Pedestrian bridge designs integrated with transport projects
| Author(s): |
Damian Collopy
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| Medium: | conference paper |
| Language(s): | English |
| Conference: | Footbridge 2014 - Past, Present & Future, London, 16-18 July 2014 |
| Published in: | Footbridge 2014 - Past, Present & Future |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | VicRoads is the government body responsible for delivering major transport projects in the state of Victoria, Australia. This paper describes the urban design process VicRoads adopts for the planning and design of pedestrian bridges across the transport network. Following are 3 recent case study pedestrian bridge projects, designed to integrate with other transport related elements such as roads, noise walls, retaining walls, landscapes and shared pathways. This is achieved via an urban design process, whereby VicRoads engage with architects and landscape architects to collaborate closely with road and bridge engineers in early planning stages. Our brief requests designers to carefully consider integrating functional, cost effective, artful infrastructure, in response to the context of the site. The design of pedestrian bridges need to consider, motorists viewing the structure whilst travelling at speed, path users walking or cycling, and residents viewing the infrastructure as a static element. Pedestrian bridges not only improve connectivity, they encourage active travel in reducing congestion, provide for way finding and eliminate severance caused by major infrastructure. Good, safe, direct access for pedestrians and cyclists between destination points is critical in providing a sustainable mode of transport. The investment on quality pedestrian bridge links has significant benefits to the broader community, path users and motorists and should be designed to a make positive visual contribution to the surrounding environment. |
| Keywords: |
aesthetics urban design connectivity integration architectural bridge form active travel
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