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Create Main Street Environments
Main Street Enclosure
Main Street Enclosure
C63
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The sense of place on Main Street will be reinforced if the space is well-proportioned. One guideline is for the heights of the buildings framing Main Street to be between 1/3 and 1/2 the distance between the buildings.
Related Details
C60
Typical Main Street
C61
Widths of Sidewalk Elements
C65
Main Street
C66
Traditional Pedestrian-Oriented Main Street
C73
Neighborhood Commercial Corner
C72
Commercial Office Development
C71
Large-Scale Commercial Development
C70
Commercial Retail Development