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Item 11A Section 5FINAL DRAFT November 3, 2004 5.0 MOBILITY PLAN Based on the existing character, previously adopted plans, Southlake 2025 Plan Vision, Goals, & Objectives, and the proposed F.M. 1938 extension north to S.H.114 the following general mobility recommendations for the Davis Boulevard/F.M. 1938 Corridor Plan Area "A" are recommended. 5.1 General Mobility Plan Recommendations • Develop the extension of F.M. 1938 north to S.H.114 as a "parkway" with a trail, street trees, medians, berms, and vegetative barriers that preserve and enhance the character of area along Randol Mill. • Fund the design and construction of an integrated sound barrier minimizing the impact of F.M. 1938 ( Randol Mill Ave.) extension on the Myers Meadow neighborhood. • Encourage the development of a pedestrian greenway along the floodplain corridor to provide alternative connectivity between neighborhoods to the west and the adjacent commercial development. • Encourage automobile and pedestrian connectivity between adjoining commercial developments in the corridor. This in turn will reduce auto trips and turning movements on the arterial roadways and improve level of service. • Evaluate potential for pedestrian connectivity from retail /office uses to adjacent neighborhoods. • Establish design characteristics in addition to technical standards for all identified streets in the planning area Typical pedestrian network and connectivity Southlake 2025 Plan 25 Davis Boulevard /F.M. 1938 Phase 11 Analysis & Recommendations f i i Desirable character of residential streets Desirable character of commercial corridors IVILVINV November 3, 2004 The mobility plan recommendations shall be adopted through the Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) (see map on page 32). The MTP shall designate both functional classification of streets, design and land use elements as they pertain to the character of the specific streets. The mobility section shall also outline pedestrian and bicycle access priorities in the Davis Boulevard corridor. Functional classification: - Is a process by which streets and highways are grouped into classes, or systems, according to the character of the traffic service that they are intended to provide. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) groups all streets into one of the three (3) highway functional classifications listed below, depending on its character of the traffic and the degree of land access allowed: Functional Arterial Collector Local Service Provided Provides the highest level of service at the greatest speed for the longest uninterrupted distance with some degree a of access control. Provides a less highly developed level of service at a lower speed for shorter distances by collecting traffic from local 4 roads and connecting them with u I arterials Consists of all roads not defined as arterials or collectors; primarily providing access to land with little or no Q through movement. 5.2 Thoroughfare Plan Recommendations for the Davis Boulevard Plan Area; The following section provides the recommended street types and their corresponding characteristics for the Davis Boulevard corridor planning area. Southlake 2025 Plan 26 Davis Boulevard /F.M. 1938 Phase 11 Analysis & Recommendations Proportion of Service November 3, 2004 Street Functional Street Adjacent Land Uses/ Design Characteristics Name Classification Typology Land Use Category Davis Principal Throughway Lower intensity office /residential uses at • Limit driveway access to improve Blvd. Arterial mid -block locations and higher- intensity mobility. (South • 130' R- retail uses at major street intersections • Improve visual appeal by street tree of F.M. O -W plantings along the right -of -way. 1709) • 5 -lane Retail Commercial, Office Commercial, • Improve pedestrian connectivity undivided Mixed Use, and T -1 /T -2 Transition Land between the corridor and adjoining • No on- Use Categories neighborhoods by requiring all new street development to provide parking sidewalks /multi -use trails on both • 45 -50 sides of the street. mph • Evaluate the feasibility of providing design wider - outside lanes for bicycle users speed or the designating the outside shoulders as bike lanes. • Minimize the visual impact of parking along the right of way through the use of vegetative fences, berms, or relocation of parking to the side or rear of buildings. r r d Cross section of Davis Blvd. south of EM. 1709. Southlake 2025 Plan: Phase 11 Davis Boulevard Corridor 27 Plan Elements Preliminary Analysis & Recommendations November 3, 2004 Street Name Functional Street Typology Adjacent Land Uses/ Design Characteristics Classification Land Use Category Randol Mill/F.M. Principal Arterial Parkway Low intensity residential • Limit direct driveway access 1938 (North of F.M. • 140' R -O -W neighborhoods from residential uses onto 1709) • 4 -lane divided Randol Mill. (with median) Low Density Residential • Establish a parkway design with • No on- street or Critical Resource street trees along the edge of the parking Conservation Land Use R -O -W and in the median. • 45 — 50 mph Categories . Establish a multi -use trail for design speed pedestrian and bicycle use. • Design a non - intrusive sound barrier along the Myers Meadows neighborhood to the east of the roadway. }7 i k y d 1 16 f 1 ,I Schematic of EM. 1938 parkway section north of EM. 1709 Southlake 2025 Plan: Phase 11 Davis Boulevard Corridor 28 Plan Elements Preliminary Analysis & Recommendations November 3, 2004 Street Name Functional Street Adjacent Land Uses/ Design Characteristics Classification Typology Land Use Category Continental/Union C2U Collector Avenue Typically residential or lower • Usually lacking in curb - Church (Continental Blvd, intensity commercial uses. gutter. changed from A3U • Mature street trees line to C2U) Medium Density Residential, roadway creating a canopy • 84' R -O -W. Office Commercial, or T -2 over the street. • 2 -lane undivided; Transition Land Use Categories . Multi -use trails on one or with turn lanes at both sides of the street key intersections. providing connectivity • 30 -35 mph between neighborhoods and design speed. to non - residential uses. • Typically no on- • Narrow lane - widths street parking conducive to lower -speed allowed. traffic. • Limited driveway access to the street. T i Traill5idewalk LA TraillSidewalk P k ZS Pavemed Continental Ave. at Davis Boulevard aa' R -w Typical cross section of Continental /Union Church Southlake 2025 Plan: Phase II Davis Boulevard Corridor 29 Plan Elements Preliminary Analysis & Recommendations November 3, 2004 Street Name Functional Street Typology Adjacent Land Uses/ Design Characteristics Classification Land Use Category Johnson Road/ C2U Collector Avenue Low intensity residential or . Generally lacking in curb - Florence Road • Johnson Rd. - 70' R- rural estate residential. gutter. O -W. • Mature street trees line • Florence - 60' R -O- Low Density Residential roadway creating a canopy W land use category. over the street. • 2 -lane undivided; • Multi -use trails on one side of with turn lane at the street providing Randol Mill (F.M. connectivity to non - residential 1938). uses. • 30 -35 mph design • Narrow lane- widths speed. conducive to lower -speed • Typically no on- street traffic. parking allowed. • Residential driveways are appropriate. C� f fry TralilSidewaik Pavement 79 R W View of Johnson Road Typical cross section of Johnson Road. Southlake 2025 Plan: Phase II Davis Boulevard Corridor 30 Plan Elements Preliminary Analysis & Recommendations November 3, 2004 Street Name Functional Classification Street Typology Adjacent Land Uses/ Land Use Category Design Characteristics N/A Local Street Local Neighborhood retail, office, civic or . If mainly connecting commercial (both • 2 -lane Connector residential uses. retail and office) land uses, wider divided or sidewalks (8') are recommended. undivided. Mixed use, retail commercial, office . If the predominant adjacent uses are • 50' — 60' commercial, T -1 or T -2 Transition land residential, then sidewalks shall be a R -O -W. use categories. minimum of 5'. • 20-25 • Street trees should separate the mph design roadway from the sidewalk. speed._ • Lane widths are typically less than 12' • On- street -�'' • Parallel or angled on- street parking parking permitted. allowed. . Limited driveway cuts • Surface parking to be located to the side or rear of the building or screened with vegetative fences or berms. • Pedestrian - oriented streets with - crosswalks and building built close to the street. I � TREE LL PARKING LANE Z l CURB EXTENRUNS SIDEW t SIC.IWALK TREE] L �TfiFELAVYN '., PARKING PARKING TRAVEL TRAVEL ! 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Fund the streetscape preserve and enhance the character of area plan through a combination of state along Randol Mill. and city funds. • Submit a CIP request for the development and funding of the plan. • Fund the design and construction of an • Submit a CIP request for the design integrated sound barrier minimizing the impact and funding of the sound wall. of F.M. 1938 ( Randol Mill Ave.) extension on • Review the sound wall design with the Myers Meadow neighborhood. residents in Myers Meadows. • Encourage the development of a pedestrian • Amend the Master Pathways Plan to greenway along the floodplain corridor to indicate a trail along creek (floodplain) provide alternative connectivity between corridor west of F.M. 1938. neighborhoods to the west and the adjacent • Require developments along the creek commercial development. (floodplain corridor) to provide pedestrian access to the area. • Encourage automobile and pedestrian • Require internal roadways and connectivity between adjoining commercial common access easements between developments in the corridor. This in turn will developments. reduce auto trips and turning movements on the • Identify critical areas where arterial roadways and improve level of service. connectivity is desired. • Evaluate potential for pedestrian connectivity • Identify critical areas where from retail/office uses to adjacent connectivity is desired. neighborhoods. • Establish design standards for connector streets that are pedestrian friendly in the Master Thoroughfare Plan • Establish design characteristics in addition to • Amend the respective city ordinances technical standards for all identified streets in (zoning, subdivision, landscaping, tree the plan area preservation, etc.) to ensure design characteristics are incorporated into the development projects. • Amend MTP to implement the design recommendations. Southlake 2025 Plan 33 Davis Boulevard /F.M. 1938 Phase 11 Analysis & Recommendations