Design options and the decision making process


Syllabus
The course is grouped in to four main areas of study with 14 sections.

Delivery: Understanding the delivery process
1. Powers to act	1.1 National and local government
	1.2 Acts policies regulations
2. Funding sources	2.1 Funding systems
	2.2 Aftects of disparate powers and funds
Concepts: Understanding national & local policies and concepts
3. Users & consultation	3.1 Human needs
	3.2 Policies to help people
	3.3 Reasons to seek public opinion
4. Transport, safety & amenity	4.1 Need for traffic.
	4.2 Traffic and safety
	4.3 Management of traffic
	4.4 Links and junctions
	4.5 Traffic generation. Flows and growth
5. Quality & regeneration	5.1 Regeneration
	5.2 Quality of space. Human scale
	5.3 Importance of Image
	5.4 Streets for All
6. Landscape & streetscape	6.1 Urban space & landscape concepts.
	6.2 Appropriate materials: geography and history
	6.3 Workmanship
Techniques: Understanding basic implementation techniques
7. Transport models	7.1 Traffic measurement and surveys
	7.2 Capacity and safety Junctions PICADY
	7.3 Roundabouts. ARCADY.
	7.4 Mini roundabouts
	7.5 Signals. LINSIG
	7.6 Street furniture, traffic signs, name plates
8. Designing for multi users	8.1 Movement. Mixed use streets
	8.2 Traffic signs regulations.
	8.3 Home Zone regulations20mph zones
	8.4 Crossings & multi user. Regulations
	8.5 20 mph zones
9. Traffic calming, parking	9.1 Natural traffic calming
	9.2 Parking techniques
10. Footway & highway construction	10.1 Footway & highway design.
	10.2 Footway. Maintenance
	10.3 Lighting & cameras
	10.4 Local materials. Techniques
	10.5 Cycists
11. Quality and practical design	11.1 Case study, pedestrian crossing
	11.2 Urban space. Landscape techniques
	11.3 Traffic measures in rural context
	11.4 Traffic measures in urban context
Decision making: Understanding design and decision making
12. Seeking public opinion	12.1 Decision making process.
	Design demonstration
	12.2 Consultation techniques
13. Surveys, analysis, sketch designs	13.1 Survey, analysis, sketch designs
	13.2 Analysis techniques
14. Evaluation. A balanced view	14.1 Risk and forming balance judgements
Streets for All
Manual for Streets
Local Transport Note 1/08 Traffic Management and Streetscape