Sidewalk Ranking
System
(endorsed by Town Council
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FACTOR |
RANKING |
SCORE |
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Safety
Characteristics (5 pts) |
Street Classification |
Arterial |
5 |
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Collector |
3 |
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Local |
1 |
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Pedestrian Generators (15 pts) |
Proximity to Schools
(elementary or secondary) |
Within ¼ mile |
5 |
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Within
½ mile |
3 |
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Transit
Service |
Transit
stop within ¼ mile |
5 |
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Transit
stop within ½ mile |
3 |
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Other
Pedestrian Generators |
Within
¼ mile of UNC, parks, shopping |
5 |
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Within
½ mile of UNC, parks, shopping |
3 |
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No
significant generator within 1 mile |
0 |
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Other Factors (16 pts) |
Existing
Facilities
(project side) |
Worn
path |
5 |
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No facility – roadway
only option |
3 |
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Existing
sidewalk |
0 |
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Existing
Facilities (opposite
side) |
Worn
path |
5 |
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No
facility – roadway only option |
3 |
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Existing sidewalk |
0 |
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Gap or Missing
Link
(if both, score only for Gap) |
Gap
(600 ft or less between sidewalks) |
5 |
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Missing Link (10% or
more of section between two pedestrian generators) |
3 |
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Citizen
Requests |
Request
has been made to Town |
1 |
The Bicycle and Pedestrian and
the Transportation Advisory Boards recommend that the Sidewalk Ranking System
be used as a general guide for identifying a group of new sidewalks in