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City Limits Index

City Limits
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ACTIVITY LEVEL & LAND USE

ACTIVITY LEVEL & LAND USE

Activity levels influence the rate at which potential conflicts occur at any given site on the street. Activity can be measured directly where data is available, or through land use and transportation network proxies. Most urban streets are either high activity or moderate activity. This guidance intentionally does not set quantitative activity thresholds. Practitioners seeking to utilize quantitative thresholds should determine and set those based on what works well in their cities and what goals they are trying to meet.

HIGH ACTIVITY

Streets with lots of existing or expected pedestrian activity, active public spaces, important bike routes or planned bike routes, high curbside demand, and high density of transit stops

> Downtown / Central
> Business Districts
> Retail corridors
> High density residential and commercial streets

MODERATE ACTIVITY

Streets with moderate existing or expected pedestrian activity, moderately used public spaces, some existing or expected bike traffic, frequent driveways, curbside parking/loading, and moderate density of transit stops

> Moderate density residential and commercial streets
> Streets with light retail activity
>  Mixed use corridors

LOW ACTIVITY

Streets with minimal expected pedestrian volumes, minimal expected or planned bike activity, low curbside demand, and few, if any, transit stops

> Low density industrial and residential streets

 

APPLYING AN ACTIVITY LEVEL ANALYSIS ON EXAMPLE STREETS

Example Street A

Downtown context with high-density residential, commercial, and retail land uses along both sides of the corridor  = HIGH ACTIVITY

Example Street B

Mixed used corridor with moderate density commercial land uses = MODERATE ACTIVITY

Example Street C

Moderate density residential street = MODERATE ACTIVITY

Example Street D

Low density manufacturing and commercial land uses on both sides of the corridor = LOW ACTIVITY

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