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C. PLANNED CIRCULATION The Plan Area will require new and upgraded circulation improvements to accommodate both internal and external vehicular traffic as well as pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian movement . Figure V-2 presents the Circulation Plan which includes a realignment of Vineyard A venue along the Arroyo del Valle, a loop collector street around the planned elementary school , a variety of local and hillside streets, and emergency vehicle access roads. The location of streets shown on Figure V-2 are conceptual and subject to more specific alignment during the PUD development plan review process. Discussion regarding each street type is provided below, and actual standards are detailed in Table V-1. 1. Vineyard A venue One of the key elements of the Plan is the realignment of Vineyard A venue along the Arroyo del Valle. This will provide safety benefits , including the elimination of existing limited sight distance , improved capacity , and the elimination of numerous driveway/roadway intersections. The realignment will also create a scenic amenity for motorists by providing views of the Arroyo del Valle on the north side and vineyards and the school playfields on the south side. Additionally , it will serve as a "by-pass" by moving traffic to the perimeter of the Plan Area where noise impacts on existing and future development will be greatly reduced. The realigned Vineyard Avenue is planned as a two-lane , generally undivided street section that extends through the west side of Lot 18 eastward along Parcel 33 at the northern Plan Area boundary and ultimately intersects with the existing Vineyard A venue again at Lot 32. Major points of intersection with other streets will require protected left-tum lanes and right-tum deceleration lanes. In addition, a traffic signal is planned at the intersection of Vineyard A venue and the western side street at the elementary school. Direct driveway access to the realigned roadway will be permitted only if necessary for vineyard estate lots. Vineyard Avenue is envisioned as a rural roadway with a 36-foot wide pavement section consisting of two 12-foot travel lanes , two six-foot bicycle lane/shoulders, and a six-foot separated pedestrian/ equestrian trail along the north side of the street with protective open fencing and "no trespassing" signs to keep pedestrians out of the quarry lands to the north . Vee ditches are to be graded along both sides of the street in place of curbs. The total right-of-way width required for these improvements is 55 feet . The existing Vineyard A venue will remain paved but will be closed to through-vehicular traffic and will revert to use by mostly pedestrians , bicyclists , equestrians , emergency vehicles , and utility maintenance vehicles. 59