Clarify pedestrian priority at driveways by a continuous treatment across them.
Benefits and considerations
- Simple to install treatment using standard materials and finishes
- Creates an unsafe outcome as actual priority not reflected in physical cues
Examples
Footpaths along Scarborough Rise at Jordan Springs indicate pedestrian priority using continuous concrete finish and jointing. The very subtle darker oxide is visually dominant over the lighter driveways, and aligning expansion joints away from edges reduces confusion about which is the dominant space for movement.
Location:
Scarborough Rise, Jordan Springs between Sharp Avenue and Fleet Avenue
Agency responsible:
City of Penrith
Conversely, through the paving crossing over the full width of the verge, this example incorrectly suggests that private vehicles crossing the driveway have priority over walking. This is further reinforced by an uneven, misaligned footpath surface finish.
Location:
Princes Highway, Mogo between Tomakin Road and Annett Street
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Main roads | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway |  | Transit boulevard |  |
| Principal arterial | | High-activity high street | |
| Rural highway | | High-activity mall | |
| Rural link | | Transit street | |
| Connector avenue | | ||
| Transit way | | ||
| Local streets | Civic space | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Connector street | | Destination high street | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Mall | |
| Yield street | | Civic lane | |
| Residential way | | Service lane | |
| Residential lane | | ||
| Street park | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
 | Use with caution |
 | Inappropriate treatment |
| Not applicable |