By: Dan Burden with Michael Wallwork, P.E., Ken Sides, P.E., Ramon Trias, and Harrison Bright Rue
Improve your neighborhoods by improving your streets!
From the Local Government Commission's Center for Livable Communities and nationally known bicycle and pedestrian design expert Dan Burden, come the latest ideas in street design guidelines for healthy neighborhoods and livable communities.
This guidebook will help communities implement designs for streets that are safe, efficient and aesthetically pleasing for both people and cars. It features helpful guidelines that specify street widths and implementation strategies developed by a team of experts under the leadership of Dan Burden, one of the nation's foremost experts on traffic calming and the creation of pedestrian- and bike friendly communities. Dan's team included a traffic engineer, a transportation planner, an architect, an attorney and a community activist.
Published: January 1999, Revised January 2002
Pages: 52
NOTE: The Institute of Traffic Engineers has prepared street guidelines to aid the profession with the design and evaluation of streets in traditional neighborhood development. This guide explores the premises behind various forms of neighborhood and street design, including sections on street space, connectivity, emergency access, parking, safety, and geometric design. "Traditional Neighborhood Development Street Design Guidelines" is no longer available through the LGC Bookstore, however it can be ordered directly from the Institute of Transportation Engineers: www.ite.org
