Urban General (C4) Context Classification

    Mix of uses set within small blocks with a well-connected roadway network.
    Typically residential neighborhoods.

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    Urban General Overview

    Roadways in the Urban General (C4) Context Classification reside in mixed use areas but are primarily comprised of a residential neighborhoods with a variety of housing types. The buildings surrounding the roadway in this context are generally between one and three stories tall and built with offsets between 0' and 75' from the roadway.

    Urban General roadways have an allowable design speed of 25 - 45 mph which enables the implementation of several speed management techniques per the FDOT Design Manual . These roadways have heavy traffic and are essential to a multiple modes of transportation. The image below illustrates the amount and type of users that are expected in the Urban General context. overview
    All modes of transportation and all types of users can be found on a roadway in the Urban General context. Vehicles, transit, and freight will have the highest densities in this context, but there will still be a significant presence of pedestrians and bicyclists as well due to all of the nearby residences. Due to the wide variety of modes of transportation and users present in this context, it is crucial that roads in this context tailor to the safety of all of them.