TY - BOOK AU - Global Designing Cities Initiative, NACTO. TI - Global street design guide SN - 9781610917018 U1 - 388.4/GLO PY - 2016/// CY - Washington PB - Island Press KW - transport N1 - Forewords XII|-XV Prioritizing People in Street Designs XVI About the Guide XVII Streets around the World XVIIl Global lnfluences XX A New Approach to Street Design XXll How to Use the Guide XXIV Section A: Street Design Guidance 1 Defining Streets p.3 1.1 What is a Street p.4 1.2 Shifting the Measure of Success p.6 1.3 The Economy of Streets p.8 1.4 Streets for Environmental Sustainability p.9 1.5 Safe Streets Save Lives p.10 1.6 Streets Shape People p.12 1.7 Multimodal Streets Serve More People p.14 1.8 What is Possible p.16 2 Shaping Streets p.19 2.1 The Process of Shaping Streets p.20 2.2 Aligning with City and Regional Agendas p.22 2.3 Involving the Right Stakeholders p.24 2.4 Setting a Project Visionp.26 2.5 Communication and Engagement p.28 2.6 Costs and Budgets p.30 2.7 Phasing and Interim Strategies p.32 2.8 Coordination and Project Management p.34 2.9 Implementation and Materials p.36 2.10 Management p.38 2.11 Maintenance p.39 2.12 Institutionalizing Change p.40 3 Measuring and Evaluating Streets p.43 3.1How to Measure Streets p.44 3.2 Summary Chart p.46 3.3 Measuring the Stree p.48 4 Designing Streets for Great Cities p.53 4.1 Key Design Principles p.54 5 Designing Streets for Place p.57 5.1 Defining Place p.58 5.2 Local and Regional Contexts p.60 5.3 Immediate Context p.62 5.4 Changing Contexts 64 6 Designing Streets for People p.67 6.1 A Variety of Street Users 68 6.2 Comparing Street Users p.70 6.3 Designing for Pedestrians Overview p.72 6.3.1 Speed p.72 Variations p.73 6.3.2 Pedestrian Networks p.74 6.3.3 Pedestrian Toolbox p.76 6.3.4 Sidewalks p.78 Sidewalk Types p.79 Geometry p.80 Design Guidance p.82 6.3.5 Pedestrian Crossings p.84 Design Guidance p.84 Crossing Types p.86 6.3.6 Pedestrian Refuges p.88 6.3.7 Sidewalk Extensions p.89 6.3.8 Universal Accessibility p.90 6.3.9 Wayfinding p.91 6.4Designing for Cyclists p.92 6.4.1Overview p.92 Speed p.92 Variations p.93 Levels of Comfort p.93 6.4.2 Cycle Networks p.94 6.4.3 Cyclist Toolbox p.96 6.4.4 Cycle Facilities p.98 Facility Types p.99 Geometry p.100 Cycle Facilities at Transit Stops p.102 Protected Cycle Facilities at Intersections p.102 Cycle Signals p.103 Filtered Permeability p.103 Conflict Zone Markings p.103 6.4.5 Cycle Sharep.104 6.5 Designing for Transit Riders p.106 6.5.1 Overview p.106 Speed p.106 Variations p.107 6.5.2 Transit Networks p.108 6.5.3 Transit Toolbox p.110 6.5.4 Transit Facilities p.112 Facility Types p.113 Geometry p.114 6.5.5 Transit Stops p.116 Stop Types p.116 Stop Placement p.118 6.5.6 Additional Guidance p.119 Sharing Transit Lanes with Cycles p.119 Contraflow Lanes on One-Way Streets p.119 Rest Areas p.119 6.6 Designing for Motorists 6.6.1 Overview p.120 Speed p.120 Variations p.121 6.6.2 Motorist Networks p.122 6.6.3 Motorist Toolbox p.124 6.6.4 Travel Lanes p.126 Geometryp.128 6.6.5 Corner Radii p.130 6.6.6 Visibility and Sight Distance p.131 6.6.7 Traffic Calming Strategies p.132 6.7 Designing for Freight and Service Operators p.136 6.7.1 Overview p.136 Speed p.136 Variations p.137 6.7.2 Freight Networks p.138 6.7.3 Freight Toolbox p.140 6.7.4 Geometry p.141 6.7.5 Freight Management and Safety p.142 6.8 Designing for People Doing Business p.144 6.8.1 Overview p.144 Variations p.145 6.8.2 People Doing Business Toolbox p.146 6.8.3 Geometry p.147 6.8.4 Siting Guidancep.148 7 Utilities and Infrastructure p.151 7.1 Utilities p.152 7.1.1 Underground Utilities Design Guidance p.154 7.1.2 Underground Utilities Placement Guidancep.155 7.2 Green Infrastructurep.156 7.2.1 Green Infrastructure Design Guidance p.158 7.2.2 Benefits of Green Infrastructure p.159 7.3 Lighting and Technology p.160 7.3.1 Lighting Design Guidance p.162 8 Operational and Managernent Strategies p.165 8.1 Overview p.166 8.2 General Strategies p.167 8.3 Demand Management p.168 8.4 Network Management p.169 8.5 Volume and Access Management p.170 8.6 Parking and Curbside Management p.171 8.7 Speed Management p.172 8.8 Signs and Signals p.174 9 Design Controls p.177 9.1 Design Speed p.178 9.2 Design Vehicle and