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TITLEVISION FRAMEWORK
Introduction
The Vision Framework establishes a blueprint for how the Gateway
Area will evolve over the next decade and beyond. It provides answers
to questions such as: what are our goals as a community? How do
those goals translate to a commonly held vision for the future? What
should the physical and natural character of the Gateway Area look
and feel like? And, how should the area function so that it is a vibrant,
attractive, safe, sustainable and uniquely Truckee place that
supports the housing, commercial, office, medical, and diverse needs
of local residents, visitors, and workers?
These questions and objectives have helped to generate a Vision
Framework that reflects the community’s goals and aspirations for
the future of the Gateway Area. In addition to the community’s input
collected throughout the planning and design process, previous plans
and concurrent projects have helped to inform this strategy.
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In this chapter
Introduction
Vision Framework
Vision Strategy Diagram
Streetscape
Improvements Diagram
Western Gateway
Character Area
Central Gateway
Character Area
Eastern Gateway
Character Area
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Vision Framework
The Vision Framework Diagram is a
one-stop “plan on a page” that illustrates
the key building blocks of the Innovate
Gateway Strategy. The diagram (shown
on the next page) includes three major
components that will bolster the
Gateway Area as a unique, welcoming,
supportive, connected and healthy
neighborhood and bring about tangible,
positive change.
Guided by this framework, the
remainder of the Innovate Gateway
Strategy articulates a range of creative
and realistic strategies and concepts.
This includes specific goals, policies,
projects and actions necessary to
achieve the desired vision, and direct
future development and investment
decisions within the Study Area.
This Vision Framework is organized
into three distinct parts:
Vision Elements
The five Vision Elements—Unique,
Welcoming, Supportive, Connected and
Healthy—build on the existing character
of the Gateway Area while setting a
course for a dynamic, interconnected
mosaic of people, places and activities.
Strategies
An array of strategies, ranging from
short-term “quick win” improvements
to mid- and long-term investments,
is outlined in the categories under
each Vision Element. Combined, these
strategies include the range of ideas
and changes desired by the community
for the Gateway Area, while also being
grounded based on realistic design and
economic considerations.
Character Areas
The Gateway Area includes a range
of different lot sizes and existing
uses, and the character of the area
changes as people move along the
corridor. This requires context-sensitive
recommendations that respond to these
different characteristics. To implement
the Vision Framework while also
considering these differences, the Study
Area is divided into three Character Areas
(see Figure 6):
• Western Gateway: This includes
the areas from Interstate 80 to
approximately the Truckee High
School sports complex entrance.
• Central Gateway: This includes the
area from approximately the Truckee
High School sports complex entrance
to Sierra Avenue.
• Eastern Gateway: This includes
the area from Sierra Avenue to
approximately Interstate 80 near the
McIver Dairy property.
Each Character Area has a unique
approach to land use and multimodal
improvements that are consistent with
the Vision Framework and will enhance
the vitality of the Gateway Area.
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VISION
ELEMENTS
B.
Welcoming
A thriving destination
for residents,
students, workers,
and visitors
D.
Connected
A pedestrian and
bicycle friendly,
interlinked, and multi-
modal corridor
E.
Healthy
A place that fosters
community health
and interactions
A.
Unique
A place that
celebrates its historic
Truckee character
C.
Supportive
A place that contains
housing, businesses,
and services for the
Truckee community
CHARACTER
AREAS
B.1 Enhance Local
Shopping, Dining,
and Entertainment
B.2 Promote Education
and Recreation for
all Ages
B.3 Improve Signage
and Wayfinding
B.4 Install Art that
Highlights Truckee’s
History, Character, and
Local Artists
D.1 Create a Pedestrian and
Bicycle Friendly Corridor
D.2 Improve Connectivity
and Mobility for All Users
D.3 Manage Parking Areas
D.4 Enhance Transit Service
and Rider Amenities
D.5 Improve Corridor
Lighting and Nighttime
Safety
D.6 Promote “Smart”
Transportation
Technologies
E.1 Provide a Variety of
Active and Passive
Community Gathering
Spaces
E.2 Create a "Green
Gateway" Corridor
E.3 Enhance Medical and
Hospital Services and
Amenities
E.4 Promote Sustainable
Building and Site
Design
A.1 Maintain the Gateway
Area’s Unique Identity
while Supporting New
Uses
A.2 Create a Sense of Place
and Community
A.3 Ensure Buildings have
an Appropriate Size,
Articulation and
Placement
A.4 Protect Views to
Mountains and Nature
C.1 Create Workforce
and Senior Housing
Opportunities
C.2 Support Local and
Small Businesses
C.3 Include a Mix of
Resident-Serving
Businesses and Uses
C.4 Ensure Businesses Can
Operate Year Round
Western Gateway
STRATEGIES
Vision Framework
Central Gateway Eastern Gateway
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Table 2: Proposed Gateway
Area Land Uses
Residential
Description: Large lot single-family homes.
