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Draft Chapter 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) District <br />a. A passage shall serve as a pedestrian connector passing between buildings to provide shortcuts <br />through long blocks and access to rear parking areas or courtyards. <br />b. Passages shall be paved and landscaped, and specifically reserved for pedestrian travel. <br />c. Passages shall be a minimum of 10 feet and a maximum of 30 feet wide <br />d. The design of the passage shall encourage pedestrian circulation. This can be accomplished by: <br />(1) Having the walkway meet the public sidewalk in an engaging and identifiable manner; <br />(2) Providing pedestrian amenities such as alternative paving methods, seating, and <br />planters; <br />(3) Designing the passage using CPTED principles <br />e. For properties adjacent to fixed rail transit or bus facilities, a passage may include transit <br />station or bus stop access. <br />f. For properties adjacent to the Green River, a passage may include a pedestrian connection <br />between the Green River Trail and a publicly accessible street /sidewalk. The passage should be <br />established in an easement allowing for public access through private property. <br />4. Pedestrian Space Design Guidelines <br />Pedestrian spaces should provide a variety of seating options, including benches, seating steps, <br />planters, landscaping features, or low walls. <br />b. Pedestrian space should provide areas of sun and shade for year -round climatic comfort, and, <br />where desired, shelter and night lighting to encourage public activity and ensure safety. <br />c. Pedestrian spaces should include specimen trees and seasonal plantings. <br />d. Landscaping should not act as a visual or physical barrier to adjacent sidewalks. <br />e. Pedestrian spaces are encouraged to include artwork, water features, trellises or shelters, and <br />decorative paving. <br />f. Public gathering places should be equipped with 115- and 220- volt outlets as appropriate for <br />entertainment or commercial use. <br />g. Public gathering places and other publicly accessible areas should be detailed with decorative, <br />pedestrian scaled site furnishings and equipment. <br />h. Seating, freestanding planters, ornamental solid waste and recycling receptacles, bike racks, <br />drinking fountains, pergolas, trellises, heaters, umbrellas, wind screening, and decorative <br />bollards are recommended in pedestrian spaces. <br />ZADCD n Clerk's \PC Laserfiche Packet \5 -24 -12 PC Packet \FINAL PC BOOK2_5.18.12_clean.docx Page 60 5/18/2012 <br />72 <br />