Page 30 - Town of Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan - 2013

A Complete Streets Vision 2012 Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan Town Recreation Core: Improvements to this area are intended to create a unified and attractive user experience and to establish a “downtown” or “place making” center of activity along the NYS Route 28N. Improvements to the High Peaks Overlook Park and recreation field include new sidewalks, walkways, and plantings, screening of the Town shed, a terraced amphitheater (for outdoor events), a natural
ages and abilities, including children, older adults, and people with disabilities. While traditional roadway designs
used a classification system based on increasing volumes and speed, a more “complete street” integrates various
corridor should accommodate all users. This includes pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, representing people of all
users. This integrated design approach helps to reduce vehicle miles traveled and promotes pedestrian mobility.
Finally, a complete street design offers more opportunities to improve the aesthetic quality of the roadway and
Enhancement Plans, and Design Vocabulary figures. These figures may be found at the end of this section. The
improvements are depicted in the Town Recreation Core, Newcomb Central School Concept Plan, Site Specific
design elements to control access and speed, thereby making for a more safe and efficient experience for all
The overall design philosophy for the Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan is centered on the idea that the
location of these target areas is identified in the Key Plan, Complete Streets figure (next page). A brief
The Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan includes improvements for the entire corridor. Site‐specific

Corridor Plan Recommendations

description of these figures: pedestrian connections. It also includes attractive, pedestrian‐scaled lighting, landscaping and tree parking, reduced impervious surface, rehabilitated recreation fields and buried utilities.

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