Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 2 – Surrey 2050

DP1.1 COMMON GUIDELINES

Circulation — Pedestrian, Active and Non-Vehicular (cont.) Within a development, the following elements shall be considered in the Site Design: 18. ALL TYPES: Where a development directly abuts a transit stop, allow for additional building setbacks to accommodate pedestrian volumes. Create a comfortable experience for pedestrians by including amenities and features such as visual art, drinking fountains, lighting and street furniture.

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ALL TYPES: Provide physical links from the development to public sidewalks, pathways and transit stops. When subdividing, these connections should be accounted for in lot layout and overall subdivision design. (illustr.) ALL TYPES: Incorporate beautification and amenity features along pedestrian pathway systems (e.g. use distinctive and durable paving, special landscaping with trees, fur- niture and/or weather protection). ALL TYPES: When shopping cart storage is necessary, provide for convenient use and return. Allow for clearances surrounding cart corrals for pedestrians and vehicles and design the structure to be in keeping with the character of other site structures and furnishings. ALL TYPES: For circulation through surface parking areas:

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a) SITE DESIGN

Provide direct, functional and safe pedestrian pathways through park- ing areas allowing for convenient connections to the sidewalks of abutting streets

b) Extend contrasting, durable concrete sidewalk paving treatments where pathways extend through vehicle circulation areas c) Incorporate a hierarchy of primary and secondary pathway systems throughout the develop- ment site d) Provide a minimum of 3 m wide sidewalks along primary pedestrian pathways at active building frontages to allow for tree clearances and weather protection overhangs

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