1. Please in my front yard Designing streets for people, not cars PIA National Congress 1st May Paul Morris

2. Typical streets in inner suburban Adelaide
Typically very low volume
Very wide carriageways
Street parking
Range of streetscaping
Range of problems
Speeding and safety concerns by residents
Of course what is common about all of these streets

3. Title space for people? Narrow footpaths Poor condition
Poor connectivity at street corners
Can be difficult for two people to walk side by side – try with 2 children walking to school

4. Traffic management through the 90’s and 00’s
Attempts to deal with traffic speed and volume through retro-fitting devices/treatments
Very difficult with community – road humps moved up and down the street to find acceptable location
What about space for people though – NEXT SLIDE

5. The narrow footpaths remain
People jammed against the side of the road
Local government is investing a lot of money in streets but are we getting the best results for the future
The street design from the 50’s and 60’s has not changed in essence – these were fine for lower density of motor vehicles – more people walking and cycling at the time – things have changed

6. Local government investment
Footpaths upgraded – great surface
New kerbs to replace old
Have we achieved an improvement in real terms?

7. Local Streets and Active Transport
every street should promote the choice for walking or cycling
public transport
bus stops
train stations
schools
primary schools – walking and cycling on footpaths
high schools – walking footpaths – cycling on roads
Recent projects we have been involved with have developed this objective
Inner suburban areas are the focus of high density living
Will the existing infrastructure support this change?
High people generating activities in these areas include public transport and schools
Improvements to the infrastructure can have a real impact on how people choose to get to their destinations
All public transport trips will start with walking, and could be cycling (to train stations)
Schools in particular are a focus for local government – often the source of traffic management issues
Often no real solutions available due to the compressed demand for parking and traffic access
Walking and cycling offers a solution

8. Best practice – guiding principles
shared use of streets or maximise space for people
making streets safer with low speed environment
making streets more enjoyable and safe for people through quality of journey
give people space to walk
encouraging public life on streets
good public lighting and shade
preservation of the grid for good connectivity
destinations for walking within 400 to 800 metres
So how can we get people to change their views about walking and cycling
These are some best practice principles from recent projects
These all contribute to the development of alternative street designs

9. Consider this street
Describe it

10. Possible solution
Describe it

11. Plan view and birds eye view
Describe it

12. Again typical residential street
Describe it

13. Can we reallocate space away from the car?
Describe it

14. Describe it
Shared path on one side?
Lots of shade
Are these all dreams – not so

15. Some of these ideas have been developed already
Describe each
Parkside
Adelaide - east end
Osborne (The Walkway)
Unley

16. “The future is always beginning now”
Mark Strand