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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (pp 3 - 6)

I. INTRODUCTION (pp 7 - 8)
          A. Goal
          B. Process
          C. Our Report

II. BACKGROUND
          A. Lincoln’s Rural Roadside Heritage (pp 9 - 14)
                    Map 1: Old Roads of Lincoln 1636-1900
                    Map 2. Scenic Roads of Lincoln
          B. Current Challenges (pp 15 - 17)

III. GUIDELINES FOR MAINTAINING RURAL CHARACTER OF LINCOLN’S ROADSIDES
          A. Roadside Definitions (pp 18 - 21)
          B. General Guidelines for All Roadsides (pp 22 - 29)
                    1. Clean up
                    2. Plantings
                    3. Stone walls
                    4. Fences
                    5. Lighting
                    6. Guardrails
                    7. Storm water Management
                    8. Signs/Traffic Control Hardware
                    9. Utility Poles and Lines

(III. GUIDELINES continued)
          C. Special Guidelines for Specific Roadside Types (pp 30 - 39)
               Map 3: Examples of Lincoln’s Roadside Types
                    1. Natural Roadside
                    2. Agricultural Roadside
                    3. Historic Roadside
                    4. Suburban Roadside
                    5. Commercial Roadside: Lincoln Station
          D. Gateways and Important Intersections (pp 40 - 42)
          E. Relevant Regulations (p 43)

IV. PROPOSED ACTION PLANS
          A. Public/Private Cooperation (pp 44 - 45)
          B. Proposed Public & Institutional Action Plans (pp 45 - 47)
          C. Proposed Private Property Owner/Neighborhood Action Plans (48-49)

V. LIST OF APPENDICES (Note: the appendices are not included in Section 3 - each appendix is a separate download below)

          A. Roadside Plantings of Merit (pdf, 44KB)
                    1. Deciduous Shade Trees (pdf, 10.4 MB)
                    2. Evergreen & Deciduous Evergreen Trees (pdf, 4.6 MB)
                    3. Understory Trees (pdf, 8.3 MB)
                    4. Understory Shrubs (pdf, 2.8 MB)
                    5. Native Perennial Groundcovers (pdf, 8 MB)
                    6. Native Wildflowers (pdf, 2.8 MB)
                    7. Native Ferns (pdf, 312 KB)
                    8. Native Perennial Grasses (pdf, 1020 KB)
                    9. Native Sedges (pdf, 2.5 MB)
                    10. Local Nurseries
          B. Invasive Identification and Removal (88 KB)
                    Know the Invasives (pdf, 1.1 MB)
          C. Stone wall Maintenance (pdf - brochure, 304 KB)
          D. Tree Planting Guidelines (pdf, 28 KB)
                    The Right Tree in the Right Place
          E. Selected Roadways of Lincoln by Type (pdf, 116 KB)
          F. Intersections with Visibility and Safety Concerns (pdf, 32 KB)
          G. Relevant Regulations and Reports (pdf, 44KB)