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About Streets
- Introduction
- Defining Streets
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Shaping Streets
- The Process of Shaping Streets
- Aligning with City and Regional Agendas
- Involving the Right Stakeholders
- Setting a Project Vision
- Communication and Engagement
- Costs and Budgets
- Phasing and Interim Strategies
- Coordination and Project Management
- Implementation and Materials
- Management
- Maintenance
- Institutionalizing Change
- Measuring and Evaluating Streets
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Street Design Guidance
- Designing Streets for Great Cities
- Designing Streets for Place
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Designing Streets for People
- Utilities and Infrastructure
- Operational and Management Strategies
- Design Controls
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Street Transformations
- Streets
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Intersections
- Intersection Design Strategies
- Intersection Analysis
- Intersection Redesign
- Mini Roundabout
- Small Raised Intersection
- Neighborhood Gateway Intersection
- Intersection of Two-Way and One-Way Streets
- Major Intersection: Reclaiming the Corners
- Major Intersection: Squaring the Circle
- Major Intersection: Cycle Protection
- Complex Intersection: Adding Public Plazas
- Complex Intersection: Improving Traffic Circles
- Complex Intersection: Increasing Permeability
- Resources
Global Street Design Guide
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About Streets
- Introduction
- Defining Streets
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Shaping Streets
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- The Process of Shaping Streets
- Aligning with City and Regional Agendas
- Involving the Right Stakeholders
- Setting a Project Vision
- Communication and Engagement
- Costs and Budgets
- Phasing and Interim Strategies
- Coordination and Project Management
- Implementation and Materials
- Management
- Maintenance
- Institutionalizing Change
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Measuring and Evaluating Streets
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Street Design Guidance
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Designing Streets for Great Cities
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Designing Streets for Place
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Designing Streets for People
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- Comparing Street Users
- A Variety of Street Users
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Designing for Pedestrians
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- Designing for Cyclists
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Designing for Transit Riders
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- Overview
- Transit Networks
- Transit Toolbox
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Transit Facilities
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Transit Stops
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Additional Guidance
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Designing for Motorists
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Designing for Freight and Service Operators
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Designing for People Doing Business
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Utilities and Infrastructure
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- Utilities
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Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management
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Lighting and Technology
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Operational and Management Strategies
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- Design Controls
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Street Transformations
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Streets
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- Street Design Strategies
- Street Typologies
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Pedestrian-Priority Spaces
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Pedestrian-Only Streets
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Laneways and Alleys
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- Parklets
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Pedestrian Plazas
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Pedestrian-Only Streets
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Shared Streets
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Commercial Shared Streets
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Residential Shared Streets
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Commercial Shared Streets
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Neighborhood Streets
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Residential Streets
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Neighborhood Main Streets
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Residential Streets
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Avenues and Boulevards
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Central One-Way Streets
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Central Two-Way Streets
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- Transit Streets
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Large Streets with Transit
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- Grand Streets
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Central One-Way Streets
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Special Conditions
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Elevated Structure Improvement
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Elevated Structure Removal
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Streets to Streams
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Temporary Street Closures
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Post-Industrial Revitalization
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Waterfront and Parkside Streets
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Historic Streets
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Elevated Structure Improvement
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Streets in Informal Areas
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Intersections
Back Intersections
- Intersection Design Strategies
- Intersection Analysis
- Intersection Redesign
- Mini Roundabout
- Small Raised Intersection
- Neighborhood Gateway Intersection
- Intersection of Two-Way and One-Way Streets
- Major Intersection: Reclaiming the Corners
- Major Intersection: Squaring the Circle
- Major Intersection: Cycle Protection
- Complex Intersection: Adding Public Plazas
- Complex Intersection: Improving Traffic Circles
- Complex Intersection: Increasing Permeability
- Resources
- Guides & Publications
- Global Street Design Guide
- Designing Streets for People
- Designing for Motorists
- Traffic Calming Strategies
Traffic Calming Strategies
Lane Narrowing
Narrow lanes reduce speeds and minimize crashes on city streets by way of reducing the right-of-way and making drivers wary of traffic and adjacent users. Use the additional space for pedestrian space, cycle facilities, or green infrastructure. See: Sidewalk Extensions and Speed Management.
Corner Radii
Narrowing corner radii reduce vehicle turning speeds as well as pedestrian crossing distances. Minimizing the size of a corner radius is critical to creating safe and compact intersections. See: Corner Radii.
Buildings and Trees
Buildings at the right-of-way with articulated facades and windows indicate that a street is in an urban environment, not a highway. See: Designing Streets for Place.
Gateway Treatments
Gateway treatments alert drivers that they are entering a slower area. This treatment may include signage, entry portals, speed tables, raised crossings, and curb extensions.
Pinchpoints
Pinchpoints narrow the roadway at a mid-block point. They can be combined with speed tables to create high-quality pedestrian crossings. They can also be used on low-volume, two-way streets to require facing motorists to yield to one another. See: Sidewalk Extensions.
Chicanes and Lane Shifts
Chicanes and lane shifts use alternating parking, curb extensions, or edge islands to form an S-shaped path of travel which lowers vehicle speeds. See: Sidewalk Extensions.
Medians and Refuge Islands
Raised center medians and pedestrian refuge islands can be used to reduce lane width for vehicles, even on relatively narrow streets. They can also be used to organize traffic at intersections or to block access at strategic points. See: Pedestrian Refuges.
Mini Roundabouts
Mini roundabouts are round islands at intersections that serve to both reduce speeds and organize traffic, routing vehicles around the island rather than directly across the intersection. See: Mini Roundabout.
Speed Humps
Speed humps are formed by raising sections of the road in a sinusoidal shape, typically 10–15 cm high and 4–6 m long. The dimensions can be tailored to match the target speed of the street. They are typically constructed of the same material as the roadway, but can be of different materials.
Speed Cushions
Speed cushions are similar to speed humps, but have wheel cut-out openings to allow large vehicles like buses to pass unaffected while reducing car speeds.
Speed Tables
Speed tables are similar to speed humps, but have a flat top, typically 6–9 m long. When speed tables are combined with pedestrian crossings, at the intersection or mid-block, they are called raised crossings. See: Pedestrian Crossings.
Pavement Materials and Appearance
Pavement appearance can be altered through unique treatments that add visual interest, such as colored or pattern-stamped asphalt, concrete, or concrete pavers, which can be used to make other traffic calming techniques more noticeable to drivers. Pedestrian crossings and intersections can be painted to highlight crossing areas.
Two-Way Streets
Two-way streets, especially those with narrower profiles, encourage motorists to be more cautious and wary of oncoming traffic. See: Central Two-Way Streets.
Signal Progression
Signals timed to cycle- and transitfriendly speeds can reduce motorists’ incentive to speed and can create lower and safer speeds along a corridor. See: Speed Management and Signs and Signals.
Diverters
Diverters and other volume management strategies, such as restricted movement and restricted access strategies, help in reducing motor vehicle volumes and speeds. Reduced traffic volumes significantly impact cyclist comfort. See: Volume and Access Management.
Shared Streets
By removing the physical distinctions between pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular spaces, shared street treatments force all users to share the street, increasing awareness and reducing motor vehicle speeds. See: Shared Streets.
Adapted by Global Street Design Guide published by Island Press.