Bus Stop Design Guide
FOOTWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUS STOPS
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| 7 FOOTWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUS STOPS Photo f – Easy access kerbing Photo g – Closeup of easy access kerbing 46 BUS STOP DESIGN GUIDE 7 FOOTWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUS STOPS FOOTWAYS AND HARD STANDINGS 7.17 Footways should be hard surfaced, well drained and lit. If it is proposed to install a bus stop on an adopted grass verge, hardstanding provision should be made for boarding and alighting passengers.The area of verge/footway adjacent to bus stops should be kept clear of street furniture and other obstructions, and a good quality kerb and paving surface maintained. 7.18 The use of ‘modified blister tactile paving, approved by the Department, is intended to assist identification of pedestrian crossing points for visually impaired people to highlight the absence of kerb height at this point. Use of this paving in the immediate vicinity of bus stops would be misleading and potentially hazardous and is therefore not recommended. 7.19 In general, the recommendation for footway width in the vicinity of a bus stop is 3m, to allow for queuing and alighting passengers as well as passing pedestrians. Local reduction of this dimension to 1.8m maybe acceptable where pedestrian movement is low. Consideration must be given to the needs of wheelchair users accessing the bus stop and space requirements for manoeuvring on and off any boarding ramp that maybe fitted to the bus. 7.20 As previously mentioned in paragraph 3.20 this guide recommends that hard standings be provided at all rural stops. A systematic route-by-route approach should be employed to achieve this. 47 |