A successful self ‐ explaining roads project i N in New Zealand; but Z l d b t what is next? what is next? Hamish Mackie i h ki
Thi This presentation... i 1. Quick re ‐ cap: What are Self Explaining Roads? What arn’t they? 2. Pt England project results (including new stuff) 3. What’s next?
Wh What are self explaining roads? lf l i i d ? The look and feel of a road matches its intended function Are ‘ user friendly ’ Involve a well planned set of road categories I l ll l d t f d t i Are planned from “the big picture” d downwards d Have significant community involvment
S lf Self explaining roads are NOT l i i d NOT Localised speed calming in Localised speed calming in response to complaints
Pt England, Auckland City. Construction courtesy of Auckland City Council
Homogenous speeds with large variation Distinctly different speeds with much less variation variation
Resident perceptions of Resident perceptions of normal and safe speeds: Different expectations for different types of road different types of road following construction
What’s next for the Point England project?
1000 900 800 700 600 User Count Vehicles 500 Pedestrians 400 400 Road U Cyclists 300 200 200 100 0 Pre Post Road user counts at four local street locations over four non consecutive days Road user counts at four local street locations over four non ‐ consecutive days.
vehicle pedestrian cyclist cyclist Pre ‐ construction Post ‐ construction
Future Self Explaining Roads areas of focus? lf l d f f ?
Ph t Photo: RTA 2009 RTA 2009 Dragons teeth – A cost effective way of reinforcing school zones
d sion St ubdivis 404 Su NZS 44 N Source: Manual for Streets (DfT) Source: Manual for Streets (DfT)
Wider benefits of user Wider benefits of user friendly environments for active transport
Shared spaces School zones Liveable / routes to arterials school Ideal and Self consistent explaining roads d approach for NZ Naked Local traffic streets t t managment t Model Model communities
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