Where busy general travel lanes are close to areas where people walk or cycle, introduce buffer planting to provide a greater sense of separation and reduce the perceived impact of moving vehicles. The planting may also discourage crossing at unsafe locations.
Benefits
- Increases safety where there is conflict between vehicles and people walking by discouraging mid-block crossings
- Increases a sense of separation between footpath areas and travel lanes
- Attractive planting added to streetscapes is visually appealing and improves the public domain
Considerations
- In low conflict areas, may decrease convenience for people crossing the street
- Where footpath width is already narrow, may reduce area for other activites
- May be hard to install and maintain healthy growth if utilities are close to the surface or there are other site constraints
Reference
TfNSW Guide
TS 01595 Landscape Design Guidelines
Example
In Orange, where the Mitchell Highway becomes Summer Street as it passes through town, low box hedging has been planted between travel lanes and the footpath, providing a sense of separation, directing people walking to crossing points and adding attractive greenery to the streetscape.
Details
Location:
Summer Street, Orange near Lords Place
Agency responsible:
Orange City Council
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 |