A Framework to Guide Safe Local Government Subdivision Design

In response to community concerns about speed, safety and amenities local councils in Victoria are currently committing considerable funds into retrofitting traffic-calming devices on the existing road infrastructure. New knowledge on improved safety treatments is constantly emerging and with the rapid development of new housing estates, there is an opportunity to put the latest knowledge into practice by designing subdivisions that provide the desired levels of safety, access and amenity. Integrating safety during the design stages of a subdivision affords resident safety high priority and more importantly, saves lives and injury. It also mitigates the costly need to rectify safety issues in the future and allows the optimum safety treatment option to be selected rather than a compromise based on past practices. Given the rapid residential growth within the City of Casey in outer metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, the council initiated a review by Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) of current best practices and current thinking in safe design of residential areas, to guide its future subdivision developments. This paper presents findings of the review addressing aspects such as road network, pedestrian and cyclist safety, intersection design and speed management.

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  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Fotheringham, Nicola
  • Candappa, Nimmi
  • Corben, Bruce
  • Lenne, Michael
• Conference:
  • Research into Practice: 22nd ARRB Conference
  • Location: Canberra , Australia
  • Date: 2006-10-29 to 2006-11-2
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 16p
• Monograph Title: Research into Practice: 22nd ARRB Conference Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; City planning; Crash analysis; Crashes; Design; Development; Highway safety; Intersections; Pedestrian safety; Real estate development; Residential areas; Safety; Traffic calming; Traffic speed; Urban areas; Urban development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Speed management
• Geographic Terms: Melbourne (Australia); Victoria (Australia)
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8513: Classification; 8525: Conference; 1742: Cyclist; 2755: Highway; 455: Junction; 1733: Pedestrian; 307: Residential area; 1665: Safety; 9074: Side; 5408: Speed; 354: Town planning; 755: Traffic; 654: Traffic control
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01039025
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1876592494
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 3 2007 8:48AM