Hagersville Streetscape Plan

Sidewalks and Boulevards
The objective for sidewalks and boulevards in downtown Hagersville is
to provide a safe, durable, accessible and comfortable walking
environment for all users. Sidewalks and boulevards should:
a) Be replaced as a whole over time during street infrastructure
projects in the long term, although localized safety and tripping
hazards should be corrected in the short term.
b) Use simple poured concrete given the durable and accessible
nature of this material.
c) Limit the use of differentiated paving materials (such as concrete
pavers, textured asphalt, coloured concrete or asphalt), focusing
such materials at points of emphasis and pedestrian points within
the downtown.
d) Provide barrier free access through the use of dropped curbs,
textured banding at road crossings or drive aisles, and sidewalk
extensions across private driveway accesses.
e) Provide direct pedestrian access routes to parking area s, building
entrances and seating areas.
f) Place plant materials, furnishings and other vertical elements along
the street edge so they do not impede pedestrian routes of travel,
or limit views at street intersections or private driveway accesses.
g) Implement extended curbs or ‘bumpouts’ where appropriate to
frame on‐street parking lay‐bys, reduce crossing distances for
pedestrians at crosswalk location, and act as traffic calming.
h) Have boulevard paving that is continuous and extends from the
back of curb to the building face. Where not possible, walkways
should have a minimum unimpeded width of 1.80 metres.
i) Sidewalks should slope towards the curb to allow for proper
drainage and avoid water collection and ice patching in winter.
Hagersville Streetscape Plan
Page 53