Urban Street Design Workshops

Objective

To introduce industry practitioners to best practice for urban street design

Client

NZTA and various practitioners

Location

Various locations around NZ

Deliverable

2-day Industry training workshops

Timeframe

2020-23

Project Status

Ongoing

Background

Healthy cities and towns that provide safe and comfortable places to live, work, enjoy and connect ask for a street network that supports this. So, this means streets that service all users of various modes, and streets that stimulate the adoption of sustainable transport. But how do you organise the competing demands for space on our urban road corridors? How do you make streets more accessible to everyone?

That is what the new Urban Street Design workshop addresses, developed in collaboration with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). Guidance on multi-modal urban street design has gradually been evolving past few years. In two days, expert practitioners from NZTA, Abley, MRCagney and ViaStrada shared best practice and guidance on multi-modal urban streets design. Expertise and examples are based on international good practice and the results of local implementation and trials. Knowledge and experience were shared via presentations and group discussions. Design exercises in groups give you the opportunity to apply the knowledge to practical situations.

Relevant topics that are addressed in the workshops:

current regulatory and policy context for urban transport development
principles of good street design practice in Aotearoa
urban network planning (land use and transport integration, speed management)
general approaches to roadway design and road space allocation
planning and design for inclusive access
planning and design for walking, cycling, micro-mobility and public transport
design for motor vehicles (parking, servicing, use of design vehicles etc.)
street design issues such as urban design, lighting and security, wayfinding, audit and review
implementation issues such as pilots, trials and monitoring.