In areas of relative high place value, facilitate the ease of people crossing by minimising the kerb return radii at intersections for the smallest vehicle regularly using the intersection to shorten the crossing distance and ensure drivers navigate more slowly.
Benefits
- Easier crossing opportunity encourages walking
Considerations
- May need substantial adjustment to drainage and utilities
- Relatively expensive when compared to non-infrastructure methods of control
Reference
TfNSW Standard
TS 00066 Design of Roads and Streets, Section 8, Design parameters
Example
John Street, Singleton, introduces kerb build outs and narrow radii on the corners of the intersection with Burns Lane, facilitating crossing, assisted by the raised surface. Larger vehicles needing to access this area would be able to do so elsewhere in the network.
Details
Location:
John Street, Singleton near the intersection with Burns Lane
Agency responsible:
Singleton 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 |