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Eoi Week2
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FUNCTION OF ROAD
TO ACCOMMODATE ALL MODES OF TRAFFIC IN A SMOOTH, EFFICIENT, ORDERLY and SAFE MANNER TO PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO DIFFERENT LAND USES TO PROVIDE INTERCONNECTEDNESS BETWEEN ACTIVITIES TO ALLOW SAFE CROSSING OF PEDESTRIANS TO ACCOMMODATE STREET FURNITURES
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CROSS-SECTIONAL ELEMENTS
CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS
ROADWAY CLASSES
CUL-DE-SAC EXPRESSWAY THROUGH TRAFFIC, LOCAL TRAFFIC UNRESTRICTED ACCESS, COMPLETE RESTRICTED ACCESSS
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MOVEMENT CATEGORIES
ACCESS CATEGORIES
STREET PATTERN/SYSTEM
GRID-IRON PATTERN/SYSTEM USUALLY EQUAL WIDTH AND CROSS AT RIGHT ANGLES SUITABLE FOR FLAT TOPOGRAPHY
PROVIDES COMFORT AND CONVENIENCES DUE TO ITS REGULARITY SAME TYPE OF INTERSECTIONS ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION OF THE AREA WASTAGE OF LAND IS MINIMIZED
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DISADVANTAGES
PROVIDES GREATER PAVED AREA THAN NECESSARY EXPENSIVE TYPE OF PAVING AND FACILITIES CHANCES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS ARE HIGH CONSTRAINTS IN APPLYING ON UNEVEN TOPOGRAPHY NO SHORT-CUTS CREATES MONOTONOUS ARCHITECTURAL EFFECT
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SPIDERS WEB SYSTEM RING ROADS ARE CONNECTED BY RADIAL ROADS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
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PALM-FINGER TYPE STREET SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONCENTRATES AT CENTRE AND RADIAL ROUTE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
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RADBURN PLAN
TOWN PLAN FOR RADBURN, NEW JERSEY IN 1928 PLANNED ON 5.2 SQ.KM AREA FOR A POPULATION OF 25,000 PLAN TO RESPOND GROWING USE OF AUTOMOBILES PROVISION OF COMMUNITY PARK THROUGH THE CENTRE OF SUPERBLOCK HOUSES ARE ORIENTED TO FACE GARDEN & PARK STRIPS
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FOOT PATH FOR PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ARE SEPARATED ADAPTATION OF CUL-DE-SAC STREETS LAYOUT PERMITTED RESIDENTIAL STREETS USED ONLY FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC CUL-DE-SAC ARRANGEMENT REDUCED STREET AREA AND LENGTH OF UTILITY LINES BY 25%
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CIRCULATION SYTEM SHOULD BE SAFE AND EFFICIENT SHOULD BE DESIGNED IN THEIR ENTIRETY RATHER THAN PIECE-MEAL SHOULD BE DESIGNED FOR LOW TRAFFIC VOLUME AND MINIMAL THROUGH TRAFFIC
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GPRSL (CONTD.)
SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO DISCOURAGE EXCESSIVE SPEED PEDESTRIAN-VEHICULAR CONFLICT POINTS SHOULD BE MINIMIZED SHOULD HAVE MINIMUM NO. OF INTERSECTIONS WITH PREFERNCE FOR T THAN 4-LEGS SHOULD BE RELATED TO TOPOGRAPHY
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CONCEPT INTEGRATING TRAFFIC AND RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SAME SPACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SAFETY ON THE STREETS AND PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT PEDESTRIAN, CHILDREN AT PLAY, BICYCLISTS, PARKED CARS AND MOVING CARS ALL SHARE THE SAME STREET SPACE
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THROUGH TRAFFIC IS DISCOURAGED PEDESTRIANS HAVING PRIORITY OVER THE STREET ENTRANCES ARE CLEARLY MARKED CAR SPEED ARE RESTRICTED BY PHYSICAL BARRIERS, BENDS ETC. RESIDENTS HAVE AUTOMOBILE ACCESS TO THEIR DWELLING UNITS PROVIDES EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING AND STREET FURNITURES
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