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Sector Two Chapter 3 - Tomorrow Transportation This section of the plan focuses on identifying transportation system improvements that are currently planned, or are recommended to serve future development as detailed in the Future Land Use Plan. Goals • Sector Two should have "walkable" neighborhoods that are pedestrian - friendly for children and adults • Safe bicycling routes on all major streets should connect neighborhoods with desirable destinations, such as parks, schools, and shopping • Traffic calming solutions should be implemented on appropriate neighborhood streets to reduce "cut- through" traffic • Adequate planning for internal circulation in new commercial development should be required to prevent traffic problems that are typical of unplanned "strip commercial" development • Street design should balance the need to move cars with community aesthetics and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists • As new land develops, an interconnected street system, either through a traditional street grid or curvalinear grid, is encouraged to reduce the funneling of traffic onto a small number of roads and to ensure pedestrian and bicycle connectivity Streets The following improvements are planned for major thoroughfares: • Wonder World Drive extension from Hunter Road to Ranch Road 12 (currently outside the city limits, south and west of Sector 2) • Extension of Craddock Ave. across Bishop Street to the planned Wonder World Drive extension • Improvements to Craddock Avenue, Bishop Street, and Ranch Road 12 to accommodate future traffic growth and to provide pedestrian and bicycle facilities The following improvements are planned for local and collector streets: • New street connecting Ramona Circle with Hughson Drive (from Craddock Avenue to Ranch Road 12) which should be developed as a tree -lined divided boulevard with a landscaped median. • Traffic calming measures on Franklin Drive to reduce cut - through traffic (to be studied by the City Engineering Department) • New streets as planned throughout the Bishops Crossing (now known as Franklin Square) subdivision • Completion of the grid street system in the Oak Heights Neighborhood: ■ Allen Street from Franklin Drive to Marlton Street • Furman Avenue from Franklin Drive to Earle Street • Clyde Street from Bishop Street to Girard Street • Delmar Street from Bishop Street to Girard Street Adopted: July 23, 2001 3 -12