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16 Glossary
Road, Arterial – carry traffic to and from an expressways, or another arterial, and serve those major movements of
traffic within or through the City. Also, arterials connect principal traffic generators within Newport. Arterials handle
trips between different areas of Newport forming a skeletal transportation system. Broadway, Admiral Kalbfus Road,
and Memorial Boulevard are examples of arterials.
Road, Collector – serve as traffic funnels from a particular area of the Newport by linking local streets with the more
major routes (arterials). Collectors are not intended to handle long trips and are generally shorter in length than
arterials. Bliss Road and Coggeshall Avenue are examples of collectors.
Road, Local – by definition, are designed to provide access to residential areas. However, Newport's local streets
may occasionally function as through streets in some areas. These local streets make up a large percentage of the
total street mileage in Newport, but carry a relatively small proportion of the vehicle miles traveled. Hunter Avenue is
an example of a local street.
Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) – stands for Special Area Management Plan. A SAMP is intended to
address a unique scope or type of issues experienced in a particular setting or environment, specifically within coastal
areas. For instance, Newport participated as a partner in the development of the Aquidneck Island SAMP, which
helped to coordinate and align plans from multiple west side jurisdictions into a coherent set of strategies. More
recently, Newport is participating in the State’s “Shoreline Change SAMP,” a comprehensive effo