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strip development along the highway. Town edges arc clearly dc~ucd, and scenic corridors <br /> are maia~tzair~cd along the highways seed ynajor roads between towns. <br /> A~ri1tP s <br /> AgriculteD a~as arc characterized by broad expanses of opera space a mixture of pastures <br /> and lame-sc~lc agricultam~l plantations, sanall fps, and cluster of residences. lsl use <br /> regulations specifically provide for agriculturaP coar~nunities, wirl4 design standards for <br /> subdivisions k:~r preserve open :space and landscape features. ;and use r~gul~~n~ ~n-d: ~a~c <br /> incentives are structural to proBnote. legitiaaaatc agriculture; enterprises and to increase <br /> opportunities for small f~ers. <br /> AgriculturaP coanrraunities consist of clustered houses surrounded by open land dedicated to <br /> conservation or agriculture. Development standards require new sidential develo~ent to <br /> Ynatch tltc character of ~c rural ldscape< Roads ~d structures i€~tegratcd ir€to Chc <br /> <br /> topography, desgn~:d to be copnpatiblc -with the laxadscapc Wither t#~an to ~d. gut:, I.argc <br /> trees .and important natural features, such as strews and hills, arc preserved. ~esidcnces mad <br /> <br /> other structus a~ sited and designedl so that they do not usually donate the la€~dscapc. <br /> <br /> Buildg light, size, color end €~aaterials are carefully eontrolled< <br /> ~uP litn~ and Bays <br /> (3tar ruraP roads retain their "country character." 'T'hey are limited to two lanes, bordered with <br /> raatul. vcgytatior3, Spy. lire~its are 1~ept low f safety reascs. 'l'he ght~of-way may: <br /> include grassed drainage swales, buw there are no sidewalks, cua°'~s or gutters. e-la€ac <br /> bridges have bin gaesccd in lac alef~~Eet£u region, botfa fbr ~~~cir historic ~,=slue aid <br /> <br /> because they slow traffic. Some historic bridges have also b~r~ retaia'acd ire other <br /> coxnmh~~i~~~, whew tr~ic volumes are 101. Tr~c signagc is aninit;al. Safe 13icyclc aa~d <br /> <br /> pccs4estr€a~ routs;s are prop=idcd, <br /> l~Iighways ire agrieulturallr~aral areas are designed to retaitti a ratu~l appearanc+~, affording <br /> <br /> uizclutt~rcd views of the ocean and tlac countryside. State and county agencies have adopted <br /> "flexible highway design," in order to enhance scenic aa~d historic qualities and to strike a <br /> balance bet~ve~n flow of automobile traffic and safe facilities for buses, bicycles and <br /> pedestrians. <br /> <br /> 1;Iighway signagc is rninir~tized and is designed to enhaa~ce the travel experience. l <br /> ;local <br /> utility poles .and lir£es ~e designed to be unobtrusive, and, where fusible, utility limos are <br /> pPaced ursdder~and. 'Frees and other plaagtings have bin alo€~g highways in places <br /> where they ~uhance scenic qualities. Scenic pull-oats, built with nat"earal ~aaterials, a~ placed <br /> <br /> in key locations. <br /> Where four leases are required to carry traffic in a particular corridor, ties roadway is davided <br /> by a landscapeai ratediaxe or separated into two sn?aller roadways, Long stitches of h~;~~i~~=~~_ <br /> between towns, such as ~e expanded section of l~auanuali`i 13ighway betm~~een Lihu`e mad <br /> Ierlaluhia Road and the ~apa`a Bypass, are designed as scenic parkways. <br /> l~gcphag our roads and laighway~ bea~al~ful is a successful publi~pa~vat~ ~;ffort. State and <br /> county agencies ensure props! roadside rraaintenance. 1~lighways are bordered by low-care <br /> V&~$aas~ f~e° iCaaaa"I • 2-11 <br /> <br />