A "Best practice" series document. Engineers and urban architects have entered a new discussion on how to shape the... More > streetscape. Generally speaking this is the area between building frontages but it includes city squares and town market places as much as roads, footpaths and pedestrian precincts. The specialists want to make the streetscape more attractive for its users. One way towards this is to move away from straight-forward asphalt roads and footpaths to architecturally designed “environments” which use special materials. Examples of existing good practice can provide designers with ideas and a stimulation to develop new designs of their own. Brandenburg is Germany’s state (or ‘Land’)which surrounds the capital city of Berlin. 34 pages including covers, PDF landscape, 2.3 MB, 11 examples in standard one-per-page layout together with information on the local communities, contact details etc. Version 1.03 (minor changes) < Less

Introduction to the various uses of bicycles and cycles in Dar es Salaam. Prepared with UWABA (NGO) Dar es Salaam. 12 pages,... More > incl. covers, 8 photos. PDF A4 landscape layout. Version 1.8b, September 2007 -minor changes only; text:English, Spanish < Less

Cycling is seen as a form of transport which not only benefits the health of the rider but also the health of the planet.... More > However providing road space for cyclists can be difficult. One way of doing this is to introduce "core traffic lanes". These basically involve taking an urban two-lane road, removing the existing lane and centre-line markings, adding markings for a cycle lane in each direction - and leaving whatever of the width remains for two-way motorised traffic flows. This document presents some examples of this practice taken from Swiss, German and UK practice.
54 pages including covers, PDF, 2.1 MB, 18 examples of core traffic lanes, 6 examples of "conventional" arrangements, summary table, notes from the UK, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, relevant organisations etc.
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For many engineers and planners, rickshaws are an old form of transport – not valid for today - and so they do not need to... More > design for them. However their use is on the increase in Europe. This document includes examples of successful services and starter information on dimensions. It offers a basis for discussing the need to provide adequate road space for these vehicles. A4 landscape pdf, 17 examples 25 pages incl. covers, ca. 1.3 MB < Less

Introduction to the use of motocarros in Peru. 15 pages, incl. covers, 6 photos, 2 video clips. PDF A4 landscape layout.... More > Version 1.5, December 2006 (English, Spanish) < Less

Summary tables, photos and dimensions of 60+ different types of cycle, charts, discussion of cycles and designing for them... More > (English) 62 pages including covers, 3.6 MB,PDF A4 landscape layout, version 5.7, August 2005. < Less

Tables and articles, organisations related to transport and development in Peru. Includes article on Inca highways (... More > English). 35 pages incl. covers, 10+ photos, 2 video clips. PDF, A4 landscape layout, 3.7 MB. 1.11, November 2006 (minor changes only) < Less

Illustration of how one concept for a rickshaw design can provide the platform for various types and uses of rickshaws.... More > Prepared with Eco-Trike, India. 16 pages, incl. covers, 15+ photos
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Notes and images on the use of motorcycles ("Okadas") for public passenger transport in Nigeria. The author is Joshua... More > Odeleye, who has an MSc in Transport Studies. 15 pages, incl. covers, 13+ photos. PDF A4 landscape layout.
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There is a growing awareness of the need for integrated design in urban areas. This applies to integrated traffic and also... More > to the integration of roads and land uses. In detail this includes the interplay of the physical appearance and layout of the buildings and roads. Many towns and cities in Germany are proud of their appearance and try their best to preserve it. This document provides examples from one town’s efforts to achieve this. PDF A4 landscape pp. 28 incl. covers, 2MB < Less