The Urban Road Network Design

Urban development is determined among others by roads and streets. A good design will act as a catalyst, but a bad design will eventually paralyze life in the town or city. To enhance the unity between urban and road design, the urban road network must be reorganized. Urban roads must serve a variety of functions in addition to their transportation function, such as attractiveness and orientation, as well as social, ecological and economic functions. The report proposes six road categories [...]

Urban Road Network Management

Many different organizations are interested in using the area above and below the streets. One of the most important things is to co-ordinate and harmonize the various areas of interest. The purpose of this report is to show who decides how the street zones in cities are used; to show different organizational solutions chosen to share access, and the type of laws that form the basis of this work; to define those who have an interest in using street zones and the conflicts that arise; to show the [...]

Urban Road Design and Architecture

This report develops further ideas (see 10.04.B page 49) on the organization and design of the urban road network, with the following main objectives: to develop the "environmental capacity" concept introduced by Buchanan report (1963), to explore the relationship between functional and visual aspects (concept of visual hierarchy) and the means to integrate them better, to focus on main roads (apart from motorways) by developing the concept of "urban boulevard" for main arterials integrated [...]

Priority to Public Transport and Other High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV)on Urban Roads

The PIARC Committee on Urban Areas has reviewed the measures used by its member countries to assist the movement of public transport and other high occupancy vehicles [HOVs] on urban road networks with a view to disseminating more widely knowledge of good practice in the efficient use of congested road space. Replies to a questionnaire were received from 30 towns and cities in 15 countries. The report discusses the results of this study and some of the issues raised. This special issue also contains [...]

Traffic Management and Quality of Service

The Topic Area Traffic Management and Quality of Service deals with several issues from the PIARC Strategic Plan for the period of 1995 - 1999. It deals with (1.2) "improving quality standards for design, construction, equipment and maintenance", (4.1) "improving traffic planning and management, taking account of all categories of users, (4.6) "effectiveness of measures to moderate traffic speeds" and (6.5) "addressing problems of traffic congestion, environment and mobility in urban areas of developing [...]