Urban Engineering

Training for Civic Societies

Professional Certicate in Urban Engineering with Design & Management of the Public Realm, will give you the tools to ensure your needs and views effectively influence public realm practititoners

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Welcome to the Civic Society Pages

PRIAN and the Civic Socicety Initiative are passionate about empowering local civic societies to improve their streets and have the ability to help your organisation.

We have technical expertise that may be helpful in improving the appearance of your town, village or locality. Often by simply removing street clutter, the real character of a street or whole area can be improved.

Griff Rhys Jones, speaking on his passion for streets.

 

At the Civic Society Initiative's recent event to support local societies with a unified voice.

For more information click here

Civic Society Initiative


www.civicsociety
initiative.org.uk


How can you improve your streets?
Look at our two pictures. One shows what, sadly, is a typical cluttered street.
The second, a sketch of the same street shows that when clutter is removed,
the effect is positive and dramatic.

With a unified approach, smaller low cost improvements allow the character
of a place to shine through.

 

A typical cluttered street.

Signs, paving, workmanship could all be improved.

The character of the town is overshadowed by the clutter.

Improving Streets
Before picture shows a typically cluttered street

The second, a sketch of the same street shows that when clutter is removed, the effect is positive and dramatic.

The area is now a much more pleasant for residents and visitors.

Street improvements

The difference between the second and the first sketches are:

No railings or guard rails

Neater traffic light arrangements.
   For more information follow link to Quality & Design Quality & Design

Far less traffic signs.
  For more information follow link to reducing the need for Keep Left signs Keep left signs

Street lights fixed to buildings, rather than on lamp columns 

   lamp on building - before    lamp on building


Neater litter bins

Neater direction signs, fixed neatly to buildings rather than on separate posts

   wall mounted sign    wall mounted sign

No redundant posts or bollards

Pavement slabs that are neat and tidy.
   For more information follow link to Construction Know How Footway maintenance 

Manhole covers that fit neatly into paving

All these things can be done within the official highway design rules, and are done by some local authorities.

Please help us provide the information you need.
If you have any problems you would like us to tackle please email us at:

                                                   publicrealmprian@aol.com

PRIAN is a not for profit organisation supporting individuals, professional bodies and government in improving the public realm.
All material published on this website is copyright PRIAN unless otherwise stated.  Copyright © PRIAN 2007