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HOME<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

PART A<br />

A vision for London’s streets<br />

PART B<br />

From strategy to delivery<br />

PART C<br />

New measures for new challenges<br />

PART D<br />

Balancing priorities<br />

PART F<br />

Appendix<br />

PART E<br />

Physical design and materials<br />

SECTION 6<br />

Introduction<br />

SECTION 7<br />

High quality footways<br />

SECTION 8<br />

Carriageways<br />

SECTION 9<br />

Crossings<br />

SECTION 10<br />

Kerbside activity<br />

SECTION 11<br />

Footway amenities<br />

SECTION 12<br />

Safety and functionality<br />

SECTION 13<br />

Street environment<br />

SECTION 14<br />

Transport interchanges<br />

Streetscape Guidance<br />

[Part E – Physical design and materials] Carriageways 127<br />

Technical detail<br />

Kerb cuts and paving layout for median strip<br />

Kerb height<br />

Median strip application<br />

125mm-150mm<br />

Standard upstand height where vehicle speeds are 40mph<br />

or greater<br />

Standard upstand height for central refuge at controlled<br />

crossing points and designated uncontrolled crossing points<br />

60mm-125mm<br />

Standard kerb upstand range where vehicle speeds are 30mph<br />

or less<br />

Flush-6mm<br />

Adjacent to centrally located cycle parking provision to<br />

allow convenient access for cyclists<br />

4,000mm<br />

Minimum width to consider a pedestrian refuge space for<br />

a straight across two phase crossing<br />

Dropped kerb at formal crossings<br />

60mm<br />

For shared surface schemes<br />

For centrally located parking and loading bay access<br />

Figure 123: The central median should be<br />

paved in the same material as the footway<br />

Figure 124: Oxford street’s central median is<br />

paved in granite setts to match the concrete<br />

paving on the footways<br />

Additional information<br />

The Highways Agency:<br />

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 6,<br />

Section 2: TD 42/95 Geometric Design of Major/<br />

Minor Priority Junctions, 1995<br />

Department for Transport:<br />

Traffic Signs Manual (2003), Chapter 5:<br />

Road Markings

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