VISUAL APPROACH TO HIGHWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN

THE VISUAL DESIGN APPROACH DISCUSSED MUST DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING PHASES: (1) PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION, (2) SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE, AND (3) ECONOMIC VALUES. EXAMPLES ARE PRESENTED OF RESEARCH IN PROGRESS IN RELATION TO THE VISUAL APPROACH TO HIGHWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/190/190-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 190, pp 29-40, 3 FIG 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:
  • Wetmore, Louis B
• Publication Date: 1958

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: Urban research in highway planning
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 190
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Design; Economic factors; Highway design; Highway planning; Highway safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203352
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 14 1994 12:00AM