A Process for Measuring Context Sensitive Solutions Benefits

Stamatiadis, Nikiforos; Kirk, Adam; Hartman, Don; Pigman, Jerry G.

doi:10.1061/41148(389)5

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“…Context-sensitive design: this is a set of standards and practices aimed at maintaining harmony with the intersection's surrounding environment. The dictates of these practices vary widely but all aim at minimizing disturbances and thus ensuring the intersection fits harmoniously in its surrounding physical, ecological, and social environment [34]. Deliberate use of natural native material, colors, plants, architecture, and visual effects are all specific examples.…”

Section: Physical Design Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Deliberate use of natural native material, colors, plants, architecture, and visual effects are all specific examples. Context sensitivity is known to contribute positively to quality of life for the community as the natural environment is a critical component of the community itself [34]. Biophilia (love of nature), a related notion to context-sensitive design, is also accounted for in HIRS.…”

Section: Physical Design Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Holistic Intersection Rating System (HIRS)—A Novel Methodology to Measure the Holistic Operational Performance of Signalized Urban Intersections

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Signalized urban intersections are key components of urban transportation networks. They are traditionally viewed and designed as primarily motorized traffic facilities, and thus their physical and operational designs have traditionally aimed at maximizing traffic throughput subject to constraints dictated by vehicular safety requirements and pedestrian crossing needs. Seen from a holistic viewpoint, urban intersections are hubs or effective centers of community activities of which traffic flow is only one. Those hubs have direct and indirect impacts on the overlapping traffic functionalities, the environment, public health, community wellbeing, and the local economy. This study proposes a new rating system, the Holistic Intersection Rating System (HIRS), aimed at appraising signalized intersections from a more inclusive viewpoint. This appraisal covers traffic functionality, sustainability, and public health and community wellbeing. This rating system can be used as a guide to conceive, plan, or design new intersections or revamp existing ones. HIRS rates signalized urban intersections based on the level of use of relevant enabling technologies, and the physical and operational designs that allow those intersections to operate holistically, thus leading to a more human-centric and sustainable operational performance. HIRS was validated using a panel of experts in construction, transportation, and public health. The Relative Importance Index (RII) method was used to weigh the HIRS features. The rating system was piloted on a sample of 20 intersections in different cities in the UAE. The results revealed glaring gaps in services to or the consideration of pedestrians, cyclists, and nearby households. The sample intersections scored a mean of 32% on the public health and community wellbeing section, 37% on the pedestrian subsection, and 15% on the cyclist subsection. Such relatively low scores serve as indicators of areas for improvements, and if mapped to their specific features and their relative weights, specific physical and operations designs and technology integration can be identified as actionable items for inclusion in plans and/or designs.

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Section: Physical Design Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Physical Design Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%