warranted.

0 10’ 20’ 0 10’ 20’

Figure 4.7 Street Type D Figure 4.8 Street Type E

Single Lane Boulevard with Bike Lanes, requires a 70 foot
Single Lane Boulevard with Bike Lanes and On-Street wide right-of-way with a 14 foot wide center median separating
Parking, requires an 86 foot wide right-of-way and consists of a two 10 foot wide travel lanes with on-street bicycle lanes on the
10 foot wide central median (including curb and gutter), two 10 outside, and flanked by planting strips and sidewalks.
foot wide travel lanes with on-street bicycle lanes and parallel
parking in both directions, flanked by step-offs, planting strips,
and sidewalks.
4-07

Adopted: August 16, 2016 Redevelopment Scenarios 4.0