[Carfreeliving] Residential Driveways restrictions

[Dave Snyder]

Look what they're considering in Philadelphia! This would be a good 
thing to consider in SF, especially on bike routes, particularly 
where we might want to consider putting the bike lane between the 
parked car and the sidewalk. Such a treatment would add danger at 
every driveway, but if you didn't have any driveways, it could add 
safety and comfort, not to mention improve the sidewalk experience.

Dave


>
>We are starting to grapple with the possibility of limiting front garages
>and driveways for new residential development.  I'm talking about rowhouses
>or twin houses here, not single-family detached.  Often the most compelling
>argument against driveways is that they convert public parking spaces into
>private ones.  However, I also want to make the argument that having too
>many driveways diminishes the pedestrian quality of the sidewalk.  I seem
>to remember hearing somewhere that a significant share of child pedestrian
>injuries occur in driveways.  Can anyone confirm this?
>
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>Deborah Schaaf
>Senior Planner
>Philadelphia City Planning Commission
>One Parkway Building, 13th floor
>Philadelphia PA 19102
>
>Phone: 215-683-4643
>Fax: 215-683-4630
>debby.schaaf at phila.gov