Creating left and right offset lines from a street centerline

[baileyhanson]

I'm working on a project where I want to create sidewalk lines based off of a street centerline file. Along the left and right side of each line segment I want to create a line segment of identical length and angle as the road segment but at a specified offset distance.

The Trace feature on the Editor toolbar is the only thing I can find that will do something similar to what I want but I am hoping this can be an automated process.

Looking for any thoughts or advice as well as any literature where this process has been done before.

[MarkBoucher · Accepted solution]

Check this thread for ideas: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/76532-Creating-Automatic-polyline?highlight=sidewalk

[baileyhanson]

Thanks! That definitely helps with my crosswalk issue. Still looking into automating the creation of sidewalk centerlines.

[MarkBoucher]

Most drawings I've seen have curb lines and back of sidewalk lines. You must be creating a pedestrian travel network or something.