OPEN SPACE TYPES. SIZE 8 acres. SIZE 20 acres. SIZE 1 acre

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1 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OPEN SPACE TYPES OPEN SPACE TYPES The neighborhood contains an extensive variety of open space types. Most of these spaces incorporate multiple uses and activities, so that each park or greenway accommodates the needs and interests of a range of users. Although some smaller, informal areas in the neighborhood are not included, the major open spaces are described in detail below and on the opposite page. Village Square Transit Green Recreation Fields Centrally located to the Mixed-Use Center, Community Education Center and Transit Green, the Village Square serves as the primary public open space and activity hub for the neighborhood. In addition to being the civic heart of the neighborhood, the Village Square provides gathering, relaxing and outdoor dining space for residents and visitors alike. 1 acre Central gathering place; pedestrian furniture/art (no playground/recreation equipment) Lighted; formal; tree-lined edges; parking on street The linear Transit Green serves as a special feature of the neighborhood. A dedicated transit line is combined with formal recreational facilities, such as tennis courts, and informal open spaces to create a centralized public gathering area for residents and local community members. 8 acres Transit line; recreation facilities such as outdoor tennis and volleyball courts; open space areas for picnicking, relaxing and playing; or community gardens Recreation facilities not lighted, well-lit transit stops and pedestrian/bicycle paths Recreation Fields provide expanded athletic opportunities for campus affiliates and local community members. Situated adjacent to the Community Education Center and near the Mixed-Use Center, the Recreation Fields are also a part of the "green entryway" into the neighborhood. 20 acres Intramural recreation facilities such as outdoor basketball, tennis and volleyball courts, as well as baseball/softball and soccer fields Lighted; formal; sunken grade to accommodate emergency drainage retention needs; mix of on-site and on-street parking 62 UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN

2 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OPEN SPACE TYPES Elementary School Park and Neighborhood Parks Buffers/Edges Bicycle/Pedestrian Greenways A Neighborhood Park and smaller-scale pocket parks and courtyards are incorporated throughout the neighborhood. Access to these open space features provide pleasant settings for neighborhood residents and visitors to play, relax or picnic. Approximately.5 acres for Pocket Parks and approximately 2 acres for Neighborhood Park Open space areas for picnicking, relaxing and playing; playground equipment for use by neighborhood children and Elementary School (in Neighborhood Park) Recreation facilties not lighted; informal; parking on street Buffers/Edges include all of the naturalized habitat areas, view corridors and green buffers within the neighborhood. Naturalized habitat areas feature ponds and informal vegetated open spaces. View corridors along Russell Boulevard west of Arlington Drive maintain views of the hills to the west. Green buffers along the edges of the neighborhood provide a lowintensity transition between the neighborhood and its surrounding land uses. Varies; 150 buffer between agriculture and developed use ACITIVITIES/USES Naturalized habitat; habitat drainage ponds; paved and unpaved bicycle/pedestrian trails Well-lit paths; informal Bicycle/Pedestrian Greenways provide connections between all neighborhood districts, Central Campus and larger community. Varies Paved bicycle/pedestrian trails; drainage swales; vegetated open spaces Well-lit paths; informal UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN 63

3 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS STREET TYPES STREET TYPES The neighborhood s street hierarchy contains a range of types, from a four-lane arterial road to narrow tree-lined streets and alleyways. Streets are designed as multi-modal environments, with bicycle lanes on streets and sidewalks that are comfortable and protected for pedestrians. A unique transportation environment the Transit Green (below) is a central part of the neighborhood, helping to de-emphasize auto use and focus the community toward transit. The principal transportation and circulation elements (outlined on the following pages) include: Arterial Street, Collector Street, Local Street, Student Parking Street, Transit Line, and Alleyway. 64 UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN

4 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS STREET TYPES Arterial Street Collector Street The neighborhood s Hutchison Drive entryway is an arterial street to accommodate a higher volume of traffic coming from the Central Campus and SR 113. Double planter strips, bicycle lanes in each direction, and a pedestrian pathway on the east side of the street provide a sense of entry to the neighborhood's southern entrance. The primary purpose of the neighborhood's collector streets is to provide access from minor streets to major streets and larger thoroughfares. Such streets may also provide access to abutting properties. UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN 65

5 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS STREET TYPES Local Street Student Parking Street The primary purpose of the neighborhood's local streets is to provide access to abutting properties. Such streets may also provide access from limited access streets (alleyways) to collector streets, major streets and larger thoroughfares. The creation of a student parking street along the northern edge of the Recreation Fields serves to meet the parking needs of Student Housing Area II without creating massive surface parking lots or necessitating the construction of podium or structure parking. 66 UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN

6 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS STREET TYPES Transit Line Alleyway The transit line extends the existing Unitrans system to provide residents convenient transit access to the Central Campus and local Davis community. This transit line consists of an on-street lane shared with regular auto traffic and two dedicated transit lanes within the Transit Green that intersect at the northwest corner of the Village Square. Alleyways provide a more private street life with narrow curb-tocurb dimensions and access to residential units, cottages and garages directly adjacent to the street. Alleyways will also facilitate access to visitor parking situated behind Townhouse units along the Transit Green and north of the Mixed-Use Center. UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN 67