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 and considerations
- Contributes to a greater environmental performance
- Contributes to greater understanding of place
- Swales need extra space
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
| 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 |