manual for streets ii wider application of the principles presented by john smart director of...
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Manual for Streets IIWider Application of the Principles
Presented by
John Smart Director of Professional & Business Development
Project Objective
The new document which will be titled Manual for Streets II – Wider Application of the Principles will take the philosophies set out in Manual for Streets and demonstrate through guidance and case studies how they can be extended beyond residential streets to encompass both urban and rural situations
MfS Principles
MfS aims to assist in the creation of streets that:• help to build and strengthen the communities
they serve;• meet the needs of all users, by embodying the
principles of inclusive design;• form part of a well-connected network;• are attractive and have their own distinctive
identity;• are cost-effective to construct and maintain; and• are safe.
The work has been awarded to WSP Development and Transportation. Alan Young will head up a formidable team of experts drawn from both highway and urban design specialism’s.
The development of the document has been endorsed by DfT, CABE, CSS & HCA.
Current Progress
• First draft underway
• Additional Research underway– SSD review– Junction Assessment– CABE case study in preparation
Document FrameworkSECTION A – PRINCIPLES
•MfS principles•Discuss ‘place’ and how the various Street/Location types have been derived•Place and Movement diagram •Hierarchy of user types •Retrofit and new build streets•Value of well-designed streets,•How we structure (and restructure) settlements to create places that function well in terms of movement•Sustainability and climate change, adaptability and flexibility•Space Syntax and Intelligent Space work
Document FrameworkSECTION B – STREETS AND LOCATIONSBuilt-up Areas•Town and City Centres• High Streets•arterial streets • Boulevards• Ring Roads • Urban Extensions • Interchanges – the bus stop, rail and bus stations• Village CentresRural Areas• Rural Lanes• Rural Interurban Routes
Document Framework
SECTION C – KEY TECHNICAL ISSUES
Risk, Liability, Design and Audit Processes
Shared Space
Visibility
Junctions and Crossings
Street Furniture
Lighting Maintenance, adoption, servicing
Document Framework
• Junctions and Crossings
• Interchanges• Rural Interurban
Routes• Urban Extensions
• Ring Roads• Boulevards • Arterial Streets • Town and City
Centres• Village Centres
SECTION D – CASE STUDIES
Current Programme
• Project commenced March 2009
• First draft – Dec 2009
• Workshops - February 2010
• Second Draft – April 2010
• Final draft or publication – July 2010
• Launch – October 2010