Development Standard: 0.5-1 dwelling units
per acre
Education
Description: Public facilities, government
offices, educational facilities, and student
and workforce housing.
Development Standard: 1.0 max FAR;
including 12-24 dwelling units per acre
Health Care Hub
Description: Medical and hospital facilities,
supporting retail, and workforce housing.
Development Standard: 1.25 max FAR;
including 12-18 dwelling units per acre
Mixed-Use
Description: Multi-family residential, retail,
office, and service commercial.
Development Standard: 1.25 maximum FAR;
including 12-24 dwelling units per acre
Recreation
Description: Public recreation uses and
community facilities.
Development Standard: 0.2 max FAR (non-
open space land)
Vision Strategy Diagram
The Vision Strategy Diagram (Figure 6)
illustrates the physical concepts, policies
and strategies that will propel the
Gateway Area’s evolution. The concepts
illustrated on the diagram build upon
the existing assets in the Study Area to
create a fully interconnected, vibrant,
healthy, sustainable and well-designed
urban fabric with multiple opportunities
for community enhancement and
investment.
Key elements of the Vision Strategy
Diagram include:
Land Uses
Updated land use designations are
considered to plan for new mixed-use
and multifamily housing projects that
support local businesses, encourage
new workforce and senior housing, and
create a more active street environment
along Donner Pass Road (see Table 2).
At the same time, strategies will be in
place to protect existing single-family
neighborhoods and support the various
public institutions and medical uses in
the Gateway Area (see Chapter 4).
Character Areas
Unique areas are created with different
design and policy approaches that
will allow a range of new projects to
be developed, tailored to meet the
community’s vision for these areas. This
includes the Western Gateway, Central
Gateway and Eastern Gateway areas
(described in detail later in this chapter).
Green Corridor
A central “Green Corridor” is envisioned
that will become a series of plazas, parks
and open spaces that are interconnected
by a safe and active bicycle and
pedestrian network.
Donner Pass Road Improvements
The full extent of Donner Pass Road
through the Gateway Area is envisioned
to have welcoming and safe pedestrian
and bicycle facilities, enhanced transit
opportunities and more placemaking
elements.
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Figure 6
Vision Strategy Diagram
Western Gateway Central Gateway Eastern Gateway
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Streetscape Improvements Diagram
A key component of the Innovate Gateway
Strategy is to build on the recent Envision
DPR streetscape improvements completed
along the Western Gateway segment and
expand those concepts into the Central and
Eastern Gateway. While taking into account
the potential development of new mixed-
use and multi-family residential projects
that will be located closer to the street
with more active ground floor uses. This
will create a more pedestrian environment
along the entire corridor, necessitating the
need for a range of streetscape and public
realm improvements.
The Streetscape Improvements Diagram
(see Figure 7) identifies the approximate
locations for major new improvements
along the corridor. These improvements
are tied to the Vision Framework and
discussed in detail in the following
sections and in Chapter 4. The various
streetscape improvements will work in
tandem to improve mobility, improve
safety, and provide a dynamic and
engaging public realm that serves
residents and local businesses alike.
During the Envision DPR Corridor study
process from 2015-2018, a total of ten
new roundabouts were proposed within
the Gateway Area to help facilitate
traffic circulation throughout the 2-mile
corridor. As part of the public outreach
process for the Envision DPR study, a
concept was also proposed to create full-
length medians to reduce the number of
vehicular turning movement conflicts.
