Pedestrian Route: Defined and undefined circulation patterns between origins and destinations used by the walker.
Policy: Any governing principle, plan, or course of action.
Recommendation: In this document, possible actions that can be taken by jurisdictions in the MAG region to improve the pedestrian environment.
Recreational Pedestrian Route: A path used for pleasure or exercise walking, often without a specific destination.
Region: Maricopa County limits.
Roads of Regional Significance (RRS): Major arterial roads in the MAG region that have regional significance.
Shared Use Path: A path physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right-of-way or within independent right-of-way. Shared use paths may be used by bicyclists, pedestrians, skaters, joggers, and other non-motorized users.
Sidewalk: The portion of a street or highway right-of-way designed for preferential or exclusive use by pedestrians.
Stabilized Decomposed Granite: A granular stone surfacing material which has been mixed with a binder and compacted to a firm surface considered ADA accessible.
Tourist: Tourist: In this document, one who is visiting the MAG region for pleasure, culture or business. See Visitor.
Traffic Calming: Methods used to slow traffic and thereby reduce speed, accidents, noise, pollution, and congestion.
Traffic: Vehicular movement or the vehicles themselves
Transit: In this document, any form of transportation used by the pedestrian other than a personal vehicle, including bicycles.
Vehicle: In this document, a motorized form of transportation such as an automobile, motorcycle, golf cart, bus, etc.
View Corridor: The surrounding area which can be viewed from a single viewpoint, usually in a linear form with a view terminus.
Visitor: In this document, an inhabitant of the region traveling to another part of the region, i.e. a local tourist, see Tourist.
Walkable Commuter Route: A pedestrian path typically originating in a residential area and terminating at a workplace. See Recreations Pedestrian Route.
Warrant Process: A process for determining where and when to set traffic control devices, including stop signs, street lights, etc.
Walkway: The pedestrian path itself, which may be undefined or defined by materials or barriers. The walkway is a channel in the pedestrian area along which pedestrians move.
Wheelchair: Wheelchairs include the full range of wheeled mobility devices. There is a trend away from using the term wheelchair and a movement toward the use of the term wheeled mobility device. This term includes power mobility devices and manual mobility devices and includes devices designed for adults and for children.
Woonerf: "Living yard"; a traffic calming technique in which there is no segregation between motorized and non-motorized traffic and in which pedestrians have priority in the whole street area.
