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
Additional information
Department for Transport, Highways
Agency:
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 6,
Section 3, Part 4 TA81/99: Coloured Surfacing in
Road Layout (Excluding Traffic Calming)
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 7,
Section 2, HD 39/01 Footway Design
British Standards:
BS EN 1341: provides guidance on the breaking
load for setts and identifies some building
specifications.
BS 7533: Part 4 offers a standard method of
construction for pavements in natural stone or
concrete pavers, including slabs.
BS 7533: Parts 7 and 10 offer a standard method
for laying natural stone setts where traffic levels
exceed 200 or 1,000 standard axles per day.
BS 7533: Part 12 provides sub-structure advice
and shows the construction specification
required for pedestrian areas which are
occasionally used by vehicles. This detail applies
to most pavement crossovers where vehicles
occasionally drive on to them.
Transport Research Laboratory:
Footways and cycle route design, construction
and maintenance guide
Commission for Architecture and the Built
Environment (CABE):
Paving the way: How we achieve clean, safe and
attractive streets, 2002
English Heritage:
Streets for All, 2005
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