Research Article: Improving the Road Planning Process: A Case Study of Stakeholder Comments on Two Swedish Road Projects

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kajsa Hylmö
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
The Road ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Road Projects ◽  
Road Planning

A framework to proactively consider road safety within the road planning process

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul de Leur ◽  
Tarek Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Safety Planning ◽  
The Road ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Poor Understanding ◽  
Road Planning

All too often, engineering strategies aimed at improving road safety are reactions to existing problems that occur after a road has been designed and built. Targeting problem locations and developing plans to reduce collisions are vital and have proven to be very successful. Transportation professionals, however, should also take a proactive approach to address road safety before problems emerge. This paper describes an evolving need of how to deal with road safety in a proactive manner. Although a proactive approach should improve the overall safety performance, there is currently a poor understanding of how to proactively plan for road safety. Several logistical and technical obstacles hinder the effective planning for road safety. Each of these obstacles is presented in detail, followed by a description of the opportunity to overcome each obstacle. The paper also includes the results of a case study used to demonstrate the proposed process. A proactive approach to road safety complements traditional, reactive methods currently in use. Significant progress will be realized once safety professionals shift their focus from fixing existing problems to helping plan roads that attempt to be problem free. The net result should be a safer road system.Key words: proactive road safety, safety audits, safety planning, safety evaluation, safety improvements.

ROAD SAFETY AUDIT: A CASE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cumhur Aydin ◽  
Nura Balla
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Road ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Road Projects ◽  
Road Safety Audit ◽  
Road Safety Audits

As a consequence of increasing traffic volume and mobility, road accidents have been a serious problem especially in low and middle-income countries. The number of road accidents in such countries tends to increase every year. Considering different contributing factors to the road accidents, road and its environment have played an important role. Road safety audits and road safety inspections have been worldwide used tools to monitor and to evaluate road projects and existing road sections from the safety perspective. In this study, through the evaluation of different safety auditing techniques applied in the world, a case study on a Nigerian Road Section has been implemented. The expectations from such a study are: (i) To show the main safety deficiencies of the Nigerian road sections; and (ii) To introduce a new tool to the local road authorities to further use it for monitoring their road sections. Based on this study, the audit report was prepared to summarize findings with possible countermeasures.

scholarly journals Impact of roads on biodiversity: a case study from Karekhola rural road in Surkhet district of Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. KC ◽  
A. P. Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Timber Species ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rural Road ◽  
Road Project ◽  
Road Projects

Loss and degradation of biodiversity is continuing despite the past conservation efforts in Nepal. Out of many potential causes, this study strives to investigate the effects of a road project on biodiversity in the Middle Hills of Nepal. Information about floristic composition was collected from the adjoining community forests using group of 30 circular sample plots, each located at 50 m and 20 m far from the edge of the road. Results provide evidence that rural road projects are contributing to reduction of biodiversity which may be due to the removal of low-yielding timber species near the road-edge. The study also suggests that proximity to road-edge reduces under- storey vegetation which will lead less capable forest to sustain its original biodiversity. However, silvicultural operations have potential to minimize the indirect loss of biodiversity caused by road projects.Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for NepalVol. 26, No. 1, Page: 70-77, 2016

Perceived landscape values and public participation in a road-planning process – a case study in Sweden

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Henningsson ◽  
Malgorzata Blicharska ◽  
Hans Antonson ◽  
Grzegorz Mikusiński ◽  
Görgen Göransson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Landscape Values ◽  
Road Planning

scholarly journals Modeling Impacts of Forest Roads on Recreation Opportunities

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
LLoyd P. Queen ◽  
Jonathan C. Vlaming ◽  
Greg J. Arthaud ◽  
David W. Lime
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Recreation Planning ◽  
The Road ◽  
Recreation Opportunities ◽  
Physical Recreation ◽  
Area North

Abstract Transportation systems are one of the key components of forest recreation activities, yet they are often overlooked and seldom adequately considered in the planning process. This paper presents a road impact model (RIM) used to analyze transportation networks to determine their impact on recreation opportunities in an area. Four categories of opportunities are considered in this analysis: experiential recreation, physical recreation, transportation network, and aesthetics. The RIM model is demonstrated on a test area utilizing a geographic information system (GIS) to aid in spatial data handling. The case study presents and demonstrates an assessment framework based on simplified interpretations of the four identified opportunity classes. This spatially explicit approach will aid recreation planning through providing information on current recreation opportunities and on potential recreation opportunities driven by changes to the road or trail systems in an area. North. J. Appl. For. 14(4):194-201.

Route planning for harvest site access

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1084-1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan T Murray
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Route Planning ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Forest Harvesting ◽  
Planning Problem ◽  
The Road ◽  
Site Access ◽  
Road Planning

Route planning and development for operational forest harvesting is an important component of the forest management process. The need for an efficient and low-cost transportation network is significant, as it is likely to dictate or impact the profitability of a particular management plan. Approaches for automating or aiding the road planning process are essential. This paper discusses one interpretation of this planning problem and provides a formal mathematical specification of the problem. This research contributes to the further development of analytical methods for addressing operational forest planning and management.

Participatory Mapping in Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado (USA)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
John Harner ◽  
Lee Cerveny ◽  
Rebecca Gronewold
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Bureau Of Land Management ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Us Forest Service ◽  
Natural Resource Managers

Natural resource managers need up-to-date information about how people interact with public lands and the meanings these places hold for use in planning and decision-making. This case study explains the use of public participatory Geographic Information System (GIS) to generate and analyze spatial patterns of the uses and values people hold for the Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado. Participants drew on maps and answered questions at both live community meetings and online sessions to develop a series of maps showing detailed responses to different types of resource uses and landscape values. Results can be disaggregated by interaction types, different meaningful values, respondent characteristics, seasonality, or frequency of visit. The study was a test for the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, who jointly manage the monument as they prepare their land management plan. If the information generated is as helpful throughout the entire planning process as initial responses seem, this protocol could become a component of the Bureau’s planning tool kit.

Optimales Layout einer Walderschliessung

2016 ◽  
Vol 167 (5) ◽  
pp. 294-301
Author(s):  
Leo Bont
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Problem Situation ◽  
Optimal Layout ◽  
Forest Road ◽  
The Road ◽  
Network Cost ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Short Time

Optimal layout of a forest road network The road network is the backbone of forest management. When creating or redesigning a forest road network, one important question is how to shape the layout, this means to fix the spatial arrangement and the dimensioning standard of the roads. We consider two kinds of layout problems. First, new forest road network in an area without any such development yet, and second, redesign of existing road network for actual requirements. For each problem situation, we will present a method that allows to detect automatically the optimal road and harvesting layout. The method aims to identify a road network that concurrently minimizes the harvesting cost, the road network cost (construction and maintenance) and the hauling cost over the entire life cycle. Ecological issues can be considered as well. The method will be presented and discussed with the help of two case studies. The main benefit of the application of optimization tools consists in an objective-based planning, which allows to check and compare different scenarios and objectives within a short time. The responses coming from the case study regions were highly positive: practitioners suggest to make those methods a standard practice and to further develop the prototype to a user-friendly expert software.

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