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I. SITE PLANNING <br />Streetscape <br />The transition from public to private spaces <br />Fig. 2: Project siting, architecture and <br />landscaping provide a sense of high quality <br />design from road to interior spaces, design <br />harmony between projects, and complement <br />desirable neighborhood elements. <br />1. "The challenge facing builders in the 90's ... is to <br />develop pedestrian atmosphere reducingithe impact of <br />the automobile. Many developments in the last <br />twenty years have produced streetscapes often <br />dominated by garage doors and driveways creating an <br />environment with less neighborhood interaction: an <br />environment discouraging pedestrian activity." <br />("Development Digest"; Winter, 1990.) <br />2. A streetscape which is safe and reflects a high <br />quality coordinated design, is essential in multi- <br />family neighborhoods. This overlay of street front <br />design harmony is important to maintaining the sense <br />of "community" which can be lost in an environment <br />of diverse, sometimes sterile/mediocre project designs <br />and automobiles. <br />15 foot Landscape strip provides transition <br />from public streeucape to one-story project <br />rovide a be architecture. <br />' g lots. <br />2 <br />20 <br />