With the implementation of full-
length medians, a need for additional
locations for vehicles to turn around
would arise. This concept would likely
require incorporating several smaller
roundabouts at minor intersections to
facilitate vehicle U-turn movements
to access adjacent properties with the
median-created right-in and right-out
only movements. Although expansion of
the Town right-of-way may be necessary
to accommodate the roundabouts,
this concept would create safer vehicle
movements within the corridor, improve
the multi-modal experience, and
enhance traffic-calming measures. It
would also afford the opportunity to
reallocate a portion of the existing
15-foot-wide center turn-lane space in
certain areas to be incorporated into the
bicycle and/or pedestrian facilities, plazas,
parklets, transit facilities, etc.
Similar to the other streetscape
alternatives outlined in this strategy,
additional public engagement, adjacent
property/business owner coordination,
and engineering analysis would occur
prior to implementation, including
consideration for emergency services
and evacuation needs, potential
pedestrian/bike conflicts with vehicles,
and general public interest.
In summary, as part of future
development/streetscape improvements,
extended center medians and minor
intersection roundabouts may be
considered to reduce vehicle turning
movement conflicts and to improve
circulation from Donner Pass Road
to adjacent land uses. The final
determination of streetscape design
details would be approved by the Town
during future land use approvals or as
part of a Town Capital Improvement
Project.
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Figure 7
Mobility and Streetscape
Improvements Diagram
Western Gateway Central Gateway Eastern Gateway
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Western Gateway Character Area
The Western Gateway segment of
Donner Pass Road extends from
approximately Interstate 80 to the
Truckee High School sports complex
entrance. This part of the Gateway Area
has traditionally included lower-scale
commercial development on the north
side of Donner Pass Road and near
Interstate 80. A significant amount of
property is dedicated to public schools
on the south side of Donner Pass Road.
Vision
The Western Gateway Area is envisioned
to become a mixed-use and multi-family
residential neighborhood that includes a
combination of small-scale retail, dining,
office and similar commercial uses while
continuing to accommodate the schools.
Ground floor residential is encouraged
in the middle of larger blocks to
replace auto-oriented uses and provide
needed workforce and senior housing.
Commercial, retail and office uses should
be located on intermittent corners and
other viable locations.
Land Use Character and Form
Two- to three-story buildings that include
upper floor stepbacks are encouraged
in this area. New buildings will be
located closer to Donner Pass Road
to allow more pedestrian interaction
with businesses and restaurants with
parking screened behind buildings.
New vertical and horizontal mixed-use
buildings will support local businesses
while also allowing needed opportunities
for workforce and senior housing.
Larger parcels, or collections of multiple
adjacent parcels, will allow opportunities
to create larger and more integrated
developments that may help reduce
development costs.
The south side of Donner Pass Road will
remain an education, arts, sports and
community service hub. New teacher
and administrator housing is possible
on excess School District property
that fronts Donner Pass Road. This is a
strategic opportunity to create needed
workforce housing near the schools and
within walking distance to a range of
retail and commercial uses.
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Conceptual rendering of the future Western Gateway character area
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Streetscape Concepts
The Donner Pass Road streetscape
was recently improved in the Western
Gateway as part of the Envision DPR
process. Additional improvements will
be made to further support mobility and
local businesses, as shown on Figure 8.
This includes creating a roundabout at
the intersection of Donner Pass Road
and Northwoods Boulevard and further
enhancing the streetscape with more
trees for shading and additional green
infrastructure (e.g., bioswales, detention
basins).
This area is also envisioned to include
more plaza and outdoor spaces,
linking the multi-modal corridor
to local businesses and mixed-use
developments. One key concept for
this area is to allow the re-purposing
of some on-street parking spaces on
the north side of the street to outdoor
plazas. This strategy will be tied to new
development projects that remove or
reconfigure driveways, which allow more
space for these features to be created.
The following pages provide conceptual
designs for streetscape improvements in
the Western Gateway character area.
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Figure 8
Western Gateway
Streetscape Improvements
Western Gateway
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8’
Sidewalk
8’
Parking
5’
Bike
Lane
11’
Travel Lane
15’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11’
Travel Lane
5’
Bike
Lane
11’
Sidewalk
6’
Land-
scaping
80’
ROWN S
SECTION 1 (existing condition)
Class II Bicycle Lane
The Western Gateway area recently
received upgrades through the
Envision DPR process that included
streetscape beautification, new and
upgraded pedestrian and bicycle
facilities, improved traffic flow and traffic
calming, and underground utilities.
These improvements maintained two
travel lanes and a center turn lane, while
adding mid-block pedestrian crosswalks
with bulbouts and better defined Class
II bicycle lanes to enhance mobility
and safety. New sidewalks were also
constructed and on-street parking was
added largely to the north side of the
street (to provide parking to commercial
and residential uses).
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8’
Sidewalk
8’
Parking
5’
Bike
Lane
11’
Travel Lane
15’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11’
Travel Lane
5’
Bike
Lane
11’
Sidewalk
6’
Land-
scaping
80’
ROWN S
SECTION 1B IMPROVEMENTS
Class II Bicycle Lane with Expanded
Outdoor Plaza Space
With the recent implementation of
Envision DPR, additional improvements
in this segment are focused on strategic
enhancements rather than complete
redesigns. Parking spots, for instance,
can be converted into parklets to create
additional space in the public realm
for plazas, outdoor dining and other
active uses. Additional medians can be
constructed to help calm traffic and
provide more greenery/stormwater
capture. Additionally, more street trees
can be planted in empty landscaping
areas along sidewalks to provide shade
for pedestrians, capture stormwater
runoff, enhance aesthetics, and reduce
the heat-island effect.
All of these enhancements would be
site specific and need to take into
account driveway realignments (where
applicable) and turning movements to/
from side streets.
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Central Gateway Character Area
The Central Gateway extends from
approximately the Truckee High School
sports complex entrance to Sierra
Avenue. This part of the Gateway Area
has traditionally contained the largest
retail uses and shopping centers in the
Study Area, and is centered on the main
intersection (Donner Pass Road and
Highway 89 South). This area also has
the largest parcel sizes in the Study Area,
creating an opportunity for larger mixed-
use and multi-family residential projects
in the core “node” at the center of the
Gateway Area.
Vision
The Central Gateway is envisioned
to become a commercial mixed‐use
area that builds on existing local
stores, restaurants, services and other
destinations. New mixed‐use projects
are encouraged with commercial and
retail on the ground floor and residential
above and/or towards the center and rear
of the parcel. There will be an active and
engaging street experience with many
plazas and green spaces.
Land Use Character and Form
Two- to three-story buildings that include
upper floor stepbacks will be encouraged
in this area. New buildings will be
located closer to Donner Pass Road to
allow more pedestrian interaction with
businesses and restaurants. New vertical
mixed-use buildings will support local
businesses while also allowing needed
opportunities for workforce and senior
housing. Larger parcels, or collections
of multiple adjacent parcels, will allow
opportunities to create larger and more
integrated developments that may help
reduce development costs.
There is flexibility in how this area grows
and transitions in the future. It may be
challenging to redevelop some of the
largest parcels because they have highly
valuable commercial uses. However,
there is a strategic opportunity to
create smaller buildings on the edges
of parking areas that front Donner Pass
Road. These buildings will add additional
uses and residences to the area, while
also helping to create a more pedestrian
environment.
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Conceptual rendering of the future Central Gateway character area
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Streetscape Concepts
The Donner Pass Road streetscape was
recently improved in portions of the
Central Gateway as part of the Envision
DPR process. Additional improvements
will be made to further support mobility
and local businesses, as shown on Figure
9. This includes creating a roundabout
at the intersection of Donner Pass Road
and Highway 89 South and further
enhancing the streetscape with more
trees for shading and additional green
infrastructure (e.g., bioswales, detention
basins).
This area is also envisioned to incorporate
more plaza and larger outdoor event
spaces, linking the multi-modal corridor
to local businesses and mixed-use
developments. These spaces will be tied
to new or substantially remodeled multi-
family and mixed-use projects at the
largest scale and intensity in the Gateway
Area. The following pages provide
conceptual designs for streetscape
improvements in the Central Gateway
character area.
