Cockmuir Place street design project report - Sustrans

94%
The
of residents surveyed think that
traffic speed has been reduced
Street Design project aimed to make Cockmuir Place safer. Elsewhere
this has often been achieved through putting up railings and barriers, but
here, contemporary design principles in line with Designing Streets (Scottish
Government, 2010) were adopted to balance vehicle access with pedestrian
and cyclist movements in a way that enhanced the quality of the street
enviornment.
Daily average speed of traffic
has reduced by
2 mph
This colour surface treatment
is a cost-effective solution to
strongly indicate to motorists
that there is an important route
traversing the roadspace.
Drivers perceive that the road
has been narrowed due to the
marking of parking spaces
on the previously undefined
surface. This, along with
marked crossing points has
created an enviornment where
pedestrians do not feel as
intimidated by moving vehicles.
Marking parking spaces out also
creates a subtle chicane effect
that is accentuated at busy
times when cars are parked in
those spaces.
This, along with the 20 m.p.h.
speed limit, helps to further slow
down traffic.
4. SAFETY - SPEED OF TRAFFIC