Manual for Streets 2 - TSRGD

1 For Streets 2 Wider Application of the PrinciplesPu bl ish edby theCha rtered Instituti on ofHi ghway s&Tran spor tationPu blis hed Se pt ember 2010Al l righ ts res erved . No part of this publi cationsha ll be re produ ce d, copie s st ored in an el ect roni c ret ri eva l syst em ortr an smitt ed wit hout the writ ten pe rmissionof the publis he rs. CIH T 2010 ISBN 978 -0-902933-43-9Ac know ledgeme nt sTh e Cha rter ed In st itution of Highways & Transportat ion wouldlike to th an k the fol low ing peopl e without who m thedoc ume nt wou ld not have bee n possibl EEddiittoorrss::Al an You ngWS PPh il Jone sPhi l Jone s AssociatesSStteeeerriinngg GGrroouupp.

2 Pe ter Di ckins onLoui se Du gganCA BEWa yn e Due rd enDep art ment for TransportAn dr ew Pea rs onHom es and Communities Agen cyDa ni el B ri dgerCom munities and Local Gov ern mentAn ne L ock eEnglish HeritageEdwa rd C horlt onADEPTSa m Wr ight Transport for LondonJoh n S martCIH TAmy Na pthin eCIH TSc ott DyballCIH TCCoonnttrriibbuuttoorrss::St eve Pr oc tor TMSJoh n D ales Urb an Initi ati vesSt ua rt Rei d MV A ConsultancyBen C as te ll Scot t WilsonPe ter Jone s UCLPa ul For man Emily Wal sh Solihull MBCBob Whi te Ke nt CCSt eph en Ha rd y Dorset CCTim Ph ar aohGr ah am Pa ul S mithAn ne L ock e English HeritageTim C ue llWS PAn dr ew C ame ronWS PNicol a C hee thamTransport for LondonBen H ami lton- Bai llieHa milt on-Baillie Assiciate sMan ua l f or S tre et s 2 PPrrooooff RReeaaddeerr::Joh n Cor dwellFFiinnaanncciiaall SSuuppppoorrtt.

3 Depa rt ment f or Tra nsp ort, C om mission for Archite cture and B uilt E nv ironment, Homes and Communities Agency an dAss oci ati on of Dire ct ors of Environment, Economy, Pla nn ing an d Tran sportCIH T an d t he m emb ers of the Steering Group wh o produced thi s doc ume nt have endeav ou red t o ens ure th e ac cu racyof it s c onte nt s. However , the guidance and recomme ndat ions giv en shou ld always be received by th e reader in light ofthe fa cts of t heir s pe cialist circumstances and specialist a dvic e obt aine d as nec ess ary . Any ref ere nces to legislationdiscu ss ed wi thin t hi s d ocument should be considere d in t he ligh t of c urre nt and any futu re le gis lat ion.

4 No liability fornegl igen ce or ot he rw ise in relat ion to this document an d it s con te nts can be accepted b y CI HT, t he members of theStee ri ng G roup , it s se rvants or agent s, or the man agin g e ditors or c ont ribu tors .Pub lis hed b y t he Chart ered Inst itut ion of Highw ay s an d Tra nsportation ,119 Britannia Walk,Lon don N 1 7 JERe gis ter ed C harity No. 1136896 Pub lis hed 2010. ISBN 978-0-902933-43-9 PPhhoottooggrraapphhss ccoouurrtteessyy ooff::Phi l Jon es , Ph il Jones Ass oc iat esStep he n Ha rd y, Dorset County CouncilTim P he by, T ra nsp ort Init iat ive sAnd re w C amer on, WSPJoh n Dal es , Urb an Init iat ivesAdr ian L or d, Aru pRob Mar sha ll, T ransp ort Init iat ive sJoh n Smart, CIHTS cott Dybal l, CIHTD ebor ah S ims , Mot t Mac Donald, Br ian Johnson , Ke ep B rit ain TidyBe n H ami lton- Ba illie, H amilt on-B ailli e Associate sTran sport f or L ond onAlan Young, WSPGra ha m Pa ul Sm ithDavi d Sp runt , Es se x C ount y C ounci lStev e Pr oc tor , TMS ConsultancyJoe Bur ns.

5 M ouc he lP11 CABE /Ja ne SebireP15(1) CABE /Ja ne SebireP15(2)Dav id John Urb an I nit iat ive sP17(1)Gille spiesP18 CABEP49 CABE /Ja ne SebireP62(1)Nott ingh am City Counc ilP62(2)Nott ingh am City Counc ilP62(3)Nott ingh am City Counc ilP66(3) Lou ise Du gganP81(1)Lou ise Du gganP81(2) Caml insP81(3)Lou ise Du gganP87(1)CABE /Stephen McL are nP88(3)CABE /Stephen McL are nP97(5)Sou tham pton City C oun cilMinister ial For ewar d001Pr es iden tial For eword002 Par tner ing Organisat ions P reface003St at us a nd A pp lic ati on004 Sec tion A Context and P rocess rodu ct S P rincip e of M Bene fit s of Better S treet s00922 NNeettwwoorrkkss,, CCoonntteexxttss aanndd SSttrreeeett rodu ct xt : T own and Cit y Cen tre xt : Urb an and Sub urb an Are xt : Urb an xt : Int xt : V illage Cent re xt : R ura l Area xt.

