Boulevards, Avenues, and Alleys

The following image zooms in to the first residential section to be built, the part I blocked in as purple before.
The Row Houses selling under the affordable homes initiative are the David Weekly Row Houses 22.5' x 70', shown in dark blue. As you can see they face only two primary streets, Zach Scott and Mattie. So we face a possible dilemma; which street do we live on, when given the choice? Living on Zach Scott would give us almost immediate access in and out of Mueller, and it is closer to both Lake Park and the Town Center, even more within walking distance. However, living on the boulevard section of Mattie has close access to the Neighborhood Park and Pool. To complicate things, let's zoom in on those streets.

The following three images are called Thoroughfare Sections, each showing an adjoining overhead diagram of what exists in plan. The circular things are trees.
First, an Alley Section above, which serves both Zach Scott and Mattie from the rear. They are not usually given a name; instead each housing unit gets its address from its primary enfronting street. I believe all the houses in Mueller are given access to their garages from rear alleys. This policy presents a much more friendly and human-scale front to the primary streets.
Above is the Street Section for Zach Scott. It is expected to host a larger volume of traffic, so its lanes are slightly wider with adjoining bike lanes. Like all thoroughfares in Mueller (minus alleys), parallel parking flanks the traffic lanes such that a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk has a substantial tree/planting zone plus a row of cars between them and the moving vehicles. As you examine the drawing, note the tall lamps which illuminate Zach Scott.
Find here the Street Section for Mattie at its Boulevard, named here a Linear Park. Again we see seven feet of tree/planting and parallel parking between sidewalk and traffic. This time, though, vehicle movement is one-way and along a more narrowly perceived width, causing drivers to slow down implicity. The street lamps are much shorter, producing less of a highway atmosphere. Notice also that the full Street Section contains four rows of trees and a recreational green median.

So, Zach Scott or Mattie? Each has its advantages and disadvantages based upon proximity to amenities and recreation spaces and the type of Thoroughfare Section it faces. Which would you choose?

I am embedding here a nine-minute segment of a video recorded in 1991 in San Antonio, featuring Andres Duany, one of the founders of New Urbanism. The segment emphasizes some items I've mentioned in this post. To see the lecture in its entirety, click here. Otherwise, click the play button below.