[sustran] Re: ITDP India releases manual on 'Better Streets, Better Cities'

[Pooja Sanghani]

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Here's the link- www.itdp.org/betterstreets
Best,

On 10 January 2012 15:04, Pooja Sanghani <pooja.sanghani at itdp.org> wrote:

> Hi group,
> I'm pleased to share ITDP India's latest publication *'**Better Streets,
> Better Cities'*, a guide to designing streets in urban India. The guide
> is available for download at *www.itdp.org/betterstreets*. Comments and
> suggestions can be submitted to india at itdp.org. Please feel free to share.
> More about the guide below.
>
> Current street design practice in India is often based on a vision of
> high-speed motorized mobility that does not take into account the variety
> and types of activities that actually take place in Indian streets. While
> streets are often designed from the centerline outward, Better Streets,
> Better Cities urges planners to explore an alternate approach that
> prioritizes the needs of pedestrians and cyclists.
>
> The guide begins with a discussion of sixteen street elements, such as
> footpaths, cycle tracks, medians, and spaces for street vending, covering
> the importance of each element as well as implementation challenges and
> design criteria. While existing NMT infrastructure in Indian cities is
> implemented with good intent, design shortcomings resulting from a failure
> to account for the practical needs of pedestrians and cyclists often mean
> that these facilities remain unused. The guide indicates how these pitfalls
> can be avoided.
>
> Next is a library of design templates for various rights-of-way, followed
> by sample intersections. The final section describes the process of street
> design—from data collection, surveys, and analysis to the preparation of
> final plans—using a real-world example of an urban intersection to explain
> methodological issues.
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> Thanks,
> --
> Pooja Sanghani (Ms.) | Program Officer, Our Cities Ourselves
> Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
> 301, Paritosh, near Darpana Academy, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad, India
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>
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>


-- 
Pooja Sanghani (Ms.) | Program Officer, Our Cities Ourselves
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
301, Paritosh, near Darpana Academy, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad, India
Office +91 79 40069227 | Mobile +91 9879897959 | www.itdp.org

*Promoting sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide*