On-Street Parking Policy
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Vehicle Parking Duration Limits
Permit Parking
Retail Vacancies
Multi-Modal Perspective at the Agency Level
Urban Pattern
Provide mid-block pedestrian connections where blocks exceed three hundred and twenty-five (325) feet (100m) in length to facilitate pedestrian connectivity and increased access to transit. It is...
Adopt Performance Standards for Active Modes
Consider Broader Mitigation Frameworks
Legal Considerations
Main Street
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on main streets support a thriving pedestrian environment.
- Provide wide sidewalks with public gathering spaces.
- Provide curb...
Update Level of Service (LOS) Analysis Practices
Open Space Design
Ensure open spaces are sized relative to their context.
Size open spaces based on their intended programming. Parks that are larger than needed for their intended programming can be difficult...
Preferential Parking
Locate ADA accessible parking spaces closest to an accessible entrance or dispersed at multiple accessible entrances. Provide clear accessible routes with wayfinding from all ADA accessible spaces...
Curb Management
Residential Street
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on the residential arterial streets support neighborhood livability and land access.
- Provide a planting strip in the furnishing zone...
Bicycle and Micromobility Device Parking Design
Provide separate space close to building entrances or in other designated and intuitive locations for shared bicycle and scooter parking that is outside a pedestrian path of travel.
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Smaller Zones for Individual Uses
Case Studies (Street Design Implementation)
San José, CA - Downtown Better Bikeways Quick-Build Network (2018 to 2019)
In 2018, inspired by international examples, San José began implementing a network of connected low-stress bikeways...
Data, Technology, and Pricing to Manage Parking
Business Park Street
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on business park streets support efficient movement of vehicles while supporting pedestrian and bicycle activity typical of a campus...
Connectivity
Create a connected network of streets, sidewalks, and bikeways.
- Streets should follow a grid pattern and avoid loops or cul-de-sacs that limit multi-modal access to peripheral streets. Where cul-de...
Mixed Use Street
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on mixed-use streets support a thriving pedestrian environment.
- Provide wide sidewalks zones.
- Provide high-amenity transit...
Commercial Street
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on commercial streets need to balance convenient traffic movement with a high-quality pedestrian experience.
- Provide safe, accessible...
The Planning Process
With completion of initial assessments, projects can move into the corridor planning stage. Corridor planning studies consist of several distinct phases, with each typically taking one or more years...