Street network management strategies

As populations shift towards urban areas, the planning and programming of streets to enhance livability and mobility become increasingly important. As cities grow, private automobiles, transit, bicycles and pedestrians will all continue to compete for limited road space. In addition to mobility needs, streets serve as places for commerce, leisure, dining and socialization. Often encompassing 25 to 30 percent of a city’s developed land, streets represent a primary public space where people experience and enjoy their cities. An integrated, network-level street management approach can be applied in order to balance competing demands of multiple transportation modes and street functions. A network approach acknowledges streets as interconnected systems serving different functions and users and enables communities to think holistically about how their streets operate. This paper explores the network approach to street planning and management, identifying uses for and potential benefits from such an approach. The research examines five case studies to document the application and effect of street network management strategies.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the World Road Association – PIARC.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

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• Authors:
  • Lethco, T
  • Durante, A
  • Jaynes, C
• Conference:
  • 24th World Road Congress
  • Location: Mexico City , Mexico
  • Date: 2011-9-26 to 2011-9-30
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16p
• Monograph Title: 24th World Road Congress Proceedings: Roads for a Better Life: Mobility, Sustainability and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Complete streets; Management; Mobility; Planning; Streets; Urban development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502278
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 2840602679
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 23 2013 11:06AM