19-3118 Approving and Adopting City of Casselberry Healthy Community Complete Streets Policy and Design Guidelines

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Context Sensitivity The City of Casselberry recognizes that complete streets solutions vary according to each street's land use context (both existing and planned). Appropriate design standards and input from community members should be considered within each context that provide for a flexible, innovative, and balanced approach resulting in safety for all users and supportive of the Goal of this Policy. Key Local Standards and Design Guidance Additional design standards and policy updates are recommended as a future task (see Chapter 10; also note that this Policy was updated in 2019), but below is specific guidance on certain key issues. This should not be construed as exhaustive guidance, as the above design standards and guidance references should be employed. Rather, these specific points serve as a quick reference tool for planners, engineers, and developers in designing certain transportation components within the City of Casselberry. In addition, certain guidance below purposefully sets more restrictive local standards. It is important to note that feasibility and appropriateness in context should be considered when applying these design standards and guidelines; not all will apply to every project. In addition, human behavior should be considered as a factor in all design. 1. "Design Speed = Posted Speed" Approach. Nearly all City -owned streets have a posted speed limit of 25 mph (and none more than 30 mph). In most City contexts, new public and private projects should be designed for a target speed no higher than a 25 mph speed limit. All public and private streets shall be designed with appropriate features such that the "design speed" approaches the "posted speed", which should equal the target speed (also known as the desired operating speed). This represents an overarching approach to street design to encourage a more walkable City. a. Note the FDOT Design Manual (FDM) Table 202.3.1 provides a listing of potential speed management strategies. Example speed management techniques that may be employed (depending on context) include but are not limited to roundabouts, lane narrowing, horizontal deflection (e.g., chicanes), vertical deflection (e.g., raised intersections, raised crosswalks, or speed tables), speed feedback signs, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB's), Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHB's), on -street parking, street trees, terminated vistas, short blocks, and curb extensions (bulb -outs). b. Multiple speed management strategies will often need to be employed to effectively achieve desired operating speed. C. Context should be considered in all speed management considerations, but particularly use of vertical deflection should carefully consider context, emergency services, drainage issues, and human behavior. Use of raised crosswalks at key logical 7