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I. SITE PLANNING <br />Fig. 22: A transition from semi -private to <br />private spaces with low volume paths, trellises <br />and alcoves. <br />Identity. A system for identifying the location of <br />each residential unit and common facilities at the <br />project entry should be establislrtl. <br />Hardware. Police department should be <br />contacted for information regarding appropriate <br />hardware such as door locks, window latches, etc. <br />Lighting. More light is not necessarily indicative <br />of better and safer lighting. Lighting levels <br />should be carefully selected and oriented so that <br />points and areas vulnerable to crime are accented. <br />Lighting should be provided in areas of heavy <br />pedestrian or vehicular traffic and in areas which <br />are dangerous if unlit, such as, stairs and ramps, <br />intersections or where abrupt changes in grade <br />occur. Areas that have high crime potential <br />should be well lighted so that people traveling <br />through them at night may feel secure. <br />Landscaping. Plant materials such as high <br />shrubs, should not be located so that surveillance <br />of semi-public and semi -private areas is blocked. <br />This will provide the opportunity for crime. <br />40. Sucker shrubs may discourage crime activities. <br />Low shrubs and umbrella trees (where the canopy is <br />maintained above 5 feet from the ground) will allow <br />surveillance opportunities, hence reducing the <br />potential for criminal behavior. <br />14 <br />32 <br />