Control Vehicle p.180 9.3 Design Year and Modal Capacity p.181 9.4 Design Hour p.182 10 Streets p.187 10.1 Street Design Strategies p.188 10.2 Street Typologies p.190 10.3 Pedestrian-Priority Spaces p.192 10.3.1 Pedestrian-Only Streetsp.194 Example 1: 18 m p.194 Example 2: 22 m p.196 Case Study: Strøget; Copenhagen, Denmark p.198 10.3.2 Laneways and Alleys p.200 Example 1:8 m p.200 Example 2: 10 mp.202 Case Study: Laneways of Melbourne, Australia p.204 10.3.3 Parklets p.206 Example p.206 Case Study: Pavement to Parks; p.210 San Francisco, USA 10.3.4 Pedestrian Plazas p.212 Example p.212 Plaza Configurationsp.215 Case Study: Plaza Program; New York City, USA p.216 10.4 Shared Streets p.218 10.4.1 Commercial Shared Streets p.220 Example 1: 12 m p.220 Example 2: 14 m p.222 Case Study: Fort Street; Auckland, p.224 New Zealand 10.4.2 Residential Shared Streets p.226 Example 1:9 m p.226 Example 2: 10 m p.228 Case Study: Van Gogh Walk; London, UK p.230 10.5 Neighborhood Streets p.232 10.5.1 Residential Streets p.234 Example 1: 13 m p.234 Example 2: 16 m p.236 Example 3: 24 m p.238 Case Study: Bourke St., Sydney, Australia p.240 10.5.2 Neighborhood Main Streets p.242 Example 1: 18 m p.242 Example 2:22 m p.244 Example 3:30 m p.246 Case Study: St. Marks Rd.; Bangalore, India p.248 10.6 Avenues and Boulevards p.250 10.6.1 Central One-Way Streets p.252 Example 1: 18 m p.252 Example 2: 25 m p.254 Example 3:31 m p.256 Case Study: Second Ave.; New York City, USAp.258 10.6.2 Central Two-Way Streets p.260 Example 1: 20 m p.260 Example 2: 30 m p.262 Example 3: 40 m p.264 Case Study: Götgatan; Stockholm, Sweden p.266 10.6.3 Transit Streets p.268 Example 1: 16 m p.268 Example 2:32 m p.270 Example3:35 m p.272 Case Study: Swanston St.; Melbourne, Australia p.274 10.6.4 Large Streets with Transit p.276 Example 1:32 m p.276 Example 2: 38 m p.278 Case Study: Boulevard de Magenta; Paris, France p.280 10.6.5 Grand Streets p.282 Example 1:52 m p.282 Example 2: 62 m p.284 Example 3: 76 m p.286 Case Study: Av. 9 de Julio; Buenos Aires, Argentina p.288 10.7 Special Conditions p.290 10.7.1 Elevated Structure Improvement p.292 10.7.1 Elevated Structure Improvement p.292 Example: 34 m p.294 Case Study: A8ernA; Zaanstad, The Netherlands p.296 10.7.2 Elevated Structure Removal p.296 Example: 47 m p.296 Case Study: Cheonggyecheon; Seoul, South Korea p.298 10.7.3 Streets to Streams p.300 Example: 40 m p.300 Case Study: 21st Street; Paso Robles, USA p.302 10.7.4 Temporary Street Closures p.304 Example: 21 m p.304 Types of Temporary Street Closures p.304 Case Study: Raahgiri Day: Gurgaon, India p.308 10.7.5 Post-Industrial Revitalization p.310 Example: 20 m p.310 Case Study: Jellicoe St.; Auckland, New Zealand p.312 10.7.6 Waterfront and Parkside Streets p.314 Example: 30 m p.314 Case Study: Queens Quay; Toronto, Canada p.316 10.7.7 Historic Streets p.318 Example p.318 Case Study: Historic Peninsula; Istanbul, Turkey p.320 10.8 Streets in Informal Areas p.322 10.8.1 Overview p.324 10.8.2 Existing Conditions p.325 10.8.3 Recommendations p.326 Case Study 1: Calle 107; Medellin, Colombia p.328 Case Study 2: Khayelitsha; Cape Town,p.330 South Africa Case Study 3: Street of Korogocho; Nairobi, Kenya p.332 11 Intersections p.335 11.1 Intersection Design Strategies p.336 11.2 Intersection Analysis p.338 11.3 Intersection Redesign p.339 11.4 Mini Roundabout p.340 11.5 Small Raised Intersection p.342 11.6 Neighborhood Gateway Intersection p.344 11.7 Intersection of Two-Way and One-Way Streets p.346 11.8 Major Intersection: Reclaiming the Corners p.348 11.9 Major Intersection: Squaring the Circle p.350 11.10 Major Intersection: Cycle Protection p.352 11.11 Complex Intersection: Adding Public Plazas p.354 11.12 Complex Intersection: Improving Traffic Circles p.356 11.13 Complex Intersection: Increasing Permeability p.358 Resources p.361 Acknowledgments p.362 Key Terms p.366 Notesp.368 References p.372 Appendix p.377 A. Conversion Chart p.377 B. Metrics Charts p.378 Physical and Operational Changes p.378 Use and Functional Changes p.381 Evaluating the Impacts p.384 C. Summary Chart of Typologies Illustratedp.386 D. User Section Geometries p.388 E. Assumptions for Intersection Dimensions p.390 Index p.392 ER -