New neighborhoods should be connected to their surroundings rather than being isolated. Where possible, existing neighborhoods can also be connected, using traffic-calming techniques to prevent excessive or speeding traffic. Adjoining commercial parcels should have an integrated system of connections before new buildings are constructed. The potential for this secondary network should be illustrated on a new thoroughfare plan map. Road impact fees should be increased to pay for this secondary road network.
Great streets come in all sizes and types.
Even the widest roads major arterials can be configured as parkways, or as boulevards, or as conventional highways with occasional urban segments that have on-street parking and buildings close to the road. Balancing character with congestion Community character should be at the forefront of all planning decisions. For example, concurrency, the system used to determine road capacity, can inadvertently aggravate urban sprawl, or force auto-dominated solutions to broader planning problems. By developing transportation concurrency management areas, Collier County can ensure that concurrency contributes to the character-enhancing planning solutions identified by elected officials. A closer link between adjoining land uses and the character of the road would benefit both, with the improved road able to support a development pattern that maximizes community investment and character.