1. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Summary of Ordinances 1.Street Activation – Frontages / Entrances 2.Maximum Building Perimeter 3.Minimum Building Stories/Height 4.Sidewalk Width / Accessibility for A and B Frontage 5.Amenity/Rec Space Visibility 6.Appearance Review of Structured Parking 7.Prohibit Mechanical / Service Equipment in Streetscape 8.Appearance Review of Stormwater Controls

2. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Interests and Solutions Interests: Avoid “superblock” Improve connectivity for bicyclists and pedestrians

3. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Avoid “superblock”, improve connectivity

4. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Interests and Solutions Interests: Avoid “superblock” Improve connectivity for bicyclists and pedestrians Solution Ideas: 500’ Block Length Maximum250’ Pass-Through 300-400’ Block Length Maximum200’ Pass-Through

5. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Council Feedback Feedback: Does a standard work well with curvilinear streets? Concerns that 500’ is too long a block length Is there a best practice?

6. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Grids

7. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Neighborhood Standards CityMax. Block Length* Bike/Ped Passage Ft. Collins660’700’ Charlotte**650’ Austin600’ Portland530’330’ * walksteps.org (steps to a walkable community) **400 preferred (600’ max) in transit station areas walksteps.org

8. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Model Ordinance Model Street Connectivity Standards Ordinance* Local street connection every 660’ Local street connection to arterial every 1,320’ (1/4 mile) *American Planning Association Smart Growth Code (2006)American Planning Association Smart Growth Code (2006)

9. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Market St., Southern Village Block Length 315’ 300’

10. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Meadowmont Village Block Length 300’ 250’ 400’

11. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org East Franklin Street Block Length Ped Connection 900’ 200’

12. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org East Franklin Street Length between Connections 365’

13. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org West Franklin Street Block Length Ped Connection 675’ 550’

14. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org West Franklin Street Block Length Ped Connection 1,600’ 300’ 325’

15. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Existing Conditions Street Connection

16. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned Street Network Existing Planned

17. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned Street Network + Lengths Existing Planned 1,300’ 700’ 1,300’ 500’ 650’ 600’ 700’ 500’ 300’ 350’ ’750’ 500’ 350’ 200’ 800’ 550’ 1,300’ 650’ 850’ 550’ 350’ 1,000’ 900’ 600’ 800’ 600’ 1,000’ 800’ 550’ 600’ 950’ 850’

18. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned Street Network + Lengths Existing Planned 1,300’ 700’ 1,300’ 500’ 650’ 600’ 700’ 500’ 300’ 350’ ’750’ 500’ 350’ 200’ 800’ 550’ 1,300’ 650’ 850’ 550’ 350’ 1,000’ 900’ 600’ 800’ 600’ 1,000’ 800’ 550’ 600’ 950’ 850’

19. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned Streets + 500’ Block Max Existing Planned 500’ Block Max For illustrative purposes

20. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned Streets + 400’ Block Max Existing Planned 400’ Block Max For illustrative purposes

21. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Summary of Findings Model Street Connectivity Standards Ordinance* Local street connection every 660’ Local street connection to arterial every 1,320’ (1/4 mile) Local Context Variety of block lengths Many include frequent breaks where blocks are longer *American Planning Association Smart Growth Code (2006)American Planning Association Smart Growth Code (2006)

22. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned Streets + 350’ Passage Existing Planned Pass-Through For illustrative purposes

23. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Network + 350’ Passage + 660’ Block Existing Planned Added Passage For illustrative purposes

24. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned + New Standards Planned 660’ Street 350’ Passage For illustrative purposes

25. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Interests and Solutions Interests: Avoid “superblock” Improve connectivity for bicyclists and pedestrians Include frequent breaks Solution Ideas: 500’ Block Length Maximum250’ Pass-Through 300-400’ Block Length Maximum200’ Pass-Through 660’ Block Length Maximum350’ Pass-Through

26. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Planned + New Standards Planned 660’ Street 350’ Passage

27. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org 1,300’ 700’ 1,300’ 500’ 650’ 800’ 550’ 1,300’ 650’ 850’ 500’ 300’ 550’ 700’ 1,000’ 900’ 600’ 800’ 600’ 1,000’ 800’ 350’ 600’ 700’ 750’’ 500’’ 350’ 200’ 550’ 600’ 950’ 850’