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Figure 9
Central Gateway
Streetscape Improvements
Central Gateway
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80’
ROW
11’
Travel Lane
12’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11’
Travel Lane
5’
Bike
Lane
7’
Parking
11’
Parking
5’
Bike
Lane
5’
Side-
walk
8’
Sidewalk
N S
80’
ROW
5-8’
Side
walk
5’ - 6’
Bike
Path
11’
Travel Lane
12’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11’
Travel Lane
5’ - 6’
Bike
Path
5-8’
Side
walk
4’
Land-
scaping
4’
Land-
scaping
9’
Parking
9’
Parking
N S
Existing Condition
The Western Gateway area recently
received upgrades through the Envision
DPR project between the school
entrance and Highway 89 South. East of
Highway 89 South, the street includes
two travel lanes and a center turn lane
with no medians. There are Class II
bicycle lanes and parking on both sides
of the street, with narrow sidewalks.
SECTION 2 IMPROVEMENTS
Class II Bicycle Lane with Parallel Parking
This concept maintains the two
travel lanes and center turn lane and
adds midblock crossings to enhance
pedestrian safety. This design also
establishes Class II Bike Lanes that are
targeted to be six feet wide to provide
more safety for bicyclists. Additional
landscaping and trees are added along
sidewalks and plazas and within medians
to create a truly pedestrian environment,
capture stormwater and reduce the
heat-island effect. Where possible,
trees and landscaping may be placed
along the curb-edge of the sidewalks
and adjacent to pedestrian crossing
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5-8’
Side
walk
6’
Bike
Path
11’
Travel Lane
12’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11’
Travel Lane
6’
Bike
Lane
20’
Parking
5-8’
Side
walk
9’
Parking
4’
Land-
scaping
4’
Land-
scaping
80’
ROWN S
diagonal parking and the sidewalk
would be located on the private property
frontage, similar to the existing head-
in diagonal parking configuration. A
Class II Bike Lane that is targeted to be
six feet wide and parallel parking with
landscaping and streetscape amenities
would remain on the north side, in
accordance with Section 2 above.
bulb-outs; however, coordination with
the Fire District to assess emergency
vehicle access to frontage buildings/
uses, long-term snow removal and
maintenance, line-of-sight and safety for
pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles, and
the functionality in relation to adjacent
existing and proposed uses will be
considered for site-specific placement of
any landscaping.
SECTION 3 IMPROVEMENTS
Class II Bicycle Lane with Back-in
Angled Parking
This concept shows opportunities
to enhance on-street parking at key
locations with back-in angled parking
as an option or interim solution that
supports local businesses. In this
design, the south side of Donner Pass
Road could have a Class II Bicycle
Lane, targeted to be six feet wide, with
back-in angled parking adjacent to the
sidewalk. To accommodate this design
for increased parking, a portion of the
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Land Use Character and Form
Two- to three-story buildings that
include upper floor stepbacks will be
encouraged in this area. New buildings
will be located closer to Donner
Pass Road to allow more pedestrian
interaction with businesses and
restaurants. New vertical and horizontal
mixed-use buildings will support local
businesses while also allowing needed
opportunities for workforce and senior
housing. Larger parcels, or collections
of multiple adjacent parcels, will allow
opportunities to create larger and more
integrated developments that may help
reduce development costs.
The Tahoe Forest Hospital District will
expand into a larger facility on both sides
of Donner Pass Road. This expanded
“Health Care Hub” will become a local
and regional asset and will necessitate
a range of mobility, parking and
streetscape improvements to ensure
convenient mobility and safety for all
modes of travel.
Eastern Gateway Character Area
The Eastern Gateway extends from
approximately Sierra Avenue to
Interstate 80 near the McIver Dairy
property. This part of the Gateway Area
has traditionally included lower-scale
commercial developments and the
major medical uses associated with
Tahoe Forest Hospital. It also includes the
largest single recreational and outdoor
space in the Gateway Area, which is the
McIver Dairy and meadow.
