ABSTRACT
This chapter is devoted to the special issues associated with the arrangement and design of
residential streets, as these follow different principles and satisfy different objectives than do
the major traffic routes discussed in the previous chapter. The chapter begins by examining
the residential street as part of a local development and then explores the associated needs of
the local community in terms of transport, amenity, and safety. Consideration is given to
such specific matters as the road hierarchy, pavement surface, pavement width, drainage,
kerbs, landscaping (Section 6.4), and street furniture (Section 7.4.3).
