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Park District Planned Development Overlay | Exhibit A.2 – Park District Design Standards Page 14 <br />Exhibit A.2_Park District PDO_Design Standards_24-0703 <br />4.0 – Site Design <br />This section contains several subsections on issues of site design. <br />4.1 – Pedestrian Spaces and Circulation <br />Purpose <br />• To provide accessible, effective, and efficient pedestrian circulation for publicly- <br />accessible uses and entrances within and among development components and <br />connect to adjacent pedestrian routes and streets. <br />• To incorporate a connected system of attractive pathways that encourage walking and <br />neighborhood connectivity. <br />• To create a pedestrian environment that is accessible, safe, and comfortable. <br />• To provide pedestrian access to transportation resources such as sidewalks, bikeways, <br />crosswalks, and bus shelters connecting to all modes of transportation. <br />Relationship to Other Standards <br />These standards supplement the internal pedestrian access standards of Chapter 19.33 EMC, <br />substitute the building entrance requirements of Chapter 19.09 EMC, and provide new <br />pedestrian-oriented space standards unique to the Park District. <br />Standards <br />A. General pedestrian connectivity. The project must provide an integrated and connected <br />pedestrian circulation network that encourages walking and functions as one of the defining <br />features of the development. Routes that minimize walking distances must be utilized to the <br />extent practical. Publicly accessible pedestrian connections must be made at intervals no <br />greater than 600 feet. <br />B. Pedestrian facility design. The following are minimum dimensions. Larger dimensions may <br />be appropriate for high-volume facilities and for facilities located adjacent to high-activity <br />land uses. <br />1. Primary pathways (direct connections from sites to public streets and the primary <br />walking routes through publicly-accessible courtyards, parks and plazas): Six feet wide <br />paved surface. <br />2. Secondary pathways: Five feet wide walking surface. <br />3. Community garden pathways and other similar pathways through landscaped areas are <br />excluded from these standards provided a generally parallel primary or secondary route <br />is available. <br />C. Pedestrian-oriented spaces. This subsection describes the requirements and desired <br />characteristics of pedestrian-oriented spaces, such as plazas, which may be used to meet <br />the requirements of other standards in this document. <br />1. Required features.