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Draft Chapter 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) District <br />BACK OF SIDEWALK' <br />k <br />4 BACK OF SIDEWALK <br />Figure 11 Corridor Definition of Terms <br />B. Eight Corridor Types are hereby established in the specific locations and with the specific <br />names indicated in Figure 2 Corridor Map. <br />1. Walkable Corridors. To provide and support a high quality pedestrian realm for shopping and <br />strolling along active retail, eating and entertainment uses, with buildings pulled up to the street <br />and parking located to the side or rear, on Southcenter's primary streets connecting the Mall, <br />Tukwila Pond, the Transit Center, and the Sounder Longacres commuter rail /Amtrak Station. <br />Sidewalks associated with these Corridors should be wide and unobstructed to provide ample room <br />for pedestrians to walk, and, where appropriate, to encourage activities including outdoor dining, <br />locations for kiosks, food carts, and flower stalls. <br />2. Pedestrian Walkways. The design and location of this corridor is intended to supplement the <br />existing and future street network with non motorized pathways, support and foster an alternative <br />mode of travel to motorized vehicles within the area, and provide a safe, pleasant, and direct route <br />for pedestrians between significant activity areas (such as the Sounder Commuter Rail /Amtrak <br />Station and Baker Boulevard, and the Mall and Tukwila Transit Center with Tukwila Pond Park). <br />Pedestrian Walkways should be wide with amenities such as trees, planters, benches and other <br />street furniture. Buildings should be pulled up to the edge of the corridor and designed to be <br />pedestrian friendly. Where appropriate, encourage uses such as kiosks, viewing areas, food carts <br />and flower stalls along this corridor. Walkways will be well -lit to create a safe night -time <br />environment. <br />3. Tukwila Pond Esplanade. To provide a public esplanade environment along the northern edge of <br />Tukwila Pond Park, that functions as a focal point and central gathering spot for the urban center, <br />suitable for shopping or strolling. The esplanade is intended to be integrated with adjoining retail <br />and restaurant activities, providing an active waterside promenade to augment the shopping, <br />W: \Long Range Projects \Southcenter Plan \Plan 2011 \Book 2 \FINAL PC BOOK26.12.12with markups.dou Page 26 6/21/2012 <br />30 <br />PUBLIC V PRIVATE <br />RIVATE FRONTAGE X FRONTAGE V THQROUGHF.ARE u u FRONTAGE FRONTAGE <br />STREET' ......z r:..:. <br />