Guidance

Designing and modifying residential streets

'Manual for streets' explains how to design, construct, adopt and maintain new and existing residential streets.

Published 29 March 2007
From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and Department for Transport

Documents

Manual for streets

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Manual for streets: a summary

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Manual for streets: evidence and research

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Details

This manual provides guidance about the:

  • design
  • construction
  • adoption
  • maintenance

of new residential streets. Information inside it can also be applied when redesigning existing residential streets.

The ‘Manual for streets’ has won a Royal Town Planning Institute prize. The award recognises that the document is radically changing designers’ and local authorities’ approach to residential street design for the better.

Published 29 March 2007

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