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CHAPTER 2 VISION + PLANNING FRAMEWORK <br />Create a Grid of Smaller Blocks <br />Small block sizes improve access and waIkabiIity <br />throughout a neighborhood, offering more <br />route choices for pedestrians. The Bay Fair <br />area currently lacks clear connections and a <br />coherent block structure, and is dominated by <br />several very large parcels without connections <br />through them. To address this issue, large <br />parcels should be divided into smaller <br />blocks over time as development or on- site <br />improvements occur, ensuring the desired <br />"village" character and smaller, more walkable <br />neighborhood scale. In general, blocks should <br />be no longer than 400 feet, with mid -block <br />connections breaking up larger blocks. New <br />connections should be publicly -accessible, <br />although they may occur on privately -owned <br />land. Publicly accessible connections might <br />be streets, alleys, pedestrian -and -bicycle -only <br />connections, or publicly -accessible linear open <br />spaces. New connections should lead from <br />one public right-of-way or publicly accessible <br />connection to another, avoiding cul-de-sacs <br />and dead -ends. <br />Figure 2.4 shows an example of a new mid - <br />block connection, while Figure 2.4 outlines the <br />key connections that should be created when <br />developing the large parcels. This is consistent <br />with the guidance found in the Mobility <br />(Chapter 3) and Development Standards <br />(Chapter 5) chapters of the Bay Fair TOD <br />Specific Plan. <br />Figure 2.3: Publicly -Accessible Mid -Block Connections for Long Blocks <br />T9 <br />New Local Street New Mid -Block Pedestrian Connection <br />0 - 6' Retail Setback Retail Frontage <br />0000000009 <br />