





Pedestrian Footpath
Increased safety for pedestrians. Improves facilities for pedestrians (improves accessibility). May help to increase walking as a mode of transport (environmental benefits and reduced traffic congestion). Walking can improve health and fitness.
Provision of footpaths should accord with the desired route of pedestrians with respect to important origins and destinations. Provision of footpaths should facilitate access to public transport facilities including bus stops and bus terminus. Where pedestrian volume is high, a reasonable Level of Service (LOS) of footpaths should be attained to encourage usage of the footpath. A routine maintenance programme is needed to ensure that footpaths are kept clean and level, free from defects and to prevent vegetation from causing an obstruction. Signage should be used to warn drivers of pedestrians if the road shoulder is commonly used as an informal footpath. Street traders, public utility apparatus and street furniture should not be allowed to obstruct the footpath. It is recommended that consideration be given to improving accessibility for the mobility impaired. This should include design features such as paved footpaths with sufficient width to accommodate wheelchairs, dropped kerbs at pedestrian crossing points, tactile paving and improved road markings and signs. Interruptions by obstructions and access openings should be minimised along footpaths. Accesses to parking areas and industrial facilities could be hazardous. The risk can be mitigated by ensuring adequate visibility and highlighting the conflict area in a different colour of the footpath surface.
Treatment Summary
40-60% |
Case Studies
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