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10 Principles of Good Road Design

Design vision "We aim to put people at the heart of our work by designing an inclusive, resilient and sustainable road network; admired for its functional elegance and usefulness, reflecting in its design the beauty of the natural and built environment through which it passes, and enhancing it where possible."

Good road design:

  1. makes roads safe and useful

  2. is inclusive

  3. makes roads understandable

  4. fits in context

  5. is restrained

  6. is thorough

  7. is environmentally sustainable

  8. is innovative

  9. is long-lasting

  10. is a collaborative process

Help needed for "10 Principles of Good Road Design"!

The following is missing from this set of principles:

Summary: Each design principle can have a brief summary, these could be a couple of lines or a detailed paragraph outlining how this principle is used or measured, e.g.

- principle: Strive to be universal
summary: Our aim is to be a resource that is helpful to everyone. We do this by strictly adhering to principles of progressive enhancement…

Tip! You may be able to find the missing information at the source URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/645302/Design_Panel_progress_report.pdf#page=4.

It would be great if you could contribute and update this set of principles with anything that's missing!

Ben Brignell maintains principles.design as an open source resource.

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