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Urban Street Design Guide Index

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Intersection Design Elements

Intersection Design Elements

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection design and operation, from signal timing to crosswalks, and investigates each concept as it relates to citywide goals for safety, mobility, and more vibrant, accessible public spaces.

Adapted from the Urban Street Design Guide, published by Island Press.

Subsections:

Crosswalks and Crossings

Safe and frequent crosswalks support a walkable urban environment. Crosswalks should be applied where pedestrian traffic is anticipated and encouraged. While application of crosswalk markings alone is not a viable safety measure in all situations, crosswalks benefit

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Conventional Crosswalks

Conventional Crosswalks

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Midblock Crosswalks

Midblock Crosswalks

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Pedestrian Safety Islands

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Corner Radii

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Visibility/Sight Distance

Visibility/Sight Distance

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Traffic Signals

Equally important to the allocation of space, in the form of street cross-sections and geometry, is the allocation of time, performed by traffic signals. Space and time in combination govern how streets operate and how well they provide mobility, safety,

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Signalization Principles

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Leading Pedestrian Interval

Leading Pedestrian Interval

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Signal Cycle Lengths

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Fixed vs. Actuated Signalization

Fixed vs. Actuated Signalization

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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Coordinated Signal Timing

Intersections are a critical aspect of street design as the point where motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian movements converge. Successful intersection design addresses all mobility and safety goals as well as opportunities to enhance the public realm. This section explores intersection

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References

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