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Transportation Network Policy 3: Traffic Calming Strategies. Utilize traffic <br />calming strategies to slow down the speed of through traffic, enhance pedestrian <br />safety, and create a pleasurable streetscape environment. <br />GUIDELINES: <br />3.1 The street system around the Village Commons should utilize aone-way <br />street. Parking should be allowed nn the outside (right side) of the street <br />only, as shown in Figure 4-4, so that there would be no parking adjacent <br />to the Village Commons park. <br />3.2 Major Connector streets shall be designed as relatively short segments <br />interrupted by round-abouts, vatYic er_~,Ics. directional changes, ~n~nrk+ <br />curves. The purpose of these interruptions is to reduce traffic speeds <br />normally associated with longer, straight stretches of roads. <br />3.3 ,~;~I meourn_e_ "tree pockets" into neighborhood street sections to <br />visually narrow and shade the street, and to sufficiently slow traffic so as <br />to allow pedestrians to use street edges as social places. <br />3.4 Utilize round-abouts and/or traffic circles at major internal intersections <br />as a means of reducing traffic speeds while facilitating circulation <br />movements. Round-abouts are not intended to be people-oriented places, <br />but simply attractive traffic control devices, as shown in Figure 4-5. <br />Round-abouts will be subject to further design review and consideration <br />of safety and sight visibility issues, and may or may no[ be implemented <br />r -_ iim n i ~n_r ~ <br />4-4 <br />