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Skye Duncan NACTO - Global Street Design Guide Preview SM PDF
Skye Duncan NACTO - Global Street Design Guide Preview SM PDF
Second Edition
Transport for London
Improving walkability
Good practice guidance on improving pedestrian
conditions as part of development opportunities
September 2005
Global
Expert
Network
70
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from
40
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What
Is
Possible
A
New
Approach
to
Street
UsersDesign
Identify people who use a street
Context
Examine how the context of a
today and quantify when and how street defines the physical scale
they use it. Determine the desired and character of the space. Look
breakdown of users for future at how the surrounding land uses,
Users
street conditions and ensure
that a design meets the needs of
Contextdensities, and larger network
influence mobility patterns and
everyone. how the street is used.
Street Design
Desired Outcomes
Desired
• Health Outcome
and Safety
Urban streets should serve the demands of more
access. Instead, it • people
Livability
than they doand Quality
today. They of Life
must be designed
to support the myriad challenges cities will face
ch based on local context, and • Multi-modal
should Access
achieve desired outcomes in the
users, and larger social, following areas.
nmental goals.
• Environmental Sustainability
• Health
Public Economicand Safety Benefits
Mobility and Access for All
lustrate three different • Equity
Livability and Quality of Life
ze, function, and context. Environmental Sustainability
and conditions common
USERS
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Cyclists
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Personal
Motor
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Moving
Goods
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City
Services
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Streets
Users
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Business
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Users
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Relative Scale Average Distances / 10 mins
2.4 km
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Streets
Users
–
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50 people
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–
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Comparison
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Main
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NEW IMAGE
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2:
Central
Two-‐way
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Context
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Transit
Mall
Global
Case
Studies
Global
Case
Studies
Grand Streets: Avenida 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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THEN
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DO
WE
MEASURE
SUCCESS?
Access/Mobility
(MulI-‐modal)
Public
Health
+
Safety
Economy
NOW
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ACCRA, GHANA
Existing Street
Existing Street
Temporary Surface
Treatment
Temporary Street Closure
Temporary Surface
Treatment
Temporary Street Closure
Temporary Street Closure
Loading at
Trees to add Limited Hours
Shade
New Paving
Permanent Street Closure
Loading at
Trees to add Limited Hours
Shade
New Paving
Permanent Street Closure
BANDUNG, INDONESIA
Remove
Pedestrian
Bridge
Remove
Pedestrian
Bridge
Add At-grade
pedestrian
crossing
Add At-grade
pedestrian
crossing
Widen
Sidewalks
Widen
Sidewalks
Exchange
space for
private vehicles
for cycles and
public transport
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space for
private vehicles
for cycles and
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