Access and Frontage Roads

• Width: 40 to 50 foot right-of-way.
• Location: Williams Street, Techwood Street.
• Lane configuration: One Way, two or more lanes
• Hierarchy: Service Street functioning as ingress and egress to the expressway.
• Parking: No on-street parking.
• Pedestrian status: These are primarily auto dependent roadways which require no sidewalks.
• Character: Extensive landscaping and appropriate street lighting are required. Buildings fronting on these roadways are limited to mixed-use parking structures and stand alone parking structures incorporating gas stations, car washes, auto rental and repair facilities, and auto oriented retail and/or service establishments, etc. The greening of the expressway should be continued on the facades of these mixed-use parking structures. Large scale signage to be seen from the expressway is allowed on top of those structures.

Boulevards

• Width: 60 to 70 foot right-of-way
• Location: 10th Street, Ponce de Leon Avenue, North Avenue, and Ralph McGill Boulevard. 14th Street from I-75/85 to Peachtree Street is a special variation to the Boulevard without parallel parking.
• Lane configuration: Two way traffic, two or more lanes in each direction, divided with a planted or landscaped median.
• Hierarchy: Major vehicular connector.
• Parking: Parking on both sides of the street.
• Pedestrian status: Major pedestrian connector; must have wide pedestrian realms (20 feet optimum, 8 feet minimum) on both sides with an intense streetscape and landscape package.
• Character: There should be a minimum of curb cuts. Powerlines, telephone and cable lines along this street must be removed, relocated, or placed underground.

Signature Streets

• Width: 50 + foot right-of-way.
• Location: Peachtree Street, Juniper Street, Piedmont Avenue, 14th Street (from Peachtree Street to Piedmont Avenue), 5th Street (from Techwood Street to West Peachtree Street), and Ralph McGill Boulevard.
• Lane configuration: Two way traffic, two or more lanes in each direction.
• Hierarchy: Major vehicular connector.
• Parking: Parking on two sides is recommended.
• Pedestrian status: Major pedestrian connector requiring wide sidewalks (Optimum of 20 feet).
• Character: These are important image streets with a most intense landscape and streetscape package. There should be a minimum number of curb cuts

One-way Signature Streets

• Width: 50+ foot right-of-way, curb to curb section 40 to 50 feet.
• Location: West Peachtree and Spring Street.
• Lane configuration: One-way traffic, two or three traffic lanes.
• Hierarchy: Major vehicular connector.
• Parking: Parking on both sides with curb bumpouts.
• Pedestrian status - Wide pedestrian realms (20 feet optimum, 12 feet minimum) on both sides are needed.
• Character: There should be an intense landscape and streetscape package with a minimum number of curb cuts

Primary Streets

• Width: 30 to 40 feet between curbs.
• Location: Ponce de Leon Avenue (from Peachtree Street to Spring Street), 5th Street (from West Peachtree Street to Piedmont Avenue), and 8th Street (from Williams Street to Peachtree Street).
• Lane configuration: Two way traffic with either one or two lanes in each direction.
• Hierarchy: Major vehicular connector.
• Parking: Parallel parking on both sides.
• Pedestrian status: Major pedestrian connector with wide sidewalks (optimum of 15 feet).
• Character: These streets have an intense landscape and streetscape package.

Secondary Streets

• Width: 25 to 30 feet between curbs.
• Location: Where shown on the street types map.
• Lane configuration: Two-way traffic, one lane in each direction.
• Hierarchy: Local street, not intended for through traffic.
• Parking: Parallel parking either on both sides or on one side.
• Pedestrian status: The width of a sidewalk is 5 to 8 feet with a four-foot parkway.
• Character: An intense landscape and streetscape package with a minimum of curb cuts.

Lanes

• Width: Less than 24 feet curb to curb.
• Location: Where shown on the street types map.
• Lane configuration: Two-way traffic, with one lane in each direction.
• Hierarchy: Local street, not intended for through traffic.
• Parking - Parallel parking either on one side, or not at all.
• Pedestrian status: The minimum width of a sidewalk is 5 feet with a four-foot parkway.
• Character - An intense landscape and streetscape package.

Commercial Alley

• Width: 12 to 18 feet pavement width.
• Location: Bisecting commercial blocks where shown on the street types map.
• Lane configuration: Two-way traffic, no designated lanes.
• Hierarchy: Alleys are for service and access to parking lots, garages and decks.
• Parking: No on street parking.
• Pedestrian status: No sidewalks designated.
• Character: Minimum lot depth created by an alley must be at least 100 feet.

Residential Alley

• Width: 8 to 12 feet pavement width.
• Location: Bisecting residential blocks where shown on the street types map.
• Lane configuration: Two-way traffic, no designated lanes.
• Hierarchy: Alleys are for service and access to parking lots, garages and decks.
• Parking: No on street parking.
• Pedestrian status: No sidewalks designated.
• Character: Minimum lot depth created by an alley must be at least 100 feet

Gateways

There must be clearly defined gateways into Midtown. Sixteen gateway locations are recommended. Of critical design importance to the image of Midtown are the gateways that incorporate the bridges at 14th Street, 10th Street, 5th Street, and North Avenue (these currently present the most negative images of Midtown). These bridges require special design consideration. Architectural as well as landscaping treatments are recommended.
   A gateway is an experience one passes through, typically formed by vertical elements. This can be a combination of landscaping elements and structures of sufficient scale and intensity. Welcome to Midtown signs/banners could be appropriate, but they must be of sufficient scale. A driver or walker should be able to easily comprehend when and where the edges of Midtown are.
   Flag poles, with a height in proportion to the width of the street (1:3 or 1:4) should be installed directly across from each other, located approximately two to three feet from the curb. These flag poles should have a well articulated base design. Special seasonal flags should be commissioned and should fly year round.

Future Tasks

A specific street regulating plan with appropriate sections must be developed for all street types.

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