Vision
The Eastern Gateway is envisioned to
become a commercial mixed‐use and
hospital campus area that builds on
the existing mix of retail, office and
medical uses. New mixed‐use projects
are encouraged with active ground floor
uses and residential above or to the
center/back of the parcel. Larger and
more intensive uses, like the hospital
facility, should be stepped down and
transition in scale when they are close to
existing residential neighborhoods.
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Conceptual rendering of the future Eastern Gateway character area
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Streetscape Concepts
Some recent streetscape improvements
have been made in the Eastern
Gateway character area, largely tied
to the development of new Tahoe
Forest Hospital buildings. Additional
improvements will be made to further
support mobility, local businesses and
the Heath Care Hub as shown on Figure
10. This includes creating a roundabout
at a new intersection of Donner Pass
Road between Lake Avenue and Pine
Avenue.
This area is also envisioned to integrate
more plaza and outdoor event spaces,
linking the multi-modal corridor to local
businesses, mixed-use developments
and medical uses. These spaces will be
tied to new or substantially remodeled
multi-family and mixed-use projects, and
the expansion of the hospital campus.
The following pages provide conceptual
designs for streetscape improvements in
the Eastern Gateway character area.
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Figure 10
Eastern Gateway
Streetscape Improvements
Eastern Gateway
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80’
ROW
5-8’
Side
walk
5’ - 6’
Bike
Path
11’
Travel Lane
12’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11’
Travel Lane
5’ - 6’
Bike
Path
5-8’
Side
walk
4’
Land-
scaping
4’
Land-
scaping
9’
Parking
9’
Parking
80’
ROW
11.5’
Travel Lane
12’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11.5’
Travel Lane
5’
Bike
Lane
9.5’
Parking
5’
Side-
walk
6’
Sidewalk
9.5’
Parking
N S
N S
5’
Bike
Lane
6’
Land-
scaping
Existing Condition
The Eastern Gateway area has a similar
existing condition as the eastern part of
the Central Gateway area with two travel
lanes, a center turn lane and parking
on both sides of the street. There are
currently Class II bicycle lanes on both
sides of the street. It should be noted
that with the recent expansion of the
Hospital complex in this segment, some
street improvements such as mid-block
crossings, landscaping, and widened
sidewalks have been created.
SECTION 2 IMPROVEMENTS
Class II Bicycle Lane with Parallel Parking
This concept maintains the two
travel lanes and center turn lane and
adds midblock crossings to enhance
pedestrian safety. This design also
establishes Class II Bike Lanes that are
targeted to be six feet wide to provide
more safety for bicyclists. Additional
landscaping and trees are added along
sidewalks and plazas and within medians
to create a truly pedestrian environment,
capture stormwater and reduce the
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for increased parking, a portion of the
diagonal parking and the sidewalk
would be located on the private property
frontage, similar to the existing head-
in diagonal parking configuration. A
Class II Bike Lane that is targeted to be
six feet wide and parallel parking with
landscaping and streetscape amenities
would remain on the north side, in
accordance with Section 2 above.
heat-island effect. Where possible,
trees and landscaping may be placed
along the curb-edge of the sidewalks
and adjacent to pedestrian crossing
bulb-outs; however, coordination with
the Fire District to assess emergency
vehicle access to frontage buildings/
uses, long-term snow removal and
maintenance, line-of-sight and safety for
pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles, and
the functionality in relation to adjacent
existing and proposed uses will be
considered for site-specific placement of
any landscaping.
SECTION 3 IMPROVEMENTS
Class II Bicycle Lane with Back-in
Angled Parking
This concept shows opportunities
to enhance on-street parking at key
locations with back-in angled parking
as an option or interim solution that
supports local businesses. In this
design, the south side of Donner Pass
Road could have a Class II Bicycle
Lane, targeted to be six feet wide, with
back-in angled parking adjacent to the
sidewalk. To accommodate this design
5-8’
Side
walk
6’
Bike
Path
11’
Travel Lane
12’
Center Turn
Lane/ Median
11’
Travel Lane
6’
Bike
Lane
20’
Parking
5-8’
Side
walk
9’
Parking
4’
Land-
scaping
4’
Land-
scaping
80’
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