1. Residential sidewalks
   
   • Low density residential:
     Minimum sidewalk width is 5 feet with a 4 foot parkway
   • Medium density residential:
     the width of the sidewalk and parkway expands in 1 foot increments up to 8 feet.
   • High density residential:
     sidewalk is 8 feet and should extend to curb, no parkway
2. Commercial sidewalks:
   
   • Minimum sidewalk width is 15 feet (including 4 foot planting area)
   • Sidewalk is no less than 6 feet from the curb and no more than the length of the building’s frontage
   • Entertainment facilities/large retailers: 40 feet sidewalk width; no planting necessary
3. Characteristics of pedestrian environment:
   • Sidewalks:
     • Sidewalks paved in textured materials (minimum of 2 paving materials) along boulevards, Avenues, and signature streets
     • Other sidewalks should be gray concrete
     
   • Intersections and parking:
     • Use bollards to help specify pedestrian area
     • Textured materials should extend from sidewalk across intersection
     • ADA ramps
     • Pavement for parking should be differentiated from rest of sidewalk
   • Lighting:
     • Add Atlanta Light on all pedestrian sidewalks, streets, and boulevards
     • Minimum spacing of 40 linear feet between lights
     • Type A (Atlanta Light, holophane) to be used on Boulevards and Signature Streets
     • Type C or D to be used on all other streets

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