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1 City of Burlington Downtown Street Design & Construction Standards Adopted April 16, 2018

2 b City of Burlington Downtown Street Design Standards

3 CITY OF BURLINGTON, VT The Great Streets Initiative is a joint project of the Community & Economic Development Office, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Planning & Zoning. Mayor of Burlington Miro Weinberger Acknowledgments The development of these standards was a collaborative effort by all City Departments involved in the design, installation and maintenance of elements within the downtown public right-of-way. Thank you to the dozens of City staff from the following departments who contributed time, knowledge and insights into the development of this document, which will guide the reconstruction of Burlington's rights-of-way for generations. City Departments Burlington City Arts Burlington Electric Department Burlington Fire Department Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Burlington Police Department Church Street Marketplace Community & Economic Development Office Department of Planning & Zoning Department of Public Works Great Streets Initiative Project Management Team Kirsten Merriman Shapiro Senior Policy and Project Specialist, CEDO Laura K. Wheelock, P.E. Public Works Engineer, Burlington Department of Public Works Meagan E. Tuttle, AICP Comprehensive Planner, Planning and Zoning Department Great Streets Design & Consulting Team Suisman Urban Design DuBois & King Michael Vergason Landscape Architects WagnerHodgson Landscape Architecture Domingo Gonzalez Associates Urban Rain Design Third Sector Associates Toole Design Group This document is best viewed in spreads using two-page view. The Appendix should be viewed as single pages. Downtown Street Design Standards City of Burlington i

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Great Streets for Downtown Burlington...1 What is a Great Street?... 2 Why Great Streets for Burlington?... 5 Using this Document...11 How to Use this Document...12 Who Should Use This Document...13 Applicability...14 Relief from Standards...14 Pilot Materials & Elements...14 Amendments & Updates Burlington s Downtown Streets...17 Design Considerations for Project Development...18 The Boundaries of Downtown...19 Existing Conditions...20 Future Influences...30 Design Considerations for Street Corridors...34 Primary East West Streets...36 Primary North South Streets...43 Other Streets Building Great Streets...57 Modal Hierarchy...59 Balancing Right-of-Way Zones...60 Public Right-of-Way...61 Roadway and Pedestrian Zones...62 Roadway & Pedestrian Zone Options...66 Great Street Types...67 Commercial Slow Street (66' ROW, 35' Roadway)...68 Commercial Slow Street with Transit (66 ROW, 36 Roadway)...70 Minimum Commercial Street (66 ROW, 28 Roadway)...72 Major Commercial Street (66 ROW, 38 Roadway)...74 Special Commercial Street (99 ROW, 38 Roadway)...76 Downtown Residential Street (66 ROW, 30 Roadway)...78 Street & Intersection Assemblies...80 Commercial Street within 66 ROW...82 Midblock assemblies...82 Cross intersection...84 "T" Intersection...86 Commercial Street with 99 ROW...88 Midblock...88 Cross Intersection...90 Residential Streets with 66 ROW...92 Midblock...92 Cross Intersection...94 Standard Dimensions & Siting Considerations...96 Roadway Zones...98 Pedestrian Zones Grade Changes in Pedestrian Zone Intersection Zones Utilities Element Siting & Considerations Public Placemaking Public Placemaking & Gathering Frontage Zones (Private & Public) Tree Belt/Furnishing Zone (Public) Bumpouts Parking Lane Parklet Guidelines & Setbacks Parklet Materials Bike Corrals Required Buffer Elements Right-of-Way Encumbrances & Permits Existing Encroachments Bikeways Bikeway Types General Bikeway Considerations Shared Lane Conventional Lane Adjacent to Curb Buffered Lane Adjacent to Curb Buffered Lane Adjacent to Parking Protected Bicycle Lane Contra-Flow Lane Advisory Lane Intersections Bicycle Crossing Markings Protected Intersections Bicycle Boxes Two-Stage Left Turn Boxes Bicycle Signals Bikeways at Bus Stops Shared Bicycle and Bus Lanes Curbside Bus Stop with Bike Lane Adjacent to Parking Lane Curbside Bus Stop with Buffered Bike Lane Adjacent to Curb Markings, Signage & Materials Bikeway Markings Signage Colored Pavement Materials Street Ecology Street Trees Tree Belts Tree Belt & Green Belt Typologies Brick Tree Belt with Permeable Pavers Green Belt with Turf Tree Planting Details Tree Planting in Turf Green belts & Lawns ii City of Burlington Downtown Street Design Standards

5 Tree Planting at Tree Grate Tree Planting at Tree Well Tree Well Curb & Fence Details Permeable Paver Installation Tree Protection Soil & Subsurface Tree & Plant Species Tree Species Under Consideration Canopy Trees Medium Trees Small Trees Other Plant Species Stormwater Roadway Zone Stormwater Curb Extensions Green Gutters Rain Gardens Pervious Pavers in Parking Zone (PILOT) Pedestrian Zone Pervious Pavers in Treebelt Zone Stormwater Planters Vegetated Swales Tree Grate Stormwater Planters Sediment Forebays Check Dams & Weirs Capturing Street Runoff Lighting Street Lights Lighting Strategy for Great Streets Standard Lighting Assembly Pole Layout & Spacing Lighting Criteria Lighting Quality Light Sources Luminaire Selection & Design Parameters Techniques Adaptive Lighting Control (Dimming) (PILOT) Optional Seasonal Elements Tree Lighting Lighting Elements Decorative Lighting Assembly Banner Arm & Bracket Standard Lighting Assembly Materials & Furnishings Palette Materials for Pedestrian & Roadway Zones Roadway Zone Material Painted Pavement Markings Parking Lane Curbs Tree Belt Permeable Pavers Clear Sidewalk & Frontage Zones Crosswalks Curb Ramp Drive Entrances Detectable Warnings/Truncated Domes Furnishings for Pedestrian Zones Benches Movable Chair Movable Table Bike Rack High-Capacity Bike Parking Bike Shelter Bicycle Repair Station Parklet Elements Bollard Planters Trash/Recycling Public Toilets Trench Grate Tree Grate Tree Guard Soil Cells Bus Shelter Parking Meters Traffic Control Signals Signage Wayfinding Public & Event Information Appendix Glossary & References Key Terms References & Resources Adoption & Amendments Roadway Zone Details... A-1 Pedestrian Zone Details... A-2 Intersection Zone Details... A-3 Utility Details... A-4 Bikeway Details... A-5 Street Ecology Details... A-6 Lighting Details... A-7 Materials & Furnishings Details... A-8 Signage & Wayfinding... A-9 Click on any of the items in this Table of Contents to navigate directly to the correponding section of the document. Downtown Street Design Standards City of Burlington iii

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