Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

of-direction travel, and provide im provem ents such as shelter and lighting that m ake transit use safe and convenient. Arterial and Collector Street Frontages There has been discussion and som e implem entation undertaken toward im proving the look of adjacent single-fam ily residential developm ent along arterial and collector streets when the lots back up to arterial and collector street frontages. The m ost favored standa rd has been to put a wall along the street frontage. Discussion is now underway about the possibility of ha ving the adjacent houses face the street in order to create a m uch m ore inviting street environm ent. Some of the issues associated with arterial and collector street design are neighborhood integration, pedestrian friendly spaces, m aintenance of orphan landscape strips, integrated construction m aterials, noise and dust, preservation of vehicular traffic capacity , access m anagem ent and safety . In Medford there has been a consistent desire for resi dential developm ent to include som e large lots. By providing some larger or estate lots with front-facing houses along the m ain thoroughfares, a win-win situation for the com munity could be created. Larger lots with increased setb acks from the street could provide a diversity in lot size, elim inate wall m aintenance issues, allow neighborhood integration, be more pedestrian friendly , give noise and dust protec tion and provide access m anagem ent controls. It is recom mended that there be m ore discussion regarding this issue. Strategies To address the need for integrated land use and tr ansportation policy and decision-m aking, the following strategies have been identified: • The City of Medford should com plete and adopt a land use/trans portation plan, design guidelines, street and streetscape standards and im plem enting ordinances for the SE Medford TOD, the West Medford TOD and the Delta Waters TOD, and m ixed-use areas. • The City should review its existing Code and prepare the necessary ordinances and/or Comprehensive Plan amendm ents to protect and preserve future corridors identified in the TSP for transportation purposes. • The City should initiate discussion to address potentia l code revisions to address issues related to arterial and collector street frontages. Medford Transportatio n System Pl an 4-13 Transportation and Land Use