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	Pedestrian areas and facilities should be designed at a minimum to be safe. The following guidelines cover specific pedestrian facilities and amenities. There are items which are recommended in a facility for it to be safe for pedestrians (see this page). There are items that make an area more comfortable and more likely that pedestrians will use it willingly (see Page 48). Lastly, there are items that make an area a destination, a place that people will make a point to walk or bike or ride there (see Page 49). Safe Facility Minimums a 6-foot wide walkway, visually and functionally separate from the path of vehicles a walkway surface that is smooth, slip-resistant and without cracks, indents, or steep grades clear of protruding objects walkways that go around driveway crossings all intersection corners and changes in elevation have ramps the walkway is physically separated from vehicular traffic by at least one vertical or horizontal elements at least 1 footcandle of lighting at intersections and crosswalks pedestrian crossings with vehicular traffic have a defined crosswalk traffic signals are timed for a walking speed of 2.8 feet per second minimum 50% shade coverage along the route and at gathering nodes NOTE: If the project is a new build, there are design elements that should be built to the comfortable level to meet the highest standards of ADAAG. These include driveway crossings (walkway fully behind flared and sloped portions of the driveway), directional ramps at intersections (two per corner, one for each crosswalk), approved detectable warnings at all transitions between walksways and streets, and cut-through or ramped medians.