§ 1.2.2. Functional Characteristics

The following reflect general functional characteristics for each street classification. In addition, Figure 1-2 contained in Appendix H of this manual illustrates the access versus mobility characteristic as it pertains to each street classification.

A.

Alley. An alley is a passageway designed primarily to provide access to or from the rear or side of property otherwise abutting on a public street.

B.

Local Street. The primary function of a local street is to serve abutting land use and traffic within a neighborhood or limited residential district. A local street is not generally continuous through several districts.

C.

Collector Street. The primary function of a collector street is to intercept traffic from intersecting local streets and expedite the movement of this traffic in the most direct route to an arterial street or other collector street.

D.

Arterial Street. Arterial streets are designed to carry high volumes of through traffic. Access is usually limited to intersections and major driveways. Arterial streets serve as a link between major activity centers within the urban area.

E.

Freeway. Freeways are divided arterial highways designed with full control of access and grade separations at all intersections. Freeways provide movement of high volumes of traffic at relatively high speeds. This system carries most of the trips entering and leaving the urban area, as well as most of the through movements by-passing the central city.

F.

Parkway. A parkway is a freeway which does not have continuous frontage roads. Parkways have a greenspace buffer between the roadway and adjacent development and preserves and enhances the natural landscape as much as possible.

The functional classification for each street shall be identified upon the time of the submittal of preliminary plans.