Productive and liveable cities : guidelines for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in African cities / Marius de Langen, Rustica Tembele.
| Author/creator | Langen, Marius de author. |
| Other author | Tembele, Rustica, author. |
| Other author | Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Program (World Bank) |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Version 1.3. |
| Publication | Lisse : Balkema, 2001. |
| Description | xvii, 411 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Spine title | Guidelines for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in African cities |
| Contents | 1. Background -- 2. About the guidelines -- 3. Summary of findings of recommendations -- 4. Urban mobility conditions and problems in Africa -- 5. Characteristics of urban pedestrian and bicycle traffic -- 6. Urban road networks -- 7. Action plan for pedestrians and cyclists -- 8. Urban Mobility Plan for pedestrian and bicycle traffic -- 9. Monitoring -- 10. Appraisal -- 11. Improving existing roads -- 12. A menu of interventions -- 13. Examples of interventions -- 14. Design concepts -- 15. Recommended designs for urban roads, with emphasis on the NMT elements -- 16. Detailed design aspects -- 17. User Participation in municipal programs to improve mobility -- 18. Examples of User Participation -- Annex: Plan Preparation Protocols. 1. Route inspection protocol. 2. Addressing NMT-route problems through interventions in Use, Shape and Function. 3. Intervention report protocol. 4. Stakeholder analysis outline. 5. SWOT analysis outline. 6. Participatory workshop methods. 7. Design workshop outline. 8. Work planning check-list for detailed design of NMT interventions. 9. Household travel survey. 10. Traffic counts. 11. Speed measurement. 12. Traffic conflict and accident observation. 13. Unit costs of transport. 14. Other observations. 15. Benefit-cost calculations. 16. Focus group discussion protocol. |
| Abstract | Of findings and recommendations -- Is the urban mobility issue important? -- Findings of the SSATP pilot projects -- Urban mobility conditions and problems in Africa -- Planning methods -- Characteristics of urban pedestrian and bicycle traffic -- Pedestrian and bicycle traffic requirements -- Sufficient road reserves -- Urban road networks -- Function, shape and use of roads -- Road categories and hierarchy -- Pedestrian and bicycle traffic : four requirements -- Significant engineering aspects during the planning stage -- Action plan for pedestrians and cyclists -- Route determination and route inspection -- Selection of interventions -- Urban Mobility Plan for pedestrian and bicycle traffic -- SWOT of the urban transport system -- Overview of existing land use and road infrastructure networks -- Macro-analysis of the present mobility : transport system performance and costs -- Micro-analysis of the present mobility : understanding changes in travel behavior -- Plan of User Needs -- Urban transport policy scenarios -- Choice of mobility policies -- Design of the future network of pedestrian routes and bicycle routes -- Choice of design standards -- Monitoring -- Monitoring as an aid to improve existing roads -- Monitoring as an aid to long-term transport policy preparation -- Forecasting and monitoring -- Appraisal -- Improvements on Existing Roads -- Improving existing roads -- A menu of interventions -- Selection of an intervention -- Menu 1. Pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure -- Menu 2. Traffic calming on existing roads -- Examples of interventions -- Unobstructed walkway -- Walkway improvement along a road corridor -- Pedestrian route network development -- Walkway pavements -- NMT bridge -- NMT-only route -- Raised zebra crossing -- Painted zebra crossing without speed calming -- Speed hump -- Pedestrian crossing island -- Road shoulder separation MT-NMT -- Intersection corner realignment -- Median -- Bus bays with raised pedestrian crossings -- Road narrowing with bicycle slips -- Bicycle lane along collector road -- Bicycle track along urban corridor -- Mixed NMT track along an urban corridor -- Urban open space redevelopment to city park -- Bicycle route network planning and design -- Learning from errors -- Aggregate effects of traffic calming -- Design Concepts and Recommended Urban Road Designs -- Design concepts -- Functional classification of urban roads -- Mixing or separated MT and NMT? -- Access roads -- Collector roads -- Urban corridors -- Design philosophy for urban pedestrian and bicycle traffic -- Recommended design for urban roads, with emphasis on the NMT elements -- Detailed design aspects -- Basic design dimensions of NMT and MT -- Pedestrian walkway capacity -- Bicycle track and bicycle lane capacity -- Carts -- Section design details, walkways, bicycle lanes/tracks -- Intersection design details of walkways and bicycle lanes and tracks -- NMT-MT crossings -- Separations between NMT and MT lanes -- Construction aspects -- User Participation -- User Participation in municipal programs to improve mobility -- User Participation in municipal programs to improve mobility : why? -- Different forms of user involvement and participation -- User groups : identification of problems -- General user patform : articulation and prioritization of user needs -- Local user platforms : planning and implementation of interventions -- Awareness raising and publicity -- User association : management and maintenance of public infrastructure -- Issues in making user participation effective -- About methods of setting up a user platform -- About focus group discussions methods -- Examples of user participation -- Why focus on urban mobility? -- The role of professionals and of users -- Examples of user participation in NMT mobility improvement -- Some lessons learned -- Safe pedestrian crossing and traffic calming along Temeke Street -- NMT-only river crossing to create a good, direct NMT route -- Development of a public city park in a low-income area -- Plan preparation protocols -- Route inspection protocol -- Route problem analysis -- Route inspection form -- Addressing NMT-route problems through interventions in use, shape and function -- Intervention report protocol -- Stakeholder analysis outline -- SWOT analysis outline -- Participatory workshop methods -- Design workshop outline -- Work planning check-list for detailed design of NMT interventions -- Household travel survey -- Traffic counts -- Speed measurement -- Traffic conflict and accident observation -- Unit costs of transport -- Benefit-cost calculations -- Focus group discussion protocol. |
| Abstract | This study offers guidelines for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in African cities. The text is based on the combination of studies and test findings obtained in pilot projects carried out in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Eldoret and Morogoro between 1995 and 2000. |
| ISBN | 9058091988 (hd. bd.) |
| ISBN | 9789058091987 (hd. bd.) |
| ISBN | 9058091996 |
| ISBN | 9789058091994 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HE366.5 .L36 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |