Table 1 Functional and contextual street classification frameworks
From: Rhythm of the streets: a street classification framework based on street activity patterns
Framework | Organization | Document/System | Street types | Transportation aspect | Public life aspect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Functional | U.S. Census Bureau | Census Feature Class Codes (CFCC) | – Primary Highway with Limited Access | Yes | No |
– Primary Road without Limited Access | |||||
– Secondary and Connecting Road | |||||
– Local, Neighborhood, and Rural Road | |||||
– Vehicular Trail | |||||
– Road with Special Characteristics | |||||
– Road as Other Thoroughfare | |||||
Functional | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures (2013) | – Arterial | Yes | No |
– Collector | |||||
– Local street | |||||
Contextual | City of Boston | Boston Complete Streets: Design Guidelines (2013) | – Downtown Commercial | Yes | Yes |
– Downtown Mixed-Use | |||||
– Neighborhood Main Street | |||||
– Neighborhood Connector | |||||
– Neighborhood Residential | |||||
– Industrial | |||||
– Shared Streets | |||||
– Parkways | |||||
– Boulevards | |||||
Contextual | City of Philadelphia | Philadelphia Complete Streets Design Handbook (2017) | – High-Volume Pedestrian | Yes | Yes |
– Civic/Ceremonial Street | |||||
– Walkable Commercial Corridor | |||||
– Urban Arterial | |||||
– Auto-Oriented Commercial/Industrial | |||||
– Park Road | |||||
– Scenic Drive | |||||
– City Neighborhood | |||||
– Low-Density Residential | |||||
– Shared Narrow | |||||
– Local |