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Tools for designing streets

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Discover practical information for designing safe and healthy streets with these three handbooks published by Metro.

Metro's livable streets program supports implementation of the 2040 Growth Concept by providing tools to better integrate street designs with nearby land uses. A well-planned street system can help prevent congestion while encouraging walking, transit and bicycling.

Good street design can promote community livability by emphasizing local travel needs and creating a safe, inviting space for community activity. Street design elements such as sidewalks, crosswalks, landscaped sidewalk buffers, bikeways, on-street parking, street trees, landscaping, street lighting, bus shelters, benches and corner curb extensions provide an environment that is not only attractive, but can slow traffic and encourage walking, bicycling and use of transit.

Streets also can be designed to be "green." Features such as street trees, landscaped swales and special paving materials can be used to limit stormwater runoff. Limiting runoff helps protect stream habitat.

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