1. To improve the pedestrian and bicycling environment by making it easier, safer, and more comfortable to walk or ride among businesses, residences, to streets and sidewalks, to transit stops, and connections throughout the city.

2. To enhance access to on- and off-site open space areas and pedestrian/bicycle paths.

1. For sites with multiple buildings, pedestrian paths connecting businesses and residential entries on the same development site must be provided. Routes that minimize walking distances must be utilized to the extent practical.

Departures will be allowed where steep slopes prevent a direct connection or where an indirect route would enhance the design and/or use of a publicly accessible outdoor space or a common outdoor space.

2. Sites with Residential Units. Provide direct pedestrian access between all ground-related unit entries and a public street or to a clearly marked pathway network or open space that has direct access to a public street. Residential developments must provide a pedestrian circulation network that connects all main entrances on the site to other areas of the site, such as:

For townhouses or other residential units fronting the street, the sidewalk may be used to meet this standard. (Ord. 2341 § 5 (Exh. A), 2020).