Comment/Suggestion Sample Clauses
Comment/Suggestion. The best pedestrian environments consist of well-defined spaces, continuous uses and a variety of streetscaping amenities. From this perspective, the site plan, particularly the west side, can be improved by better framing pedestrian areas and creating clear progressions of pedestrian-oriented uses - such as a clear line of pedestrian oriented retail along key pedestrian routes. The current retail is discontinuous in places and, in these places, does not promote a defined pedestrian route or set of routes. Other pedestrian-friendly improvements can also be made such as avoiding uses incompatible with pedestrian activity, such as surface parking lots along pedestrian routes. Increased attention to these important details of the site plan will enhance the attractiveness of pedestrian travel as a viable mode of transportation.
Comment/Suggestion. Some streets have high-speed geometries and are auto-oriented reducing the pedestrian-friendliness of the environment. Strategic reductions in travel speeds, reductions in building setbacks, and impediments to alternative transportation are opportunities to reduce auto trips and improve the environmental performance of the site.
Comment/Suggestion. Parking has a major effect on travel behavior. Recent work cited by DPZ suggests that co-locating hotels and offices allows for shared parking and reductions in needed capacity as high as 25%. By locating the two hotels next to one another this opportunity is precluded. Preserving these and other opportunities for innovative parking arrangements makes sense for future traffic management.