6.3 Rural Town Design Elements
6.3.1 General Characteristics
The rural town context applies to roads in rural areas located within a developed community. Collectors in the rural town context will generally have design speeds of 40 mph or less. The design speeds may be decreased in stages as drivers leave the rural environment and approach the center of a rural town. On-street parking for rural town collectors should be considered in central portions of a rural town where businesses are commonly located. Additionally, pedestrian and bicyclist flows may increase within a rural town creating the need for pedestrian and bicycle facility accommodations.
Rural town environments may differ in their operating speeds, needs for parking, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities, just like suburban, urban, and urban core contexts may also differ. Flexibility in the development of design features may be appropriate to meet the varying needs of rural towns.
6.3.2 Typical Sections
Rural town collector example typical sections are shown in
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below. The geometric dimensions shown in these sections may be adjusted in accordance with
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Figure 6-6: Rural Town Typical Section – Raised Median with Parking Lane
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Figure 6-7: Rural Town Typical Section – Two-Way Left Turn Lane (TWLTL) with Parking Lane