The City of San Diego Street Design Manual

Author(s):

City of San Diego Street Design Manual Advisory Committee

Organization:

City of San Diego Street Design Manual Advisory Committee

Publisher/Date:

City of San Diego Street Design Manual Advisory Committee, City of San Diego Planning Department, San Diego, CA, 2002

Rating:

Very Useful

Abstract:

The City of Villages Initiative recognizes streets as an important element in shaping our urban form and improving our neighborhood quality by:

• Balancing the needs of emergency vehicles with everyday traffic concerns - such as vehicle speeding and pedestrian safety through street design policy.
• Promoting an interconnected street network that includes pedestrian and bicycle access where topography and land form permit.
• Creating a more attractive and safe pedestrian environment through the promotion of an active streetscape and the use of public art and artistic elements.
• Reducing peak energy demand through the incorporation of urban heat island reduction measures into the appropriate site and street design guidelines, landscape standards, and building codes.
• Promoting pedestrian- and transit-friendly design of City streets.
• Providing capacity and operational improvements to streets to minimize congestion and focus on persons and goods, not just vehicles.

The purpose of the Street Design Manual is to provide information and guidance for the design of the public right-of-way that recognizes the many and varied purposes that a street serves. The Street Design Manual is intended to assist in the implementation of the Progress Guide and General Plan, the Strategic Framework Element, the Transit-Oriented Development Design Guidelines, and the Land Development Code. In addition, it is intended to assist in the implementation of the special requirements established through community plans, specific plans, precise plans, or other City Council adopted policy and/or regulatory documents.

Number of Pages:

154

Link:

The City of San Diego Street Design Manual (http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/documents/pdf/trans/complete.pdf)

Table of Contents?

Yes

Illustrations?

Yes

Material Type:

Guidelines

Key Document?

Yes

Categories:

Local Policy, Guidelines; Planning, Concept/schematic Design

Keywords:

San Diego - Local, Street Design Manual

Strengths:

• Document has easy-to-read layout
• Organized by street type, with accompanying summary table
• Pedestrian guidelines good on identifying issues to consider
• Very nice traffic calming section
• Includes best-practice in street design
• ADA issues integrated throughout the guidelines

Weaknesses:

Could interweave the detailed Design Standards sections with the earlier descriptive sections.

Record Last Updated:

July 2006