Retail outlets at street level promote economic activity and community interaction. A combination of bus routes and rapid rail transit is available to reduce and bypass congestion. An uninterrupted, safe network of sidewalks and bike paths is provided, encouraging people to use transportation other than their cars for short trips. Roads are laid out in short blocks with straight streets in web-like patterns, making walking and biking convenient. Traffic congestion is reduced by offering multiple routes to the same destination.
Short blocks allow direct access to transit stops.
A dense network of through streets lessens the need for multi-lane streets. Short stretches ending in T-intersections reduce speeds and accidents and provide vistas for pedestrians and drivers. Planted median strips divide lanes into narrow sections for pedestrians to cross. CBE asked the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the Planning and Design Institute to develop site designs for four locations in Southeastern Wisconsin. These designs were created to exemplify four common use patterns in Southeastern Wisconsin.