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Home My WebLink About8.3, Attch 3 Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy~~~~ ~2 Cit o Dublin ~~~ y f 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 94568 DRAFT Sustainable Neighborhood Proposed Goals, Policies, and Website: http://www.dublin.ca.gov Design Strategy Standards The overarching goals of the proposed Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy are to: • Create neighborhoods with a robust network of internal streets and good connections to surrounding neighborhoods where pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers can move efficiently and safely. • Promote walking and cycling by providing safe, appealing, and comfortable street environments that support public health by reducing pedestrian injuries and encouraging daily physical activity. • Improve physical and mental health and social capital by providing a variety of open spaces (public and private) close to work and home to facilitate neighborhood connectivity, social networking, civic engagement, physical activity, and time spent outdoors. Updated June 3, 2011 Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy Page 1 of 6 ATTACHMENT 3 Policy Section One: Street Patterns and Design Intended Results: • A dedicated pedestrian and bike network • Streets with ample room for sidewalks, parkway strips, dedicated bike lanes • Multiple intersections providing increased opportunities for circulation • Safe and easy travel between key destinations: residential, civic/public, and commercial spaces Goals: Promote transportation efficiency, including reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT) Enable easier non-vehicular circulation • Promote walking and cycling Policies and Standards: Policy 1: Provide safe and comfortable pedestrian and bicycle connections between destinations within a project area by providing wide multi-use paths, generous sidewalks, and dedicated bicycle lanes on all collector and arterial streets. New streets shall conform to the following street standards: Standard 1a: No closed cul-de-sacs. New residential cul-de-sacs shall have cut-throughs at the end that are accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. The cul-de-sac can open to another cul-de-sac, another street, or a park, trail, or open space area. All cut-throughs shall ensure compliance with CPTED principles and accessibility for public safety vehicles. Standard 1 b: New residential collector streets shall have a minimum 6' wide sidewalk or multi-use path, 5' parkway strip with street trees at intervals not to exceed 40 feet, and a dedicated bike lane that is separate from on-street parking and travel lanes. Standard 1 c: New non-residential collector streets shall have a minimum 8' wide sidewalk or multi-use path, 5' parkway strip with street trees at intervals not to exceed 40 feet, a dedicated bike lane that is separate from on-street parking and travel lanes, and a raised median. Standard 1 d: New arterial streets shall have a minimum 10' wide sidewalk or multi-use path, 5' parkway strip with street trees at intervals not to exceed 40 feet, a dedicated bike lane that is separate from on-street parking and travel lanes, and a raised median. Standard 1 e: All streets at the perimeter of a school site shall have a minimum 10' wide sidewalk or multi-use path, 5' parkway strip with street trees at intervals not to Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy Page 2 of 6 exceed 40 feet, a dedicated bike lane that is separate from on-street parking and travel lanes, regardless of the street type. Policy 2: Provide connectivity and options for access within a neighborhood. Standard 2a: Design new intersections every 600' on average and at 800' maximum. This standard applies to non-vehicular intersections (e.g. separated pedestrian/ bicycle paths or trails) as well. Policy 3: Provide a continuous network of pedestrian and bicycle routes within a project area and logical connections to the exterior of the project area. Standard 3a: Provide a pedestrian and bicycle accessibility plan for each neighborhood that illustrates the continuous connections throughout the project site, highlighting the connections to school sites, public spaces, and semi-public uses in particular. Standard 3b: Allow for bus turnout lanes at new school sites to encourage the use of public transit. Policy 4: All projects within'/2 mile of a regional transit station (e.g. BART) shall provide increased connectivity to the station for pedestrians and cyclists. Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy Page 3 of 6 Policy Section Two: Land Use Patterns and Design Intended Results: Generous open spaces (both public and private) located close to the places people live and work A minimum standard of residential densities in close proximity to BART Goals • Provide a variety of open spaces close to residences and businesses • Improve access to transit Policies and Standards: Policy 5: Locate open spaces in close proximity to residents and businesses. Standard 5a: Design neighborhoods so that a park, civic, semi-public, or publicly- accessible passive-use space, at least % acre in size lies within a % mile walk distance of 75% of planned and existing residences and commercial businesses. The space can be either a public park (in compliance with the Parks and Recreation Master plan) or privately-owned, as long as it is accessible to the general public. Standard 5b: Design neighborhoods so that a park, civic, semi-public, or publicly- accessible recreational facility at least one acre in size with either indoor or outdoor recreational amenities, lies within a %-mile walk distance of 75% of planned and existing residences and commercial businesses. Recreational facilities must include some physical improvements and may include `dot lots," swimming pools, sports fields, community buildings or recreation centers, or can be any public park. The recreational facility can be either a public park (if it is in compliance with the Parks and Recreation Master plan) or privately- owned, as long as if is accessible to the general public. It can be a facility that charges a fee for use. Policy 6: Residential development in the vicinity of a regional transit station (e.g. BART) shall have minimum development density requirements. Standard 6a: For all residential uses within % mile of a regional transit station, 25 units per net acre is the minimum density requirement, and for all residential land within mile of a regional transit station, 10 units per net acre is the minimum density requirement. Higher densities within % mile of a regional transit station are encouraged. Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy Page 4 of 6 Policy 7: Support facilities for a regional transit station (e.g. BART) shall be provided in large residential neighborhoods to facilitate pedestrian and cyclist access to transit. Standard 7a: Include a "Transit Hub" in any new project that has 500+ residential units and is located more than one mile from a regional transit station. A Transit Hub would be a central location in the project where pedestrian trails, bike lanes, and streets converge at a central transit stop. If bus service is to be provided to the project area, the Transit Hub would be the location to put the bus stop, bicycle parking, and bus shelter. There is no minimum size fora Transif Hub and it shall be located adjacent to an open space, park, or public%ivic facility Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy Page 5 of 6 Policy Section Three: Access to Schools Intended Results: • Well-located and easily-accessible school sites • Minimize the distance from school sites for the maximum number of likely students (e.g. adjacent to attached and detached single family homes) Goal: • Integrate schools into the neighborhood street and land use pattern Policies and Standards: Policy 8: School sites in neighborhoods shall be chosen for maximum safety and accessibility for students. Standard 8a: School sites shall be located and designed for accessibility to the maximum number of likely students. Although frontage on two streets is needed, school sites are ideally not located at the intersection of two higher-volume collector streets, and the site must be designed and located so that pedestrians and cyclists can easily reach the site via safe bike lanes, multi-use paths, and sidewalks. Standard 8b: Design a neighborhood such that at least 50% of any attached and detached single-family residential units are within a % mile walking distance of any new elementary or middle school site on the project site. Standard 8c: For projects that do not involve the creation of a new school site, locate attached and detached single-family residential units in areas within the project that facilitates the most direct walking route to existing school site(s). Streets within and/or bordering the project area that lead from new dwelling units to an existing school site (or dedicated future school site) shall be designed to have a complete network of multi-use paths or sidewalks on at least two sides and either bicycle lanes or traffic control and/or calming measures. Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy Page 6 of 6