6 Urb an and rural se ttleme nts02733 HHiigghhwwaayy DDeessiiggnn,, RRiisskk aanndd Need for Additiona l Clar ifi ca ign Guidanc e and Professiona l Ju dgement03044 DDeessiiggnn aanndd IImmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn rodu ct unity ages of Improvem ing a Quality Aud it Proc es s034 Ken t Des ign Gu ide035 Qualit y A udit P roc ess: S t Mild red s Tannery C ante rbury, Ke S afet y Aud ten ance Issues038 Sec tion B Det aile d De sign Issues04155 PPeeddeessttrriiaann NNeeeeddss aanndd es trian wa y Provision04366 CCyyccllee rodu ct La ne s, C ycle Tracks and Parking04777 BBuuss rodu ct s Priorit s St op s Layb ys and Board rodu ct ign Sp A Gradient ica l and lane widt hs053Co nte uges , Me dia ns and Cent ral Re se rva tion s05599 JJuunnccttiioonnss.

7 CCrroossssiinnggss aanndd rodu ct acin g of y and Uncontrolled Junction uar tiona l Roundab out R ound ab fic S fic M anagement a nd One Way Sy Fr ont age A cce rodu ct ibilit y Re quirement ar d V isibi ibilit y at Priorit y an d Y Di st ibilit y A long t he S tree t Ed tacle s t o V isibil ity0801111 OOnn--SSttrreeeett PPaarrkkiinngg aanndd SSeerrvviicciinngg0088111122 SSttrreeeett FFuurrnniittuurree aanndd rodu ct oced ur es for reducing street fu rn itu ing footways drai reet Tre es and Plant reet urit y M easures0941133 TTrraaffffiicc SSiiggnnss aanndd rodu ct an d m ount ing height of Sign Backi ng B oard Lef t/R ight S tre lin e Za g red S an d Markings at ting M arkings099 Sec tion C Cas e S tudie s1011144 CCaassee h Road, S out hwark, on Roa d, S eaf S qua re & Howard S treet, Sh effie Row & West Row, Darlington, Pa rt of th e Pe de st rian H eart Ma rian Way, Nottingha m124St re ets an d roa ds ma ke up around three- quarters of a ll pu bl ic spa ce th eir design, appea rance.

8 An d t he w ay t hey f unc tion have a huge impact on th e qua lity of people s liv es. The Depar tment forTranspor t is committ ed t o high qualit y design in the pu blic re alm a nd our techni ca l a dvi ce i sev ide nce o f t hat com mit ment .In 2007 the Dep artm ent p ub lished the Manual for St ree ts , repla cin g gu idan ce w hi ch had been i nuse for 30 years . It c omp let ely c ha nge d the approach to the de sign a nd provi si on of r esi de ntial andoth er s tr eet s. It e njoy s a n e xc ellent sta nding and its su cc es s ha s gen era te d a desi re amongpr of es si onals f or t echnical adv ice t o cover other st re ets an d roa ds a lon g simi lar l ines.

9 Man ual f or S tre et s 2 Wider A pplic at ion of the Prin ci ple s is th e res ult a product of high lycol lab or ative working betwe en the Department for Transport and i ndus try. It i s an excellentde mons tra tion of what ca n b e a chieved when Govern me nt works in pa rt ne rsh ip wi th oth er con gr at ulat e t he Chart ered Inst itut ion of Highw ay s an d Tra nsportation a nd th e t ea m w hich madepu bl ica tio n of M anual for Street s 2 possible and I c omme nd th e docu ment t o al l t hose i nvol ve d i nde si gni ng th e p ubli c realm.

10 The challenge now is for the m t o e mbra ce t he advi ce and ext end t head van ta ges of good design to s treet s and roads ou tside re siden tia l are as . NNOORRMMAANN BBAAKKEERRPP aarrlliiaammeennttaarryy UUnnddeerr SSeeccrreettaarryy ooff SSttaattee ffoorr TTrraannssppoorrtt001Mi nisterial For ewo rdMini ste rial F or ewordMan ua l f or S tre et s 2 Preside ntial F ore word By Geof f All ist erCIH T Pr esid ent 2010-2011In 2007 the Dep artm ent for Transport published th e Man ua l for St re ets , a lan dmark document thatis c ha ngi ng t he fa ce of our resid ent ial Streets .