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    ENCI 262

    Transport & Surveying

    Roading Hierarchies

    (Chapter 3
    of Course
    Reader)
    Lecture Outline

     Typical Town Development


     Road Hierarchies
     Rooms and Corridors
     Access vs Mobility
    Interlude
     Implementing Road Hierarchies
     Self-Explaining Roads
    Question to Ponder...

    Which one of these is the more


    important road?
    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Once Upon a Time…

     Typical Town Development


    Reminder: Role of the
    Transportation System (Ch.3 p.18)

     Provide access to land/facilities


     Provide for movement between locations
    Problems arise when
    these two are in conflict
    If you Don’t get it right...
    Road Hierarchies (Ch.3 p.18)

     System of classifying and managing roads


    for different functions
     TOP = Roads carrying (or intended to carry)
    most motor vehicle traffic
     BOTTOM = Those with least traffic (serve
    primarily to provide property access)
     Typical functional classification system:
     Freeways / Motorways
     Arterial / Principal roads
     Distributor / Collector roads
     Local streets (incl. Culs de sac)
    "Traffic in Towns" (Ch.3 p.19)

    Colin Buchanan, UK, 1963


     Introduced the concept of "rooms"
    and "corridors"
    Broad Classes of Roads …
    Motorway
    Broad Classes of Roads …
    Arterial Road
    Broad Classes of Roads …

    Arterial Road
    Broad Classes of Roads …

    Minor Arterial Road


    Broad Classes of Roads …
    Collector Road
    Broad Classes of Roads …

    Collector Road
    Broad Classes of Roads …
    Local Street
    Broad Classes of Roads …

    Local Street
    Idealised Model of
    Road Hierarchy (Ch.3 p.18)
    Realistic Model of
    Road Hierarchy (Ch.3 p.19)
    INTERLUDE
    "The Magic
    Roundabout"
    Interlude – “The Magic
    Roundabout”, Swindon, UK

     130km east of London


     Roundabout constructed in 1972
     Busy 5/6-leg junction
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”
    Interlude –
    “The Magic Roundabout”

     When first opened, the mini-r'dbts were


    not permanently marked out so that the
    layout could be fine tuned
     Police officers stationed at each mini r'dbt
    during pilot phase to see how drivers coped
     Still quite a few crashes esp. by non-locals
     Rate is less than one would expect however
     Still a problem for cyclists...
     Three similar roundabouts around UK now
    Should we use them here in NZ?
    Without
    Road Hierarchies

     Typical Town Development


    Developing Major Arterial
    Minor Arterial
    Road Hierarchies Collector Rd
    Local St
     Typical Town Development
    Typical Features of
    Road Hierarchies (Ch.3 p.19)

    Local Street... ...Major Arterial


    1-2 lanes 4-6 lanes
    Narrow streets Wide roads
    Single carriageway Median divided
    Property access Limited/no access
    Methods to Reinforce
    Road Hierarchies (Ch.3 p.19)

    Local Street... ...Major Arterial


    Self-explaining Roads (Ch.3 p.20)

     Often very difficult to distinguish between


    different kinds of roads
    Typical NZ Subdivision
    Overseas Subdivision
    (Hannover, Germany)
    Overseas Subdivision
    (Houten, Netherlands)
    Creating
    Self-explaining Roads (Ch.3 p.20)

     Introduce common features at each


    hierarchy to reinforce speeds, volumes, etc
     Road lanes and widths
     Use of Islands/Medians
     Presence of Street Furniture
     Speed/Traffic management
     Intersection Types
     Road Markings
     Road Surface Styles
    Self-explaining Roads
    Local Street Example
    Self-explaining Roads
    Collector Road Example
    Conclusions

     Most roads have conflicts between needs


    for access and mobility
     Need to introduce road hierarchies to
    manage and control this
     Not much consistency in systems across NZ
     Traditionally we're not very good at clearly
    distinguishing different kinds of roads
     Self-explaining roads make it easier for road
    users to understand how they should behave
    Will require quite a bit of retrofit in NZ
    Question to Ponder
    for Next Time...

    Which one of these is the


    better road network design?

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