STREETSCAPE GUIDANCE

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INTRODUCTION
PART A
A vision for London’s streets
PART B
From strategy to delivery
PART C
New measures for new challenges
PART D
Balancing priorities
PART F
Appendix
PART E
Physical design and materials
SECTION 6
Introduction
SECTION 7
High quality footways
SECTION 8
Carriageways
SECTION 9
Crossings
SECTION 10
Kerbside activity
SECTION 11
Footway amenities
SECTION 12
Safety and functionality
SECTION 13
Street environment
SECTION 14
Transport interchanges
Streetscape Guidance
• TfL is the traffic authority for traffic signals
across London, including the Strategic Road
Network and roads which are managed
by the local highway authority. The Traffic
Infrastructure (TI) team within our Surface
Asset Management is responsible for
the design, installation, commissioning,
maintenance and decommissioning of traffic
signals and associated equipment
• Streetscape Guidance encourages design
teams involved in any new or modification of
existing signals, to work closely with the TI
team to ensure that the scheme will function
safely, while minimising the adverse visual and
physical impact on the streetscape
• Backing boards are not normally fitted to
signal heads in London, except on TLRN
roads with speed limits greater than 30mph.
They may also be considered in exceptional
circumstances when a visibility issue has been
raised, such as on east-west road alignments
where the sun can impact on drivers’ vision, or
if surrounding street lighting creates additional
glare or by an engineer’s judgement
• High six metre poles with additional signal
heads may be used where there is a clear
design need or a safety issue
Figure 162: Trixi mirrors are used by motorists
at junctions to detect cyclists in their blind spot
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