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Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards
for Design, Construction and Maintenance
for Streets and Highways
May - 2010
B APPLICATION
A project or community plan may be considered a TND when at least the first seven of
the following principles are included:
1. Has a compact, pedestrian -oriented scale that can be traversed in a five to
ten-minute walk from center to edge.
2. Is designed with low speed, low volume, interconnected streets with short
block lengths, 150 to 500 feet, and cul-de-sacs only where no alternatives
exist. Cul-de-sacs, if necessary, should have walkway and bicycle
connections to other sidewalks and streets to provide connectivity within and
to adjacent neighborhoods.
3. Orients buildings at the back of sidewalk, or close to the street with off-street
parking located to the side or back of buildings, as not to interfere with
pedestrian activity.
4. Has building designs that emphasize higher intensities, narrow street
frontages, connectivity of sidewalks and paths, and transit stops to promote
pedestrian activity and accessibility.
5. Incorporates a continuous bike and pedestrian network with wider sidewalks
in commercial, civic, and core areas, but at a minimum has sidewalks at least
five feet wide on both sides of the street. Accommodates pedestrians with
short street crossings, which may include mid -block crossings, bulb -outs,
raised crosswalks, specialty pavers, or pavement markings.
6. Uses on -street parking adjacent to the sidewalk to calm traffic, and offers
diverse parking options, but planned so that it does not obstruct access to
transit stops.
7. Varies residential densities, lot sizes, and housing types, while maintaining an
average net density of at least eight dwelling units per acre, and higher
density in the center.
8. Integrates at least ten percent of the developed area for nonresidential and
civic uses, as well as open spaces.
9. Has only the minimum right of way necessary for the street, median, planting
strips, sidewalks, utilities, and maintenance that are appropriate to the
adjacent land uses and building types.
10. Locates arterial highways, major collector roads, and other high -volume
corridors at the edge of the TND and not through the TND.
The design criteria in this chapter shall only be applicable within the area defined as
TND.
Traditional Neighborhood Development 19-2
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