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STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-SP qAL PURPOSE PLAN INTRODUCTION Project-Wide Design Objectives The opportunities and constraints developed in 5. Design Streetsca es of Lastin Value the planning process work in concert with the fol- lowing design objectives to help define the devel- Streets should be positive, interesting places that opment strategy discussed on page 9. These provide safe and pleasant travel to destinations. design objectives outline the broad concepts and Streetscapes should help to unify a site while pro- project wide guidelines that are examined in viding spaces with a variety of characters. 5 greater detail in Chapters III and IV. Although most of the circulation will occur by automobile,streets should provide safe and pleas- I. Respond to Context and Site Character ant paths for pedestrians and bicyclists. The fol- lowing are general streetscape objectives. Specific This site has intrinsic qualities to be capitalized on standard are defined in Chapter III. which will give the Stockton Airport Business Park • Establish a hierarchy of streetscape characters a sense of place with its own distinctive, memo- rable character. • Establish a hierarchy of attractive entries at key intersections 2. Establish New Site Features • Avoid uniformity by providing variety in land- A project of this scale provides an opportunity to scape treatments and architecture and building include an array of features that will benefit the siting. nearby workers as well as all San Joaquin resi- dents. The integration of the following new fea- • Building facades should be designed in such a tures will add character to the site and its sur- way so as to increase the interaction between roundings and provide a consistent and recogniz- building users and the passerby and to main- able site vocabulary. tain a sense of pedestrian scale. • Retail / Business Development b. Provide Linkage or Separation Between Uses i • Pedestrian 1 bicycle circulation system The following guidelines help to create a retail •Variety of parks and public open spaces work environment where the scale of and rela- • Corporate Jet Center tionship between buildings,streets and open space is desirable. 3. Provide a Comprehensive Open Space System • Workplaces should present a refined,`friendly' A system of centrally located parks connected by face to the street to ensure compatibility with pedestrian and bicycle paths and roads will pro- nearby retail and recreational uses. J vide recreational opportunities and a strong sense • Landscape linkages should be provided between of orientation. complementary adjoining land uses while land- scape buffers (hedgerows,walls,fences) should 4. Enable Maximum Pedestrian Circulation be provided between adjoining land uses that are less compatible. A system of streets,bikeways,and sidewalks will be established, linking uses within the site. In par- ticular,there should be safe,pleasant pedestrian r access from workplace areas to special features (parks,shops, restaurants,existing sports arena). A distinctive design character for pedestrian walk- F7 ways,considering width, signage, planting, paving and lighting is desirable. OVERVIEW 1. 1-7