Busy roads can lead to traffic incidents when the street design does not adequately consider the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and even other motorists.
Designers must comply with the following:
- Pavements should have a minimum width of 2m, or higher on busier roads in accordance with street typology.
- Pavements should be wider at key locations subject to pedestrian footfall and comfort levels to prevent crowding and overspill onto the carriageway.
- Buffers such as trees and planting between the pavement and carriageway should be provided.
- Pedestrian crossings should be safe and convenient with traffic calming measures. These should be located on pedestrian desire lines to maximise their use and benefits.
- Cycle provision must be segregated on roads with high speeds and/or volumes, with a suitable buffer between the carriageway and the cycle lane.
- One-way streets should be avoided where possible.
In this section
- 5.1 Carriageway vision
- 5.2 Continuous pavements (often called Copenhagen crossings)
- 5.3 Raised Tables
- 5.4 Carriageway widths and tracking (swept path analysis)
- 5.5 Traffic calming
- 5.6 20mph streets
- 5.7 Junction geometry and characteristics
- 5.8 Staggered Junctions
- 5.9 Turning Heads
- 5.10 Materials guidance
- 5.11 Pedestrian and cycle crossings
- 5.12 Artwork on Crossings
- 5.13 Road Markings
- 5.14 Accessibility considerations
- 5.15 Safety considerations for streets with high vehicle volumes and/or speeds