DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES FOR LIVABLE SUBURBAN ARTERIAL ROADWAYS
Previous research conducted by the Design Center for American Urban Landscape at the University of Minnesota suggests a need to develop a hierarchical network of arterials that would accommodate contemporary and future activity and movement patterns in suburban areas. This research project investigated the interaction between road section design and adjacent site design by applying livable community principles and developing a set of design criteria that would guide coordination of land use and transportation planning. The research hypothesized a need for a minimum of three roadway prototypes, district planning capabilities, and an integrated land use and transportation planning approach. Research findings indicate that a hierarchical network is feasible under the following circumstances: The district network assumes arterial segments designed at different speeds; Urban design performance criteria are used at the beginning of the planning process to establish quantitative measures; Spacing of controlled intersections corresponds to road speed design; Urban design templates, keyed to road design speed, are used to guide design of areas adjacent to the intersections; The existing development context becomes the basis for balancing activity and moment and for phasing change in the built environment.
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Corporate Authors:
Design Center for American Urban Landscape
1313 5th Street SE, Suite 222
Minneapolis, MN United States 55414Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
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Authors:
- Dock, F
- Morrish, W
- Swenson, C
- Publication Date: 2001-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 84 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arterial highways; City planning; Intersections; Land use planning; Performance; Speed; Suburbs; Urban design; Urban development
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00938061
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: MN/RC--2001-17,, Final Report
- Contract Numbers: c) 74708 wo) 154
- Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 5 2003 12:00AM