What is the overall “Vision” the MLK Street Plan?
• Transportation improvements result in commercial areas with good, safe access and sufficient/required parking. • Overall plan includes side streets no more than one block deep. • Distinct character and identity of areas is enhanced and preserved. • Corridor is aesthetically pleasing and inviting to people. • Corridor is accessible by all modes (pedestrians, bicycles, cars, transit, and local service vehicles). • Through truck traffic is eliminated. • NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard serves local neighborhoods. • Before the median is strategically removed, traffic flow, safety, and aesthetic impacts are considered. • Street design standards help create a pedestrian-friendly and accessible environment. • Well-designed sidewalks along the length of the corridor link neighborhoods respond to neighborhood and commercial areas and encourage pedestrian gatherings. • School children and pedestrians of all ages children have safe and convenient crossings. • Commercial nodes and gateways pr
