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URBAN STREET DESIGN GUIDE
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| By: |
National Association of City Transportation Officials |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£44.00 |
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£37.40 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1610914945 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781610914949 |
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| Publisher: |
ISLAND PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2013 |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Description: |
A well-illustrated guide that offers blueprints of street design from multiple perspectives, from the bird's eye view to granular details. It features case studies that show how to implement best practices, as well as provide guidance for customizing design applications to a city's unique needs. |
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The NACTO Urban Street Design Guide shows how streets of every size can be reimagined and reoriented to prioritise safe driving and transit, cycling, walking, and public activity. Unlike older, more conservative engineering manuals, this design guide emphasises the core principle that urban streets are public places and have a larger role to play in communities than solely being conduits for traffic. The well-illustrated guide offers blueprints of street design from multiple perspectives, from the bird's eye view to granular details. Case studies show how to implement best practices, as well as provide guidance for customizing design applications to a city's unique needs.Urban Street Design Guide outlines five goals and tenets of world-class street design: Streets are public spaces - streets play a much larger role in the public life of cities and communities than just thoroughfares for traffic; Great streets are great for business - well-designed streets generate higher revenues for businesses and higher values for homeowners; Design for safety - traffic engineers can and should design streets where people walking, parking, shopping, cycling, working, and driving can cross paths safely; and, Streets can be changed - transportation engineers can work flexibly within the building envelope of a street, and many city streets were created in a different era and need to be reconfigured to meet new needs. Elaborating on these fundamental principles, the guide offers substantive direction for cities seeking to improve street design to create more inclusive, multi-modal urban environments. It is an exceptional resource for redesigning streets to serve the needs of 21st century cities, whose residents and visitors demand a variety of transportation options, safer streets, and vibrant community life. |
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US |
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Island Press |
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Returnable |
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