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Mountain House Specific Plan III ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9.9.2.2 Specific Plan III Description Pedestrian facilities in the Specific Plan IH area are designed to encourage walking both as recreation and as a means of transportation to reach local destinations such as the Neighborhood Center,the Community Park and local employment areas. The central spine of pedestrian circulation within the Specific Plan III area is the 12' multi-use path to be incorporated into the open space corridor running from Central Parkway in the south to De Anza Boulevard in the north. This multi-use path will provide a pleasant;off- street pedestrian connection between sub-neighborhoods, schools,parks and a neighborhood commercial area. Arterial streets within the Specific Plan III area shall have multi-use paths on both sides(except Mountain House Parkway,which will have a wider,two-way multi-use path on the community side only.) Collector and local streets will provide pedestrian connectivity to the open space corridor and arterial streets and shall generally have curb separated sidewalks on both sides. Curb-adjacent sidewalks are discouraged,but are allowed in limited circumstances where street g d, length is short and/or design is constrained by lotting considerations. Sidewalks and parkways may be eliminated from the street right- of-way where collector or local streets abut a park or open space corridor,provided that connections are made to paths within the park or open space at logical pedestrian access points. Pedestrian connections ` shall be provided where cul-de-sacs abut or nearly abut another street and where block lengths exceed 800 feet, except where it is determined by the Community Development Department that such a pedestrian connection is contrary to the interests of health and safety. To reduce neighborhood traffic speeds and further promote and enhance the safety of pedestrians within the Specific Plan III area, traffic calming and pedestrian protection measures,including but not necessarily limited to curb bump-outs,traffic circles or medians with a pedestrian refuge, shall be employed at strategic locations within the neighborhoods. These measures shall be designed to reduce vehicle speeds and to increase pedestrian visibility at crossing points. Primary pedestrian routes and ` destinations,potential for cut-through traffic, street traffic volumes and length of street between intersections shall be considered in siting traffic calming measures. No traffic calming measures are to be sited on arterial roadways. 9.9.2.3 Implementation Measures a. Multi-use paths shall be at least eight feet in width, except where constructed on only one side of a road without Class II bike lanes where it shall be ten feet in width and may be constructed of asphalt, concrete or other material approved by the MHCSD. Sidewalks a minimum of five feet in width shall be provided along Collector streets, and sidewalks a minimum of four feet in width shall be provided along local streets. Multi-use paths in electrical line/gas line easement open space corridors shall be a minimum of 12'total width, and that multi-use paths along arterials and sidewalks along collector and local streets are to be constructed of concrete. Draft 03/14/05 9-21 .........................................................................................................................................................................