the desIgn Street Ends and Mid-Block Access (Brown Street, Gilman Street and more)
gaRage access
from Cleveland Street while also proving critical access for building function. Because these streets are not through streets, but vehicular dead ends, their character is more a plaza with vehicles, not a street. Design elements to encourage this character include:
• Cast in place concrete with small-scale saw cut
• Stone or precast concrete pavers • Flush or reduced curb height • Planting buffers along blank façades • Barriers can take the form of seating and furnishings to direct/block vehicular traffic (while providing pedestrian
• Pedestrian lighting can be mounted
stReet end
the connectoR
on or hang from buildings to minimize gaRage access
poles in the right-of-way
• Vehicular access via curb cut (not a road intersection)
• Provide canopies and/or arcades for pedestrians
• Rain Garden curb bulbs with planting extend Connector to Cleveland Street
amenities)
cLeveLand stReet
• Specialty paving (not just asphalt)
cLeveLand stReet
Existing and future street ends provide the opportunity to access the Connector
mid-bLock access
the connectoR
gaRage access
Pedestrian Mid-Blocks Existing or proposed pedestrian mid-block connections from Cleveland Street provide access to the Connector and allow access to large blocks of development. Pedestrian mid-blocks may be open to the sky or could become partially covered arcades.
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