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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element and sidewalks for new roadways widening projects and roadway redesigns to address the needs of public transportation vehicles and patrons bicyclists and pedestrians of all ages and abilities in planning, programming, design construction and maintenance of County roadways. These principles will be applied to reconstruction and maintenance proiects to the extent state or federal statute, economic and environmental considerations and existing development will allow. The County will view all transportation improvements as opportunities to improve safety, access and mobility for all travelers and recognizes bicycle,_pedestrian, and transit modes as integral elements of the transportationsystem. OBJECTIVE 5 LAND USE COMPATIBILITY Throughout the time horizon of this plan, traffic circulation system will be compatible and compliment adjacent land uses. POLICY 5.1: The county shall design and locate to the extent possible major roadways (i.e. minor and principal arterials) and intersections such as to not adversely affect existing neighborhoods nor produce excessive traffic on local roads through residential areas. The following are some of the characteristics by which the county will determine whether neighborhoods are adversely impacted: severs existing neighborhoods, more traffic other than local traffic using roadways, widening of roadways which results in roadways constructed closer to residential homes, and other similar characteristics. In areas where minor and principal arterial roadways and their intersections adversely affect existing neighborhoods, the county may provide buffers as stated in the above Policy 7.1. The county will also review the feasibility of relocating roadways and intersections and limit the number of roadway connections and accesses. Where appropriate, the county will implement traffic calming improvements. POLICY 5.2: The county shall locate and design roadways to minimize adverse environmental impacts. Where sensitive environmental areas will be impacted by roadway construction, the county will mitigate those impacts by taking action as provided for in the Conservation Element of the plan. POLICY 5.3: The county shall not fund transportation improvements which will allow increased development in coastal high -hazard areas. POLICY 5.4: The county hereby designates as historic and scenic roads the following: ° Jungle Trail ° Fellsmere Grade ° Gifford Dock Road ° Old Winter Beach Road ° Quay Dock Road The county will prepare, adopt, and implement management plans for each of these roads in order to protect and enhance their scenic/historic character. Community Development Department Indian River County 131