2040 Comprehensive Plan: Envision Shakopee

» » Developments with a limited number of entrances can include walkway and shared-use path connections out of the development, and motor vehicle entrances can be narrowed to discourage high turning speeds. » » Speeds along wide residential streets with few parked cars can be reduced with traffic calming, reducing the severity of crashes with pedestrians and bicycles. » » Rural Road Grid » » Shared-use paths can be added to one side of rural roads, to increase comfort level for people walking and bicycling. » » During development of rural road grid neighborhoods, streets can be built on a residential street grid, using best practice safety designs for walking, bicycling and driving.

» » There are shopping areas, services and adjacent neighborhoods within walking and bicycling distance of homes in these areas. Adding crossing opportunities across arterial streets make them more accessible. » » Grid and Curvilinear Streets » » The intact street grid makes it possible for students to walk and cycle to school. Adding sidewalks and street crossings can make it safe for children, in addition to making shopping and errand trips possible. » » At intersections with lower stop and yield compliance (where motorists rarely encounter cross traffic), traffic calming measures can help to slow speeds and improve compliance. » » High Density Curvilinear Streets with Cul-de-Sacs » » Shared-use paths along collector and arterial streets make it easier for residents to reach longer distance destinations. » » Reducing the number of driveways on busier streets will improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, by consolidating conflict points to fewer locations. » » Speeds along wide residential streets with few parked cars can be reduced with traffic calming, reducing the severity of crashes with pedestrians and bicycles. » » Low Density Curvilinear Streets with Cul-de-Sacs » » Adding sidewalks on one or both sides of the street improves safety for pedestrians. » » Pathways between cul-de-sacs and discontinuous streets reduces walking and bicycling distances (making it easier to walk and bike). » » Improving access between adjacent neighborhoods can be achieved by adding arterial street crossings, or new street connections.

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