文档介绍：Walker, G. Wade 1
3rd Urban Street Symposium
June 24-27, 2007 Seattle, Washington
DESIGNING INSIDE THE BOX – STRATEGIES TO ESSFULLY MARRY
SMART GROWTH AND CONTEXT-SENSITIVE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES
AUTHOR:
G. Wade Walker, .
Kubilins Transportation Group, Inc.
800 West Hill Street, Suite 202
Charlotte, NC 28208
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ABSTRACT
munities are turning to a more integrated land use and transportation planning
process; however, roadway design resulting from this process oftentimes elicits resistance from
both the engineering and munities as many local ordinances and design standards
actually prohibit certain design parameters associated with smart growth. Nowhere does this
disconnect seem to be more pronounced than in the realm of context-sensitive transportation
design.
Roadway designers can essfully develop roadway parameters that balance the needs of
the motorist and other modes, while adhering to acceptable and proven design guidelines. In this
paper, the following topics will be discussed:
• The intent of local design standards and some of their unintended consequences;
• The inherent flexibility within acceptable national design guidelines, and identify other
resources available to the designer to establish design parameters;
• A collaborative des