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Transit Station Areas Services(Regional and Corridor)
Transit Station Areas - Core(within 1/4 mile walk of station) Residential
C o m m u n i t y D e s i g n
• Clear glass windows• Prominent entrances• Operable doors
• Activegroundflooruses• Uninterupted building edge
• Parking should be to the rear or side of buildings that front on streets or greenways
• Setback accomodates outdoor dining or retailing
• Distinguishgroundfloorfrom upperfloors(e.g.tallerground floorceilingheights)
• Buildings should be a minimum of 2 stories and typically 5-10 stories
• Divide building mass into smaller-scale components• Vary roof height and/or pitch
• In some places multi-family units should have direct access to the sidewalk
• Orient building entrances to plazas and courtyards
• Provide landscape buffer along some major streets
• Surface parking to the rear or side of buildings
• Design drive-through facilities with safe pedestrian crossings
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