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PLANNING 3:
Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
1. How To Redesign Highways For The Best Urban Mobility?
Involving the public community in the redesign of city highways is one of the
approaches for complying with the requirements for the best solution for urban mobility.
Urban mobility is more than just transportation by private and public four-wheeled
vehicles; it also encompasses modes of transportation such as walking and cycling, which
are included in the spatial features of the built environment. Urban mobility has a global
sustainability and it has a significant impact on the quality of life in the cities, as it is getting
one person from one place to another (ABC Consulting, Biasotti, 2021). Aside from the
aforementioned, the study found that the more individuals who could still move all around
the community instead of using a vehicle, the better the cities are for the environment,
individuals health, and people's mental health (ABC Consulting, Biasotti, 2021).
A professionally planned and coordinated roads or highways, which are more
than just transportation and commerce arteries, can even serve as a catalyst for more
sustainable designs which enhances economic activity, improve accessibility, and
establish even healthier but more resilient communities, which is the ultimate goal of
urban mobility (Sisson, Walker, 2017).
In redesigning highways there are few solutions for improving cities with the
accessibility and the mobility in mind (Curbed, 2017).
● Regenerate and completely correct the overburdened highway. There are
several cities in every country's central cities with supersized and underutilized
highways, and instead of vacant and unused roadways, redesign it into more
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effective and productive uses that can encourage walkability and other
commercial activities, and by adding a vitality without disrupting traffic flow
such as; plants and trees, or rainwater gardens in the medians — wherein it
has a special soil filter that can removed water pollutants from t (this practices
are currently tested and implemented in some parts of the country,
Philippines — take Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila as an example).
● Make the congested highway an attractive destination for public transport
services. A dead zone should be avoided in any substantial and well-known
city that offers and provides access to various transport modes. Installing a
bus–rapid–transit system, which would be a quick and freely attainable transit
that can be located within that center point of those in the highway's broad
range dead zone, it may be feasible to place more emphasis and direct
traffic. More vegetated trees as well as distinct and unique paving can
somehow add character both to the streets and city.
● Make bustling roadways even more bike friendly. Aside from
pedestrian–friendly streets and communities, having or using movable
planters and street furniture, offering extra–broad sidewalks and narrowing
broadways to automobiles impede traffic, and for bikes to stay on their lanes.
● Convert a one–way highway into a multimodal street. A multimodal
transportation system can also be cost–effective whereas it offers and
provides a variety of options. Furthermore, it is safe for individuals because it
encourages people to walk, cycle, and use alternative modes of
transportation in addition to their commonly used private vehicles.
J.P.C.P.
PLANNING 3:
Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
1. How To Redesign Highways For The Best Urban Mobility?
Involving the public community in the redesign of city highways is one of the
approaches for complying with the requirements for the best solution for urban mobility.
Urban mobility is more than just transportation by private and public four-wheeled
vehicles; it also encompasses modes of transportation such as walking and cycling, which
are included in the spatial features of the built environment. Urban mobility has a global
sustainability and it has a significant impact on the quality of life in the cities, as it is getting
one person from one place to another (ABC Consulting, Biasotti, 2021). Aside from the
aforementioned, the study found that the more individuals who could still move all around
the community instead of using a vehicle, the better the cities are for the environment,
individuals health, and people's mental health (ABC Consulting, Biasotti, 2021).
A professionally planned and coordinated roads or highways, which are more
than just transportation and commerce arteries, can even serve as a catalyst for more
sustainable designs which enhances economic activity, improve accessibility, and
establish even healthier but more resilient communities, which is the ultimate goal of
urban mobility (Sisson, Walker, 2017).
In redesigning highways there are few solutions for improving cities with the
accessibility and the mobility in mind (Curbed, 2017).
● Regenerate and completely correct the overburdened highway. There are
several cities in every country's central cities with supersized and underutilized
highways, and instead of vacant and unused roadways, redesign it into more
J.P.C.P.
, ○ ARCH 540: Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning ○
effective and productive uses that can encourage walkability and other
commercial activities, and by adding a vitality without disrupting traffic flow
such as; plants and trees, or rainwater gardens in the medians — wherein it
has a special soil filter that can removed water pollutants from t (this practices
are currently tested and implemented in some parts of the country,
Philippines — take Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila as an example).
● Make the congested highway an attractive destination for public transport
services. A dead zone should be avoided in any substantial and well-known
city that offers and provides access to various transport modes. Installing a
bus–rapid–transit system, which would be a quick and freely attainable transit
that can be located within that center point of those in the highway's broad
range dead zone, it may be feasible to place more emphasis and direct
traffic. More vegetated trees as well as distinct and unique paving can
somehow add character both to the streets and city.
● Make bustling roadways even more bike friendly. Aside from
pedestrian–friendly streets and communities, having or using movable
planters and street furniture, offering extra–broad sidewalks and narrowing
broadways to automobiles impede traffic, and for bikes to stay on their lanes.
● Convert a one–way highway into a multimodal street. A multimodal
transportation system can also be cost–effective whereas it offers and
provides a variety of options. Furthermore, it is safe for individuals because it
encourages people to walk, cycle, and use alternative modes of
transportation in addition to their commonly used private vehicles.
J.P.C.P.
