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Streets

Street design is more than just the roadway. Sidewalks, bike paths and lanes, intersections, signalization, access, construction detour routing, and carrying stormwater are all concerns that must be balanced. Each jurisdiction has standards, which to the casual eye are similar but portray very different approaches to moving traffic and pedestrians. Streets must bear the anticipated traffic load and efficiently accommodate transit while providing safe access to homes and businesses.

Landplan Engineering is a leader in the Midwest for street design, regularly designing and observing construction of over a mile of streets per month. The firm provides design and observation services for highways as well.

Recently the firm has worked with cities to develop new standards for curbs that carry the stormwater of standard high-back curbs but are mountable. Currently in trials in two cities, these curbs save developers the cost of removal and replacement with driveway aprons and reduce the number of curb inlets. Municipal street maintenance costs are lowered as avoiding driveway cuts reduces the wear accelerating damage inherent to public streets of the cut and replace process.

The firm is also a regional leader in design of traffic circles and roundabouts, recognizing the different purposes for which they are used: traffic calming and signal free intersections.

Different individuals within the firm maintain expertise as resources in design and mixes for differing types of pavement as well as in signalization technology. Value engineering reviews address not only cost effective solutions but focus on aesthetic considerations such as medians, circle centers, and entryways. These elements may enhance public perceptions and thereby increase lot values for developers and community residents.

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