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j WALKING <br />Walking is the most fundamental transportation <br />mode of all since virtually all trips include a walking <br />component. Effective pedestrian facilities enable <br />community building and social equity. While many of <br />the County's roads do not need fully separate <br />sidewalks or paths due to the lack destinations in <br />close proximity in rural areas, arterials and collectors <br />in the UGAs and LAMIRDs may warrant dedicated <br />pedestrian infrastructure. Dense areas with <br />commercial land uses and roadways that serve <br />schools, parks, and churches are particularly <br />important as they support more pedestrians and <br />may have a larger portion of vulnerable users than <br />other roadways. Measures such as increased <br />separation from moving vehicles, marked <br />crosswalks, bulb-out curbing, and sidewalks at <br />crossings can keep pedestrians safer. <br />The County is required by Federal guidelines to <br />establish an ADA Transition Plan. This should be <br />prioritized to ensure that both new and existing <br />pedestrian infrastructure is accessible for all users. <br />Table 6 and Table 7 establish guidance in terms of <br />the level of accommodation that the County wishes <br />to provide for pedestrians. Table 6 applies to the <br />UGA and LAM I RD areas, where pedestrian demands <br />warrant special attention. <br />The highest level of accommodation for walking, <br />indicated in the green row, would provide improved <br />pedestrian facilities such as trails and separated <br />facilities that are ADA accessible and have <br />wayfinding signage and milepost markers. The <br />yellow level of accommodation would make strong <br />progress in maintaining the existing sidewalk and <br />pedestrian network and building out the network by <br />filling sidewalk gaps or pedestrian shoulders to <br />ensure that a pedestrian facility is provided on at <br />least one side of the roadway. Incomplete or missing <br />pedestrian facilities would fall into the red category <br />and not satisfy the County's goals for <br />accommodating pedestrians. <br />Table 6. Pedestrian Accommodation <br />Descriptions for Roadways within the UGA <br />and LAMIRDs <br />LOS Description <br />Improved network of paved trails that <br />are ADA accessible and have marked <br />wayfinding signage and milepost <br />markers. <br />Maintain existing sidewalk and <br />pedestrian facility provided on one side <br />of the street. <br />No pedestrian facility or existing facilities <br />allowed to decay. <br />Table 7 applies to unincorporated areas outside of <br />the UGA and LAMIRD areas, where pedestrian <br />demands are considerably lower . The highest level of <br />accommodation for walking, indicated in the green <br />row, would provide enhanced pedestrian facilities <br />relative to what exists today. These types of <br />improvements could be provision of trails, <br />wayfinding signage, or sidewalks or wide shoulders <br />on at least one side of the roadway. The yellow level <br />of accommodation would include maintaining what <br />exists today. Allowing facilities to fall into disrepair <br />would fall into the red category. <br />Table 7. Pedestrian Accommodation <br />Descriptions for Roadways outside of the <br />UGA and LAMIRDs <br />Improved network of pedestrian facilities <br />from what exists today. <br />Maintain existing sidewalk and <br />pedestrian facilities. <br />No maintenance of existing facilities, <br />allowed to decay . <br />49 Ip age