Urban Center Overview

Roadways in the Urban Center (C5) Context Classification reside in highly urbanized areas typically concentrated around a few blocks identified as the civic or economic center of the community. The buildings surrounding the roadway in this context are generally between one and five stories tall, mixed use, and built up right to the edge of the sidewalk.

Urban Center roadways have an allowable design speed of 25-35 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 Center context.
Transit, pedestrians, vehicles, and bicyclists are the majority of the users of a street in this context which is why it is so important that the design of the street takes their safety and comfort into consideration. Smaller freight trucks can also be expected in this context.