TY - BOOK TI - Urban Street Design Guide T2 - National Association of City Transportation Officials SN - 9781610914949 AV - HE305 U733 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Washington, Covelo, London PB - Island Press KW - City traffics KW - Planning KW - Local KW - Traffic calming KW - Traffic congestion KW - Streets N1 - Includes index and bibliographical references; Contents : Introduction -- vii Foreword -- ix About the Guide -- x Using the Guide -- Streets -- 3 Street Design Principles -- 4 Key Principles -- 6 Phases of Transformation -- 7 Street Design in Context -- 8 Downtown 1-Way Street -- 10 Downtown 2-Way Street -- 12 Downtown Thoroughfare -- 14 Neighborhood Main Street -- 16 Neighborhood Street -- 17 Yield Street -- 18 Boulevard -- 20 Residential Boulevard -- 22 Transit Corridor -- 24 Green Alley -- 25 Commercial Alley -- 26 Residential Shared Street -- 28 Commercial Shared Street -- 30 Cambridge Shared Streets -- Street Design Elements -- 33 Lane Width -- 37 Sidewalks -- 38 Sidewalk Zones -- 4 Sidewalk Design -- 45 Curb Extensions -- 47 Gateway -- 48 Pinchpoint -- 49 Chicane -- 50 Bus Bulbs -- 51 Vertical Speed Control Elements -- 53 Speed Hump -- 54 Speed Table -- 55 Speed Cushion -- 57 Transit Streets -- 58 Dedicated Curbside / Offset Bus Lanes -- 60 Dedicated Median Bus Lanes -- 61 Contra-Flow Bus Lanes -- 62 Bus Stops -- 65 Stormwater Management -- 67 Bioswales -- 68 Flow-Through Planters -- 69 Pervious Strips -- 70 Pervious Pavement -- Interim Design Strategies -- 73 Interim Design Strategies -- 74 Activating the Curb -- 76 From Pilot to Permanent -- 77 Parklets -- 80 San Francisco Parklet Program -- 81 Temporary Street Closures -- 84 Los Angeles's CicLAvia Initiative -- 85 Interim Public Plazas -- 88 New York City Plaza Program -- Intersections -- 91 Intersection Design Principles -- 92 Principles -- 94 Major Intersections -- 96 Intersections of Major and Minor Streets -- 98 Raised Intersections -- 99 Neighborhood Traffic Circle -- 100 Complex Intersections -- 102 Complex Intersection Analysis -- 104 Redesign -- Intersection Design Elements -- 109 Crosswalks and Crossings -- 110 Crosswalks -- 112 Conventional Crosswalks -- 114 Midblock Crosswalks -- 116 Pedestrian Safety Islands -- 117 Corner Radii -- 121 Visibility/Sight Distance -- 125 Traffic Signals -- 126 Signalization Principles -- 128 Leading Pedestrian Interval -- 129 Protected Left Turn Phasing and Restrictions -- 130 Signal Cycle Lengths -- 132 Fixed vs. Actuated Signalization -- 134 Coordinated Signal Timing -- Design Controls -- 137 Design Controls -- 139 Design Speed -- 142 Speed Reduction Mechanisms -- 143 Design Vehicle -- 147 Design Hour -- 151 Design Year -- 155 Performance Measures -- 159 Functional Classification -- 162 San Francisco's Better Streets Plan -- Resources -- 165 Notes -- 174 References -- 179 Credits -- ER -