Use swales rather than kerbs to provide wider separation between walking and cycling from vehicles and provide a setting which responds to the broader landscape.
Benefits
- Contributes to a greater environmental performance
- Contributes to a greater understanding of place
Considerations
- Swales need extra space
Reference
TfNSW Guide
TS 01598 Water Sensitive Design Guideline
Example
The Northern Road at Luddenham uses swales which are in keeping with the rolling landform. Treating the verge this way is more in keeping with the peri-urban context and is less formal in nature. The swale is effective at treating stormwater and also provides greater separation between walking and cycling from vehicles.
Details
Location:
The Northern Road, Luddenham between Mersey Road and Glenmore Parkway
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 |