TOR_UrbanStreetDesignforPublicandNMT【DOC精选】.docVIP

ToR for Urban Street Design for Public and Non-Motorized Transport 1. BACKGROUND There are many factors that make urban streets different from rural highways such as increased numbers of pedestrians, bicycles, business and residential driveways. Transit, drainage and intersections may also have unique design criteria when they are part of an urban street system. Traffic flow conditions, peak and off-peak speeds and volume variations are also significant and can affect street design. The manual should include schematic drawings and graphics and pictures to illustrate various urban street design practices. The?Manual on Urban Street Design would be intended to create complete streets, streets that provide capacity and mobility for motorists, while also being safer and more comfortable for pedestrians, cyclists, and neighbourhood residents. The proposed Manual need to address a variety of design issues including sight distance assumptions, determination of the functional intersection area, and length of left-turn and right-turns bays. Corner clearance, minimum centerline radii, the rationale for the cross-section of arterials, collectors, and local residential streets and the effectiveness of intersection and median changes to a major urban arterial will also need to be covered. The Urban Street Design Manual would be intended to ensure that the best aspects of a city’s public transportation as well as non-motorized transport network are re-created as the City and its street network continue to evolve. This would mean that the various street design elements must be applied in the right mixes and in the right places. The process for planning and designing streets must also be sensitive to both the land use context and to the needs of the various users of a street. 2. SCOPE OF WORK The manual should cater to the expectations of different categories of travellers from different locations in a street And should describe methods for applying the guidelines contained in t