[sustran] Re: Road Area Ratio

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Subject: Re: [sustran] Road Area Ratio
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A report by Peter Newman has this data for many cities in Developing and 
devloped countries. May be Paul, can give you the exact reference. 
Typically, for urban areas, 10% of the total area is marked for 
transportation related activities as an standard. This is for master plan 
(i.e., city level facilities) level facilities. For example, fo delhi it 
includes only roads that have a ROW of more than 24 metres. As you go 
down to the next level, say zonal level, then the % increases. At a 
neighbourhood level, it can be as high as 30 to 40% of the total area.

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On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Mohsin J. Sarker wrote:

> Hello Everybody
> 
> I am Looking for road area ratio of different cities in worldwide and also
> it's standards in different countries or cities. Could any one help me in
> this regard by giving me possible references and sources of this data.
> Thanking you in anticipation. Wish you all the best.
> 
> Mohsin J. Sarker
> Regional Planning
> Utsunomiya University
> Email : t9802 at cc.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp