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Manual for Streets 2007 edition pdf 
A summary of Designing Streets will appear when the final version is published by the Scottish Government.  Roads Authorities as "roads authorities" have discretion to use any design guidance they choose.

Local Transport Notes

• LTN 01/08 Traffic Management and Streetscape
• LTN 01/08 Streetscape Evaluation - an Excel Spreadsheet that you can use to score your own scheme
• LTN 03/08 Mixed Priority Route Networks
• LTN 01/09 Pedestrian Guardrails - in preparation

These summaries may be freely used and copied

Core documents

Highway Risk and Liability Claims 2009  (basis of Annex C Well maintained roads)

Well Maintained Roads - Code of Practice for Highway Maintenance Management (2005) UK Roads Liaison Group

Police Road Death Investigation Manual 2007 - ACPO/National Policing Improvement Agency

Presentations give at the Framework for Streets event Perth 28th August 2009

Learn Axonometric drawing in 4 minutes ppt
Download this PowerPoint Presentation to learn how to make your own 3 D scale drawings - being able to realise what your scheme will look like is an essential part of good design, all you will need is some axonometric paper.

-Public lighting - Natalie Bell  Kevan Shaw Associates

20mph speeds increase fuel consumption - in fact they reduce fuel consumption and free streets for use by cyclists, and pedestrians.  They also cut tyre noise to a level that permits easy conversation in a street. 

CCTV cameras cut violent crime - they can be effective at preventing planned crime - eg theft from vehicles, they are not effective at preventing alcohol related crime.  The needs of the CCTV operator should not be the primary design imperative for the lighting of a high street.  

Street lighting cuts crime - a Home Office meta-analysis found that new lighting schemes reduced lighting more in the daytime than at night, suggesting that there is a "community custodianship" effect.

Painting yellow boxes in front of ATM machines reduces crime - if only it did, then we could solve the nation's crime problems by painting yellow boxes all over the place.

Standards are compulsory - standards of themselves have no legal standing, many have been drawn up on the basis of opinion rather than robust research.  Some standards reflect a narrow interest (such as providers or manufacturers) rather than the interests of society as a whole.  Standards are only a legal requirement when a piece of legislation or regulation makes them a requirement.

There is a duty to provide street lighting: a council will become liable for accidents if it doesn't provide lighting - There is no duty to provide street lighting - Local authorities have a power to provide street lighting.  No liability attaches to not exercising a statutory power, unless to do so would be wholly irrational.

Unless a local authority lights to a 20 lux standard it will be liable if an accident occurs - there is no basis in law for this assertion.  The lighting standards are advisory.

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