VOLUME 1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND ... - CSIR

GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGNTable 5.3.11: Public furniture and signage (continued)Markets (continued)Provide functional andaesthetically pleasingpublic furniture(continued).• Any extensive publicinvestment in marketinfrastructure shouldrespond to marketdevelopment, ratherthan precede it(Behrens and Watson1996, p 217).Parking areasProvide functional andaesthetically pleasingpublic furniture.• Where parking areasabut the sidewalk, alandscaped setbackshould be provided,with adequatefurniture such asbenches.Coordinate signage. • Signage to parkingareas should becoordinated withsignage of thebuilding or thestreet, depending onits direct relationship.Public transport stops and stationsProvide functional andaesthetically pleasingpublic furniture.• Provide adequateshelters against rain,sun and wind, ifpossible. 1• Provide places forwaiting wherechange intransportation modestake place and atintersections.• Provide space forresting, eating ordrinking whilewaiting fortransportation.• Provide benches atbus stops or shelters.Comfortable designand location of streetfurniture shouldadhere to the needsof potential users.42Chapter 5.3Hard open spaces