RMIT LA - The Peculiar Nature of Streets by Amy Shen

relationships of stress VARIETY

develop

issueS

POPULATION CAR pedestrian

MANAGE ENCOURAGE

implement

pressure/area

SURFACES TRAFFIC CALMING CORRIDORS

scale at 1:10000

LEGEND

general

POPULATION

facility/attraction point

with parking

industrial bus

≤ -11.35 person/sq

open space

train

≤ -3.80 person/sq

water

tram

≤ -1.01 person/sq

commercial

intense car zones

≥ 1.00 person/sq

residential

intense pedestrian zones

≥ 6.11 person/sq

2011-2016 census rate

≥ 14.24 person/sq

hotspots

ENCOURAGE

“CAR” • 69.23% dedicated to the automobile over 26m wide street module • 2.5m width on road parking • 2.0m width walkway

TRAFFIC CALMING CORRIDORS

“ecological” • 30.76% dedicated to the bike over 26m wide street module • 4m total width green buffering strip separating cyclist and pedestrian • kerb removal and flattened grading

POPULATION

issueS

MANAGE

SURFACES

implement

develop

VARIETY

CAR ECOLOGICAL pedestrian bike recreational

pressure/area

“pedestrian” • 46.15% dedicated to the pedestrian over 26m wide street module • lights for passive community safety • traffic calming strategies:

raised pedestrian crossing • kerb removal and flattened grading

CAR pedestrian

“bike”

“recreational”

• 30.76% dedicated to greenspace over 26m wide street module • centre road gradient increased to drainage to offside green strips • denser planting of trees for an urban forest corridor • wsud planting and strategies in buffers where applicable and suitable

• 53.84% dedicated to mixed usage of space as potential recreational areas in surface module • seating facilities offering lingering opportunities • mixture of pedestrian walkway and greenspace • extra space offering potential for pop up stalls, sunday markets etc.

hotspot#01

scale at 1:8000

train

open space

intense car zones

water

intense pedestrian zones

commercial

ecological street surface

residential

recreational zone

tram

car (100%) - 4285m~

ecological (27%) - 1175m~ pedestrian (67%) - 2905m~ bike (0%) - n/am recreational (29%) - 1245m~

SUB STRESSES

facility/attraction point

with parking

MAIN SURFACES

LEGEND

general • monoculture of one surface within the street corridor

streets for the cars instead of people

stress of no variety • lack of diverse ecological streets

encourage pedestrian usage within stress points (reserve attraction)

allowing positive occupation of street

industrial bus

hotspot#03

hotspot#02

scale at 1:8000

train

open space

intense car zones

water

intense pedestrian zones

commercial

ecological street surface

residential

bike street surface

industrial

recreational zone

bus

tram

car (95.32%) - 4485m

ecological (16.85%) - 793m pedestrian (24.44%) - 1149m bike (72.62%) - 3417m recreational (17.4%) - 820m

SUB STRESSES

facility/attraction point

with parking

MAIN SURFACES

LEGEND

general • concentrated commercial activity zones

northland/preston town centre with parking

linkage corridor between zones insufficient • intensive car surfaces - manage reduction

encourage pedestrian usage within zones

• future development of streets for people encouraged by growth