THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT OF A TRAFFICKED SHOPPING STREET

Although pedestrians have adapted to a vehicle-dominated environment, surveys show that a high proportion of them are troubled by a sense of danger from traffic, and by noise and vibration and by fumes. Examples are given of street paving schemes in Cornwall. Streets for pedestrianisation must be carefully selected only after detailed investigations of alternative routing for the displaced traffic and easy access from car parking. The placing of street furniture and other features can help the enforcement of traffic regulations where service vehicles are allowed. Details are given of the conversion of a busy two-lane, one-way street in Truro where signs and road markings had little effect on through traffic. This through traffic has now been successfully discouraged by kerb alignment, bollards and tree planting with integral seating. Provision for the mobility of handicapped people was made according to the IHT guidelines. After conversion pedestrians had a controlled freedom of the street whilst drivers were made more aware of pedestrian activity with a noticeable drop in speeds. A sense of space has been contributed to by an increased pride in the street by property owners and pedestrians alike. (TRRL)

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  INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

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• Authors:
  • IBBOTSON, A
• Publication Date: 1987-8-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 31-39
• Serial:
  • HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 8/9
  • Publisher: INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • ISSN: 0265-6868

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerospace engineering; Alignment; Bollards; Curbs; Furniture; Highway design; Mobility; Pedestrian areas; Persons with disabilities; Reduction (Chemistry); Roadside improvement; Streets; Traffic control; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic restraint; Traffic speed; Trees; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Street design
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• ITRD Terms: 1726: Disabled person; 2917: Kerb; 2885: Layout; 594: Marker post; 9105: Mobility (pers); 341: Pedestrian precinct; 350: Segregation (traffic, pedestrians); 354: Town planning; 654: Traffic control; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470105
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM