Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online
As of this week, the Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online.
The guide was first released last October after two years in development by the Global Designing Cities Initiative, a project of the National Association of City Transportation Officials, which represents big-city transportation departments in the United States. The 400-page document, also available for purchase as a $50 hardcover, is currently only in English. Translations will soon be released in Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese.
The document is a compendium of best practices from cities around the world for designing streets that prioritize walking, biking, and transit while minimizing crashes and injuries. Created with the input of transportation officials in 72 cities across 42 countries, the handbook includes 21 street typologies, 50 different street and intersection treatments, and 40 case studies. It covers a wide range of topics, from bike lane design to working with underground utilities. . .