Shawnee city leaders support green street design for future transportation infrastructure

The city of Shawnee is planning to add a new classification of transportation infrastructure — called green streets.
Green streets will “provide the amenities of a trail system and streetlights our residents desire, yet won’t include the infrastructure a higher density and higher traffic volume street requires,” according to city documents.
This type of design would be utilized for unimproved streets where development is slated to occur and would allow future roads to be built to the level of current traffic volume.
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