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Welcome to PRIAN The Public Realm Information Advice Network

The purpose of this site is to encourage and disseminate best practice in the design, management and maintenance of the public realm by exchanging information, building networks and raising standards among professionals working in the field. We hope to make a positive contribution to the quality of the urban experience in the UK. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST FOR FUTURE EVENTS

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Griff Rhys Jones, speaking on his passion for streets.
	Civic Society Initiative's event to support local societies with a unified voice. We are looking forward to working closely. For more information go to our Civic Societies pages click here

 

Booking Opens for Urban Engineering & Public Realm Professional Certificate
WHERE:	The Barns Hotel, nr Bedford has excellent links for M1 and train main line.
	It gives a calm learning base and ideally placed for our site visits.
WHERE:	Part One: 29th Sept to 1st Oct      Part Two: 10th to 12th Nov
WHO:	All who influence the public realm including:
	Urban Designers, Highway & Traffic Engineers, Project Managers, Development Control Officers, Architects & Landscape Architects Traffic & Transport Engineers, Planners & Transport Planners, Town Centre Managers, Conservation Officers, Sustainable Transport Officers Arboricultural Officers, Access Officers, Civic Society Representatives
Urban Engineering course is now running for its 6th session. The multi-disciplinary approach to urban design and traffic engineering is ideal training for all professionals influencing the public realm. The 6 day course for the recognised professional certificate is suitable for CPD. The course is taught by leading industry professionals with site visits, case studies, best practise examples for practical solutions. The latest approaches to risk, safety and regulations are unravelled with appropriate methods to ensure schemes are successful and safe.
For Booking & more information email:  publicrealmprian@aol.com                                Or call us direct on:   01932 889371

 

	Tony Sharp, IHIE Chairman gives his support to all those who wish to attend the course. Tony Sharp Traffic Signals Engineer South Gloucestershire CC
•Urban Engineering & Place making •Learn direct from leading industry experts •Multi-disiplinary case studies & workshop •Accredited certificate from English Heritage & IHIE • CPD for IHT & RTPI members •Essential for all professionals who influence the public realm •Practical implementation techniques for cost effective public realm schemes You will learn how successful public streets and spaces are designed using the latest place making techniques. The whole process, from accessing funding and initial briefing to construction, maintenance and whole life costing. Leading industry experts reveal essential concepts, tools and techniques for co-ordinated approach of the multi-disciplinary issues when achieving high quality public realm. Individuals and the organisations they work for, will benefit from practical implementation techniques.	Learn direct from leading industry experts           BOOKING INFORMATIONpublicrealmPRIAN@aol.com or Download the provisional booking form

Does the flying motorbike really help cyclists?
Cyclists like to take short cuts. Though we can’t support the idea that cyclists should go the wrong way up every one way street, there are many places where they could safely pass a No entry sign. But there isn’t a simple sign to tell everyone where they can. The obvious traffic sign, No entry except for cycles, sign 616 with 954.4, is not lawful. The sign that is lawful, 619, the flying motorbike, is less obvious. If you have evidence that sign 619 is, or is not understood, please let us know. Let us know at: publicrealmPRIAN@aol.com	Which sign do you think is clearer?    no entry             sign 619 except cycles    motor vehicles                      prohibited

 

Department for Transport launch Local Transport Note 1/08 Traffic Management and Streetscape The Department for Transport published its latest guidance, to further link traffic and highway engineering with the visual considerations of the public realm.
	Link to DFT document: Local Transport Note 1/08 Traffic Management and Streetscape Design and Management of the Public Realm presents this latest thinking with two of the contributors, Mike Morris and Colin Davis. Book your place on the course

Peter Heath's 3 pre-conditions for sucessful public realm
	Peter Heath, Principal Urban Designer www.atkinsglobal.com Go to our Top Tips page to view Peter's 3 pre-conditions for sucessful public realm improvement.

 

Urban Design Group announces new director, Robert Huxford PRIAN would like to congratulate Robert Huxford on his appointment as UDG's director and wish him continued success.
	www.udg.org.uk  Go to Robert's guidance for making balanced judgments while navigating complex law and guidance documents when designing the public realm. GO TO CASE LAW : Opinions of The Lords of Appeal For Judgment, Gorringe v Calderdale For more Top Tips

CABE endorses PRIAN public realm course
The course supports CABE's priorities in the public realm.
"The course offers delegates an active, high quality learning experience."
Sarah Gaventa, Director, CABE Space

 

 

Recent IHIE Design and Management of the Public Realm course
students give us their views.
Students give the course a resounding thumbs up. The last course was fully
booked with representation from a wide cross section of professionals, including engineers, urban designers, landscape architects and planners, recognition of
the value of a course which places inter-disciplinary knowledge and
understanding at its core.

Fiona Wilkinson, Public Realm Project Coordinator at Leeds City Council said:
“The course is an excellent opportunity to network and engage with experienced,
management level professionals from a range of relevant disciplines and from both
public and private sectors. The process of sharing extensive subject knowledge and
learning from one another is very valuable.”

The residential course is held at the Barns Hotel in Bedford, affording students the
opportunity to get properly immersed in the subject matter and fellow practitioners.

Commenting on his first three days, Ryhan Thomson, engineer, West One consultancy,
“The course venue was excellent, with plenty of attractive space providing a quality environment for 3 days of thinking and exchanging ideas. The range of lecturers provided stimulation and variety and the group of students as a whole were committed and enthusiastic.”

The Professional Certificate in the Design and Management of the Public Realm covers
all the primary delivery systems, policies, techniques and design skills required to enable someone to successfully prepare practical designs for public realm interventions.
For more information click on the Courses link above.

The PRIAN course in the Design & Management of the Public Realm has been recognised by the Urban Design Group.
Founded in 1978 the Urban Design Group believes that urban design is not the job of any single profession. Making successful places depends on breaking down professional barriers and building collaborations between the people with the power to make things happen. By backing the course the UDG is actively supporting the training and development of professionals in the public realm arena.

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