Medians and parking islands can have major influence on the character of a byway. Medians can serve to separate opposing traffic, provide a recovery area for out-of-control vehicles, allow space for turn lanes, minimize headlight glare, and provide width for future lanes. Vegetation in the medians gives the road a parkway feel.
Parking islands either physically or visually separate a parking pullout from the traffic lanes. Similar design principles apply to both medians and parking islands. Creative use of vegetation, materials for curbing, and surface treatments for medians and parking islands can complement the byway character.
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