For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
“GORE.” A longitudinal point where a physical barrier or the lack of a paved surface inhibits road users from crossing from a ramp or channelized turn lane or channelized entering lane to the adjacent through lane(s) or vice versa.
“HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAY.” The class of roads in the city that serve major traffic movements (high-speed, high volume) for travel between major points, which include any roadway listed in § 70.31
(F). The city has inspected the heavily traveled and congested areas in the city and designated in this subchapter rights-of-way that are heavily traveled and are congested in the city.
“MEDIAN.” The area between two roadways of a divided highway measured from the edge of traveled way to edge of traveled way, which includes median refuge island. The median excludes turn lanes and that portion of a median that contains a sidewalk beyond the marked crosswalk or other legal pedestrian crossing, and which is not a part of a median refuge island. The median width might be different between intersections, interchanges and at opposite approaches of the same intersection.
“MEDIAN REFUGE ISLAND.” Protected spaces placed in the center of a heavily traveled roadway to facilitate pedestrian crossings which may include a portion for walking or standing on such island while awaiting safe and legal crossing of such roadway.
(Ord. 21-03, passed 2-23-21)