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TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS \X'hile the overall network of streets is key to revitalizing the neighborhood, the physical design of each street is also important in determining if a street can safely accommodate all transportation users - drivers, bikers and walkers. As streets are reconstructed in the future, the Town, City and County should consider redesigning neighborhood streets to encourage pedestrians on local streets, and vehicular movement on regional streets. Local Residential Streets The neighborhood's local streets connect individual homes to commercial and other residential areas at a smaller, more pedestrian-friendly scale. Local residential streets include Country Rose Court, Maloney Drive, Clausen Street and Pheasant Ridge Trail south of Deer Valley Road. Residential streets should have a narrower width (9'-10' wide travel lane) to slow traffic, discourage cut-through traffic, and allow a safer connection for vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists.W'here appropriate, on-street parking should be on one or both sides of the street. Because of the traffic calming effects of narrowed travel lanes and on-street parking, safe bicycle travel can occur in shared travel lanes rather than in striped bicycle lanes. To encourage walking along local residential streets, there should be sidewalks located on both sides of every street. Pedestrian scale and safety should be strengthened by the inclusion of street trees on both sides of every local residential street. Residential C.ollector Streets The residential collector streets are the main connections for the residential sections of the neighborhood. These streets must support proper pedestrian, bicycle, transit and vehicular mobility, while also serving as gathering and meeting spaces for neighborhood residents. Residential collector streets include Pheasant Ridge Trail and Deer Valley Road. These streets should encourage slower vehicular speeds, but still provide ample room for neighborhood vehicular and bicycle traffic to move comfortably. ~'ith the higher level of vehicular traffic expected, these streets should have a striped bike lane. -ItJ Additional streetscape elements should include on-street parallel parking (where appropriate), sidewalks and grassy terraces that provide room for lighting and street trees. Vehicular access should provide easy connections without compromising the pedestrian and bicycle network. This can be achieved through implementation of traffic calming, providing crosswalks at key intersections and creating connections to bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Commercial Collector Streets The commercial collector streets are primary roadway through current and future commercial and mixed use areas. These existing streets include East Badger Road, Beltline Frontage Road, Ski Lane and Oregon Road. The planned streets within Novation Campus should also follow these guidelines. ~Tider travel lanes (11' wide) and on-street angled or parallel parking at business fronts provides easy and convenient access for customer use and delivery needs. With the higher level of vehicular traffic expected, these streets should have a striped bike lane. Bikes lanes and sidewalks on both sides encourage biking and walking, while accommodating higher traffic volumes. ~'idened pedestrian terraces should be designed near mixed-use and commercial building entries, major intersections and along stretches of on-street parking. This area provides additional unloading space for passengers and provides opportunities for pedestrian-based activities, such as outdoor dining or sidewalk sales. Streetscape elements should include wide sidewalks, street lighting, street trees and accent plantings mixed throughout the combination of grassy and paved terraces. Areas with widened paved terraces should offer additional pedestrian amenities, such as benches and trash receptacles. Traffic calming measures, such as bump outs, roundabouts and relatively narrow street widths, should be implemented to slow local traffic, discourage unnecessary cut-through semi-truck traffic and provide safer connections for pedestrians and bicyclists. Rimrock Road Rimrock Road serves as the primary travel route for many Southdale residents and the adjacent ]\[oorland- Rimrock and Indian Springs Neighborhoods. Rimrock Road is also a heavily traveled regional road, that conveys commuter traffic from areas south of the neighborhood into Downtown Madison. The City, Dane County, and SOUTH DALE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN_