A presentation given by Ben Hamilton-Baillie at the 2011 Design Symposium which was held in Stirling and organised by Architecture + Design Scotland and Historic Scotland.
57. Eugène Hénard Proposals for traffic circulation Paris 1905
58. “Traffic segregation
should be the keynote
of modern road design”
Ministry of Transport (1966)
“Roads in Urban Areas”
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71. No children
No swings
barriers
Rubberized matting
“The swings are packed away at night because kids might climb
the fence and use them unsupervised and hurt themselves.”
75. Kensington High Street Casualty Review
Drop in casualties from 1999 to 2004
Pedestrian Cyclists Motorcycles All
0
-10
-14
-20 -18 -18
-22
-25 -26
-26
-30
%
-35 -35
-40
-43 -44
-50
-60
London
-64 RBKC
-70 KHS
Before: average annual rate between March 98 and February 2001
After: average annual rate between September 2003 and March 2005
76. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS
Dispelling myths and
misunderstandings amongst
highway engineers
Stresses professional
judgement over convention
and simple application of
guidance
Reviews the realities of legal
liability and corporate risk
77. The Highway The Public Realm
•Regulated •Culturally defined
•Impersonal •Personal
•Linear •Spatial
•Single Purpose •Multi-purpose
•Consistent •Constantly changing
•Predictable •Unpredictable
•Systematic •Contextual
•State controlled •Cultural / social rules
•Signs and markings •Eye contact
