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Streetscape a3 - Literature and Desktop study
Course: B.Arch (AR-321)
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University: Acharya Nagarjuna University
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STREETSCAPE
STREETS ELEMENTS:
• Sidewalks play a vital role in city life. As a conduit for pedestrian movement and access, they
enhance connectivity and promote walking. As public spaces, sidewalks serve as the front steps to
the city, activating streets socially and economically. Safe, accessible, and well-maintained
sidewalks are a fundamental and necessary investment for cities, and have been shown to enhance
general public health and maximize social capital.
• Just as roadway expansions and improvements have historically enhanced travel for motorists,
superior sidewalk design can encourage walking by making it more attractive.
• Curb cuts for vehicle access should be limited in areas with high pedestrian volumes, and when
unavoidable, they must maintain accessible levels, slopes, and clear path minimums
SIDEWALKS:
1.Frontage Zone :
The frontage zone defines the section of the
sidewalk that functions as an extension of the
building, whether through entryways and
doors or sidewalk cafés and sandwich boards.
The frontage zone consists of both the facade
of the building fronting the street and the
space immediately adjacent to the building.
2.Clear Path
The pedestrian clear path defines the primary, dedicated,
and accessible pathway that runs parallel to the street. The
clear path ensures that pedestrians have a safe and adequate
place to walk and should be 1.8–2.4 m wide in residential
settings and 2.4–4.5 m wide in downtown or commercial
areas with heavy pedestrian volumes.
3.Street Furniture
Zone The street furniture zone is defined as the section of the sidewalk between the
curb and the clear path, in which street furniture and amenities such as lighting,
benches, newspaper kiosks, transit facilities, utility poles, tree pits, and cycle parking
are provided. The street furniture zone may also contain green infrastructure elements
such as rain gardens, trees, or flow-through planters.
4.Buffer Zone
The enhancement or buffer zone is defined as the space immediately next to thesidewalk, and may
consist of a variety of different elements. These include curb extensions, parklets, stormwater
management features, parking, cycle racks, cycle share stations, and curbside cycle tracks.
STREETS PRINCIPLES AND CHARECTERSTICS:
PROPER SIZING
UNIVERSAL ACCESIBILITY
SAFE CONNECTION
CLEAR SIGNAGES
ATTRACTING SPACES
SECURITY
QUALITY SURFACES
EFFECIENT DRAINAGE
IMPORTANT PEDESTRIAN
SIGNAGES AND ELEMENTS :
Sidewalks should be continuous
and provide a clear path
consistent with pedestrian
volumes, but always wide enough
to allow two people using
wheelchairs to pass one another
Safe and frequent pedestrian
crossings support a walkable
urban environment.
Pedestrian refuges reduce
crossing distance and provide
waiting areas for people who
cannot cross the full width of the
street in the pedestrian interval.
Sidewalk extensions are an
extension of the sidewalk, usually
at the point of the intersection,
visually and physically narrowing
the roadway and shortening
crossing distances.
Curbs discourage vehicles from
entering or blocking pedestrian
areas, and many are integrated
with a gutter to assist in
channeling water. Curbs should
not be more than be 15 cm high.
Install pedestrian ramps at every
pedestrian crossing and change
of level. They should be built of
non-slip materials and have a
maximum slope of 1:10 (10%),
ideally 1:12 (8%).
Employ strategies such as
accessible pedestrian signals at
intersections, tactile paving strips
on sidewalks.
Well-lit spaces are critical to
pedestrian safety, creating lively,
inviting spaces at night and
preventing crime.
Provide frequent opportunities
for people to pause and rest.
Seating should have comfortable
backs, offering a mix of shaded
and unshaded seats suited to the
local climate.
