scholarly journals Speed perception by drivers as dependent on urban street design; a case-study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Victoria Gitelman ◽  
Fany Pesahov ◽  
Roby Carmel
Keyword(s):  
Street Design ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Speed Perception

De-commemoration of an urban street in Egypt: the case of Gameat-Aldowel-Alarabyia street

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona A. Abdelwahab
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Street Design ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Lay People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Urban Institution ◽  
Naguib Mahfouz

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the “event” of the construction of Naguib Mahfouz Square. Drawing on the memory of Gamaet-Aldowel-AlArabyia Street, it attempts to uncover the socio-cultural structures inherited in the Egyptian urban street.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts Foucauldian discourse on institutions of “knowledge and authority” to approach the power relations between the actors involved. This discourse was constructed through in-depth, unstructured interviews with architects and involved government personnel as well as other archival resources that included national newspapers and magazines.FindingsThis discourse reflected an institutional controversy between these actors over the perception and design of the Egyptian street, highlighting the alienation of the designer, and the user/lay-people, from the urban institution. Naguib Mahfouz Square presented a considerable deviation from the established norms of street design in Egypt at that time through its commemoration of a contemporary figure in literature, the architect’s involvement in the design process and the unfencing of urban space. This event thus questions the perception of the urban street beyond our socio-cultural inheritance, and towards street design as a performative urban act that embraces the everyday activities of lay-people in the street.Originality/valueThe paper utilises Foucauldian discourse on power to approach a case study of an urban event and space in Egypt, which has not previously been investigated thoroughly. It thus holds potential towards the resolution of inherited conflict between the urban street and the urban institution.

Urban street design in Ghana: a case study of Accra

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 392
Author(s):  
Abigail Osei Asamoah ◽  
Kelly Bertolaccini ◽  
Nicholas E. Lownes ◽  
Norman W. Garrick
Keyword(s):  
Street Design ◽  
Urban Street

Multimodal Level of Service Methodologies: Evaluation of the Multimodal Performance of Arterial Corridors

2018 ◽  
Vol 2672 (15) ◽  
pp. 142-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Zuniga-Garcia ◽  
Heidi W. Ross ◽  
Randy B. Machemehl
Keyword(s):  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Highway Capacity ◽  
Highway Capacity Manual ◽  
Street Design ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Current State ◽  
Transit Capacity

The principal objective of this research is to evaluate the multimodal performance of arterial corridors using currently available multimodal level of service (MMLOS) methodologies. Eight different MMLOS approaches are applied to a case study using an arterial corridor section in Austin, Texas. The methodologies applied are: Highway Capacity Manual; Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual; Charlotte, NC, Urban Street Design Guidelines; pedestrian and bicycle environmental quality indices; assessment of level of traffic stress; bicycle compatibility index; deficiency index; and Walk Score®, Bike Score®, and Transit Score®. The analysis is focused on the assessment of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes. The methodologies are evaluated and contrasted. The paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of practice of multimodal evaluation and recommendations about the most appropriate approaches to assess multimodal performance of arterial corridors.

scholarly journals Space Syntax Analysis Applied to Urban Street Lighting: Relations between Spatial Properties and Lighting Levels

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 3331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Leccese ◽  
Davide Lista ◽  
Giacomo Salvadori ◽  
Marco Beccali ◽  
Marina Bonomolo
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Syntax Analysis ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Spatial Properties ◽  
Lighting Systems ◽  
Space Syntax Analysis

According to the international technical standards, higher lighting levels (luminance and illuminance levels) are expected in trafficked and central roads (where restrictive minimum lighting requirements are necessary) and lower lighting levels are expected in peripheral and less trafficked roads. Starting from this assumption, in this paper, the authors analyse the correlations between spatial properties (expressed by spatial indicators, for example, the integration index and the choice index) and lighting levels (expressed by lighting parameters, for example luminance and illuminance) upon roads of an urban context. The analysis has been applied to the case study of the medium sized town of Pontedera (central Italy). From the obtained results, it has been possible to observe how the correlations between integration index and luminance and illuminance values are significant in the case of roads equipped with lighting systems able to satisfy the lighting requirements established by the regulations. The presence of the discussed correlations lays the foundation for a change in the lighting design approach on urban scale, being able to set lighting requirements on the basis of space syntax results without the use of traditional methods of road classifications involving traffic volume estimations.

scholarly journals CLIMATE-ORIENTED ASSESSMENT OF MAIN STREET DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT IN BUDAPEST

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria CSETE ◽  
Attila BUZASI
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Runoff Water ◽  
Street Design ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Island Effect ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
Planning And Construction ◽  
Main Streets

Main streets play pivotal role in urban areas in terms of economic, social, moreover environmental contexts. Such streets are generally situated in densely built-up areas, where the adverse effects of climate change, such as rising temperature and changing precipitation patterns occur emphatically. Increasing urban heat island effect or extreme amount of runoff water during severe storms and floods significantly decrease the adaptive capacity of a city, consequently its residents becoming more vulnerable. Therefore involving climate-oriented design principles into planning and construction phase contributes to reach more sustainable and climate-friendly open spaces what are strongly relevant especially in main streets which are designed for a great amount of people. Present study provides a criteria matrix for assessing the climate-friendly level of recently renewed main streets in Budapest. Due to this assessment tool the adaptation and mitigation performance of the selected projects can be evaluated. For identifying strengths and weaknesses of a given project, a rating scheme has been applied by selecting and using 42 indicators grouped into mitigation, adaptation and awareness raising categories. Thus planners, decision-makers and other stakeholders can easily define future opportunities and challenges, accordingly this study may contribute to take urban street design practices toward climate-friendliness by paying more attention on changing local weather patterns and related consequences.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Corridors in Khartoum Case of Mohammed Najeeb Street

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Omer A. Abuelzein
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Street Design ◽  
Main Street ◽  
Intersection Safety ◽  
Main Streets

This article aims at measuring the sustainability of the streets of Khartoum using the Pedestrian Environmental Quality Index (P.E.Q.I.). This index has six categories: Intersection safety; traffic; street design; perceived safety; land use; and perceived walkability. Each category has several items. As a case study, Mohammed Najeeb main street is studied since it represents main streets in Khartoum. Results show that the sustainability standard of the studied street is below average (40%). Conclusions are written. And recommendations are drawn.

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