HIGHWAY AESTHETICS-FUNCTIONAL CRITERIA FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN

THE FUNCTION AND USE OF AESTHETIC CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS EXAMINED AND DIRECTIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FUTURE STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE MAJOR PREMISE ESTABLISHED FOR PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY IS THAT AESTHETICS IS NOT AN ADDITIVE TO THE PROCESS OF HIGHWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN BUT MUST BE IDENTIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT. THE RESEARCH REPORT IDENTIFIES THE VISUAL PARAMETERS OF THE HIGHWAY PLANNING PROCESS RELATED TO A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES; EVALUATES THEM FOR THEIR RELEVANCE TO IMPROVED HIGHWAY APPEARANCE AND USE; AND DRIVER BEHAVIOR, SUGGESTS A METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE VISUAL AND BEHAVIORAL CRITERIA FOR A MORE COMPLETE HIGHWAY PLANNING PROCESS; AND APPLIES THIS METHODOLOGY IN A DEMONSTRATION CASE STUDY. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1969/280/280-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Roadside Development and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Hornbeck, P L
  • Forster, R R
  • Dillingham, M R
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 25-38
• Monograph Title: Roadside development
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 280
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Behavior; Drivers; Highway design; Highway planning; Roadside improvement
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203432
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 21 1994 12:00AM