Global street design guide

Each year 1.2 million people die from traffic fatalities, highlighting the need to design streets that offer safe and enticing travel choices for all people. Cities around the world are facing the same challenges as cities in the US, and many of these problems are rooted in outdated codes and standards. The Global Street Design Guide is a timely resource that sets a global baseline for designing streets and public spaces and redefines the role of streets in a rapidly urbanizing world. The Guide will broaden how to measure the success of urban streets to include: access, safety, mobility for all users, environmental quality, economic benefit, public health, and overall quality of life. The first-ever worldwide standards for designing city streets and prioritizing safety, pedestrians, transit, and sustainable mobility are presented in the Guide. Participating experts from global cities have helped to develop the principles that organize the Guide. The Guide builds off the successful tools and tactics defined in NACTO's Urban Street Design Guide and Urban Bikeway Design Guide while addressing a variety of street typologies and design elements found in various contexts around the world. This innovative guide will inspire leaders, inform practitioners, and empower communities in realizing the potential in their public space networks. It will help cities unlock the potential of streets as safe, accessible and economically sustainable places.

"Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies"--page xii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-376) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Section A About Streets -- 1.Defining Streets -- 1.1.What is a Street -- 1.2.Shifting the Measure of Success -- 1.3.The Economy of Streets -- 1.4.Streets for Environmental Sustainability -- 1.5.Safe Streets Save Lives -- 1.6.Streets Shape People -- 1.7.Multimodal Streets Serve More People -- 1.8.What is Possible -- 2.Shaping Streets -- 2.1.The Process of Shaping Streets -- 2.2.Aligning with City and Regional Agendas -- 2.3.Involving the Right Stakeholders -- 2.4.Setting a Project Vision -- 2.5.Communication and Engagement -- 2.6.Costs and Budgets -- 2.7.Phasing and Interim Strategies -- 2.8.Coordination and Project Management -- 2.9.Implementation and Materials -- 2.10.Management -- 2.11.Maintenance -- 2.12.Institutionalizing Change -- 3.Measuring and Evaluating Streets -- 3.1.How to Measure Streets -- 3.2.Summary Chart -- 3.3.Measuring the Street -- Section B Street Design Guidance -- 4.Designing Streets for Great Cities --

Note continued: 4.1.Key Design Principles -- 5.Designing Streets for Place -- 5.1.Defining Place -- 5.2.Local and Regional Contexts -- 5.3.Immediate Context -- 5.4.Changing Contexts -- 6.Designing Streets for People -- 6.1.A V…