TY - GEN
T1 - Begin boulevard in Tel Aviv - From a suburban highway to an urban boulevard
AU - Rofè, Y.
AU - Ishaq, R.
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - Tel Aviv's Central Business District (CBD) is centered around Begin Road. By 2020, this area is expected to have an increase of 50% in employment and 40% in housing. Initial proposals for Begin Road sought to meet the increased demand for travel by increasing road capacity. In response, the Israel Ministry of Transport mandated an alternative design, which would give priority to public transit and pedestrians. The requirements of the alternative plan were: create a street with positive and clear urban identity, provide accessibility and safety for pedestrians and bicycles, give real priority for public transportation, allow through-traffic and provide access to street frontages, including short term parking. Five alternatives were developed by the planning team. All of them were different versions of the "multi-way boulevard". The "multi-way boulevard" creates a clear separation between a slow moving "pedestrian realm", and fast movement in the "through-traffic realm." A multi-disciplinary evaluation process, involving professionals from several disciplines, was used to select two alternatives for further study. Evaluators first ranked the different road uses. Then each design was evaluated to provide a score on the overall integration and performance for the road design. Despite differences in priority schemes given to bus transit, both of the preferred alternatives provide a good balance between through traffic, vehicular access to adjacent uses, public transportation, and pedestrian and bicycle movement. They also create a strong, memorable street attractive to its users, which will encourage new development in the area.
AB - Tel Aviv's Central Business District (CBD) is centered around Begin Road. By 2020, this area is expected to have an increase of 50% in employment and 40% in housing. Initial proposals for Begin Road sought to meet the increased demand for travel by increasing road capacity. In response, the Israel Ministry of Transport mandated an alternative design, which would give priority to public transit and pedestrians. The requirements of the alternative plan were: create a street with positive and clear urban identity, provide accessibility and safety for pedestrians and bicycles, give real priority for public transportation, allow through-traffic and provide access to street frontages, including short term parking. Five alternatives were developed by the planning team. All of them were different versions of the "multi-way boulevard". The "multi-way boulevard" creates a clear separation between a slow moving "pedestrian realm", and fast movement in the "through-traffic realm." A multi-disciplinary evaluation process, involving professionals from several disciplines, was used to select two alternatives for further study. Evaluators first ranked the different road uses. Then each design was evaluated to provide a score on the overall integration and performance for the road design. Despite differences in priority schemes given to bus transit, both of the preferred alternatives provide a good balance between through traffic, vehicular access to adjacent uses, public transportation, and pedestrian and bicycle movement. They also create a strong, memorable street attractive to its users, which will encourage new development in the area.
KW - Boulevards
KW - Main streets - Design
KW - Pedestrian movement
KW - Public transit
KW - Traffic engineering
KW - Transportation planning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=36148973574&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2495/UT060521
DO - 10.2495/UT060521
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:36148973574
SN - 1845641795
SN - 9781845641795
T3 - WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
SP - 531
EP - 541
BT - Urban Transport XII
T2 - 12th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, URBAN TRANSPORT 2006, UT06
Y2 - 12 July 2006 through 14 July 2006
ER -