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This paper describes the factors that need to be considered when selecting indicators for sustainable transport planning, principles for selecting indicators, and represents an indicator integration methodology. Indicators are very important components for various assessments due to proper decision making, and the end results depend on the accuracy of selecting, integrating and measuring them. The sensitivity ratio between decision makers and planners concerning sustainable transport planning indicators selection and application is not at a desired level and it needs to be improved. This may be as a result of lack of sufficient methodologies for making indicators more practical and understandable from all engaged groups and individuals in transport planning. From this perspective this paper addresses the need for making indicators more understandable and easier to be measured for decision makers, planners and other engaged groups in transport planning. Based on the addressed needs this paper focuses on the differentiation and disintegration of indicators into more functional and easier to be measured indicators. For this purposes this paper proposes an expressive methodology for integration of sustainable transport planning indicators. The empirical evidence has shown the existence of a great number of departments, institutions and agencies carrying out research in the field of transport planning indicators. However there is a lack of appropriate and comprehensive methodology for integration of indicators. In order to assist filling this gap this paper proposes a straightforward methodology which is supposed to provide decision makers and planners with a perceptual tool for proper integration and measurement of sustainable transport planning indicators for use in specific circumstances.

Urbanization is a continuous process, affected with different elements in different development periods. Knowing that urbanization is a multi-sectorial process oriented to different activities with the aim of harmonizing urban-architectural landscape with natural landscape to achieve as much as possible urban sense of community living there (in behavior or sociological aspect). Considering that role of different buildings all over urban area not only through their interior view functions-destinations but also through their exterior view architectural form-façades is unsubstituted; this research is trying to give answer on question: At what level façades can create urban sense of community living in urban area? Searching for answer, was developed a research method "consumer preference for product" (called "Utility method"), where through survey are shown their preferences on observation on their actual made choices, this through:  Visual representation (materialization)  Visual context (integration)  Visual integration(form-complexity, harmony)  Visual socialization (behavior reflection on behavior)  Visual aesthetics (color, rhythm

Through political transition, socio-economical trends of cities as urban areas contributed to huge movements of population from rural to urban areas or from small urban areas toward big urban areas, making them bigger, under the rapid growth. Those cities have faced: Overloads with number of citizens, Lack of adequate infrastructure and Creativity deficiency for drafting and implementing urban development vision. Consequently, the question is what qualitative life do cities offer when considering abovementioned suppositions related to rapid urban growth? In general, for cities under rapid development, experts and authorities have not sufficiently succeeded to develop proper methodologies to neutralize chaotically urban development trends for some inner or outer urban areas under the rapid growth, especially from countries in transition. In this context several reasons have been identified. Starting from not properly definition of land ownership and land destination, lack of urban development plans, not harmonized and not approved legislation framework, not established adequate mechanisms for monitoring and implementation of projects, lack of adequate expertise from specific fields, unsustainable transport modes, etc. This paper identifies the possibilities that may lead to the success of urban management for strategic development of rapid growth for urban areas. The approaches for improvement and change should be based on multidisciplinary actions from different organisational levels of society, proactively and in the same time acting on: Analytical aspect Planning aspect Organizational aspect Implementation aspect Furthermore, this concept should be based on multi-sectorial expertise and partnerships between different actors dealing with the complexity of urban development. As main guideline for management of spatial city structure of cities under rapid urban growth, can be considered concept which is based on management of transition from existing to new developed urban areas and inter-relation between inner and outer urban areas. This concept may possibly include the development of new urban areas and renovation of existing ones, establishing transitional networks for implementing urban policies versus urban dynamics. In this way will be encouraged to redefine investments and to strengthen public-private partnership, as basic spatial development concept.

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