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
[Part E – Physical design and materials] Kerbside activity 190
Kerb heights greater than 140mm upstand
should only be used where the bus will not
overhang the kerb. Detailed guidance can be
found in Accessible Bus Stop Design Guidance.
Cycle lanes at bus stops
Options for cycle infrastructure at bus stops
depend on the nature of the general provision
for cycling on the corridor, and on bus
infrastructure and operation. Factors to be taken
into account include:
• Cycle flows, and flow variation during the day
and week
• Degree of separation of cyclists
Figure 193: A bus boarder used to raise the
kerb height to 140mm
• General motorised traffic volumes
• Volume and frequency of buses stopping
(including the frequency with which more
than one bus is likely to use the stop at any
one time)
• Access for wheelchair users
• The number of bus passengers using the stop
at different times
• The pedestrian routes to and from the bus
stop
• Pedestrian comfort in using the adjacent
footway
Figure 194: A bus stop by-pass for Cycle Super
Highway 2 on Whitechapel Road
Our Accessible Bus Stop Design Guidance (2015)
should be consulted for further guidance.
Authorisation
The Highways Act 1980 allows local highway
authorities to give consent for objects to be
sited on the highway.
The safe operation of bus stops signs should be
assessed via the Road Safety Audit process.
Section 55(i) of the DfT Road Traffic Regulation
Act 1984 provides that a highway authority may
cause or permit traffic signs, which includes bus
stop signs, to be placed on or near any road in
their area.
DfT Traffic Signs Regulations and General
Directions 2002 Schedule 5, Signs for Bus, Tram
and Pedal Cycle Facilities, diagrams 973.2 and
973.3: Stopping place for buses operated by or
on behalf of or under agreement with Transport
for London. This describes the TfL LBSL roundel
bus stop flag graphics as a recognised road traffic
sign; permitted variants enable the face of the
sign to be curved, and the word ‘STOP’ may be
varied as ‘STAND’.