VOLUME 1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND ... - CSIR

GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGNTable 5.3.8:Location and typologies (continued)Pedestrian-orientated streets (continued)Define the street as asafe and unique publicspace.• Design detail todiscourage trafficthrough the area,and speeding.• Design soft moundsand plant treesseparating footpathsand buildings fromthe road.• Footpaths shouldpreferably bedesigned adjacent tobuildings thatoverlook them, asopposed to blankwalls (Cartwright1980, p 32).Accommodate a varietyof users in the street.• Concentrate publicfacilities according tofunctionalrelationship, tofacilitate sharing ofresources (halls,playing fields,equipment).• The street ascommunal area canprovide the settingfor the integration ofcollective services inlower-incomeresidential areas.18Chapter 5.3Hard open spaces