Clarify pedestrian priority at driveways by using a continuous treatment across them.
Benefits
- Simple to install treatment where using standard materials and finishes
Considerations
- May be hard to replicate at individual locations if a proprietary finish has been chosen to apply more broadly
Reference
NSW Legislation
Road Rules 2014 Part 7 Division 3: Entering or leaving road related areas and adjacent land
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
| Local streets | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential lane |  | Destination high street |  |
| Residential way | | Transit street | |
| Yield street | | Connector avenue | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Arterial high street | |
| Connector street | | Transit arterial | |
| Urban centre street | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
| Main roads | Civic spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit only corridor | | Civic high street | |
| Rural link | | Transit mall | |
| Rural highway | | Civic lane | |
| Secondary arterial | | Service lane | |
| Principal arterial | | ||
| Motorway | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
 | Use with caution |
 | Inappropriate treatment |
| Not applicable |