Design Concepts | ENVISION FRANKLIN 85 SITE DESIGN Landscape Ornamental plantings, parking-lot islands, and street trees should be provided. Landscape buffers should be provided where adjacent to residential development. 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. Amenities Gathering spaces such as plazas, courtyards, and outdoor seating areas should be provided. These open spaces should be in prominent locations that encourage continued active use. Street furnishings may include a combination of pedestrian seating, movable tables, planters, pedestrian-scaled light fixtures, artwork or decorative paving, waste receptacles, bike racks, and other street furnishings. Public art and public art programs are encouraged. Sculptures, decorative benches, and/or other art elements strategically placed in prominent locations for public viewing are encouraged. The Franklin Public Arts Commission and the Historic Zoning Commission, as applicable, provide guidance to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on public art. Parking On-street parking is encouraged along internal and low-volume streets. Off-street and structured parking should be located to the rear of buildings, away from streets. Structured parking along the streets may be considered if it maintains active ground-floor uses along the street. Landscape and/or architectural features should be used to diminish the appearance of parking from public view. MOBILITY Vehicular Vehicular access should be from the street. Common or shared access points are encouraged to limit curb cuts. Parking and services should be accessed through internal and secondary streets. Streets and internal drives should be designed for slower speeds to allow for mixing pedestrian and vehicular traffic. New streets should be designed per Connect Franklin. Bicycle and Pedestrian A coordinated pedestrian system should be provided throughout the area and in new developments. New development should provide connections between uses on the site and between the site and adjacent properties and rights-of-way. Wider sidewalks that allow for outdoor seating, comfortable pedestrian movement, and active storefronts are encouraged. Bicycle, multi-use path, and pedestrian connections should be designed and provided per the Comprehensive Network Transportation Plan and the Parks Master Plan. Transit Transit stops and/or stations should be provided along existing or planned routes. NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED-USE
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