Hi! Thought we could collect, categorise, print and hand over every resource that details good practice with regards road / pedestrian infrastructure to our authorities. Lets not leave them with any excuse for executing yet annother bad job.
I know we have our IRC stuff floating about, but I find their work somehow falls short (and why wont they let people download stuff - they are limiting their ability of empowering citizens with this crazy policy).
Manual for streets: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/manforstreets/pdfmanforstreets.pdf Manual for Streets provides guidance for practitioners involved in the planning, design, provision and approval of new residential streets, and modifications to existing ones. It aims to increase the quality of life through good design which creates more people-orientated streets.
Manual for streets: evidence & research http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/manforstreets/manualforstreetsevidence The Manual for Streets has updated geometric guidelines for low trafficked residential streets, examined the effect of the environment on road user behaviour, and drawn on practice in other countries. This research undertaken by Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) provides the evidence base upon which the revised geometric guidelines in the Manual for Streets are based, including link widths, forward visibility, visibility splays and junction spacing.
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges:
(Please Note: An Alpha Numeric Index for the entire DMRB can be found in Volume 0 Section 1 Part 1)
Introduction and General Requirements |
Highway Structures: Approval Procedures and General Design |
Highway Structures: Design (Substructures & Special Substructures), Materials |
Highway Structures: Inspection & Maintenance |
Geotechnics & Drainage |
Assessment & Preparation of Road Schemes |
Road Geometry |
Pavement Design & Maintenance |
Traffic Signs & Lighting |
Traffic Control & Communications |
Environmental Design |
Environmental Assessment |
Traffic Appraisal of Road Schemes |
Economic Assessment of Road Schemes |
Economic Assessment of Road Maintenance |
Economic Assessment of Road Schemes in Scotland |
THE DESIGN OF STREETS WITH OLDER PEOPLE IN MIND - Materials of footways and footpaths: http://www.idgo.ac.uk/design_guidance/factsheets/materials_footways_footpaths.htm
Road Marking Guide used in UK. Because all rules and similar, we can use the principles on our roads as well.
Traffic Signs Manual used in UK - gives exact details of where and how to place the signs.
This link is related to above but focuses on warning signs.
A document showing how correct placement of signals can help stop people stopping beyond the stop line.
A link to proposed pavement, parking and licensed hawkers scheme – click here
Pavements are important for ensuring mobility; this compilation shows how a footpath should never lose its identity.
Pedestrian Safety during road works - an example http://better.pune.googlepages.com/pedestraiansafetyduringpublicworks.pdf
ANOTHER COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FROM NORTHSHORE CITY, NZ (I checked the pedestrian design - again 5 feet wide minimum standard with good detail on gradients et al) - more below
Hope others can add to this list anything they have come across.
Anyone ready to take on the task of categorising / printing (look for links within the above links).
ASJ
More good practice resources
External environments fact sheets
These are pretty good, very useful.
More links -
ASJ
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wonderful doc!
More good links
Guidance on the use of tactile paving surfaces - http://www.dft.gov.uk/162259/259428/tactilepavement
The design of pedestrian crossings - http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/ltnotes/thedesignofpedestriancrossin4034
The installation of Puffin pedestrian crossings - http://www.dft.gov.uk/pdf/pgr/roads/tpm/tal/signsandsignals/theinstallationofpuffinpedes4106
ASJ
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Street design standardisation
Would contribute to this. This needs a comprehensive study but we can get the thinking started. Has been one of my favourites to do for a long time.
We need to start with a 'use case' approach. I am picking up this terminology from the IT folks, who use it for requirements gathering, for eg: to design web pages.
The use case for roads is far more than vehicles plying. It should incorporate in addition to vehicles, bycyclists, pedestrians, crossing, turning lanes, trees, street lights, hawkers (yes hawkers, I strongly feel that hawking spaces should be incorporated in the design for better economic inclusiviness), electric poles, transformers, bus stops, parking .. this list is not exhaustive, but this should be the starting point.
At some point, I will make a presentation and you(all) can comment, so that it serves as a framework.
Suhas
Suhas
utility ducts?
your pointers are really neat..also wanted to know if there is anything for utility ducts below the road..ones which can carry cables in them etc..
blr faces severe problems due to shoddy work from bsnl and other telecom companies digging up the road frequesntly..and whoever digs the deepest will invariably damage cables and other utlity lines on the way!
Also ducting will provide organized planning..so anyone planning a magic underpass will not be bothered about stray optic fibre cable which when cut will leave about 1000 ppl jobless for sometime!
Geomteric street design standards - a framework
Suhas
Suhas
Need a scientifc approach
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Roads - WG teleconference ?
Suhas
Suhas
Need more Praja Members for this
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Roads - lets get started
Suhas
Suhas
Principles first approach
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