Design Concepts | ENVISION FRANKLIN 65 SITE DESIGN Landscape Existing features, such as hillsides and hilltops, stone walls, tree rows, and wood-plank fencing are enhancing features and should be preserved. New landscaping should be provided at neighborhood entrances and in common open spaces. Historic site features such as cemeteries, barns, accessory structures, and agriculturally related features should be preserved in their locations and context with careful site design around them to preserve the character of Franklin. Inside Mack Hatcher Parkway, new development should have landscaping and street trees consistent with surrounding established lots. Amenities New developments should provide high-quality, shared, usable, and formal open space areas. Neighborhood amenities include common, usable open spaces, such as clubhouses, multi-use paths, playgrounds, and pools. Emphasis should be placed on quality open space as part of new developments. Residential developments should be designed around open spaces, which, in turn, should connect to adjacent open spaces or regional systems. Open space should not be designed as an afterthought based simply on land that is left over. Inside Mack Hatcher Parkway, educational facilities and public parks serve as active and passive recreation and meet the open-space needs. Bicycle and pedestrian connections to these locations should be enhanced and improved. Parking Off- and on-street. Off-street parking should be limited between the buildings and the street. MOBILITY Vehicular Vehicular connections should be provided through adjacent developments and connect to the existing street network. New development should provide an interconnected street and sidewalk network in a grid or modified grid pattern, where appropriate. If there are existing street connections or stubouts adjacent to proposed developments, then those in the proposed developments should connect to the existing street network. If there are no existing street or stubout connections, then other locations should be identified in order to increase connectivity between developments. Bicycle and Pedestrian New development should provide sidewalks, multi-use paths, and trails throughout its open spaces. They should connect to other conservation areas, paths, adjacent uses, and streets. These bicycle, pedestrian, and multi-use path connections should be designed and provided per Connect Franklin and the Parks Master Plan. Transit Transit stops and/or stations should be provided along existing or planned routes. MIXED RESIDENTIAL
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