To test the legitimacy of a walkability model first as an analytical tool in urban regeneration studies and then as a design tool for renovation and new-build. The work is on-going. The model is holding up well. The range of in-built assumptions stretches the analysis but just a few are critical. The Effect of Road Appearance on Perceived Safe Travel Speed Oxford Road, Reading was a site used in this research .
View shows existing street modified by design intervention.
To investigate how urban design solutions can be used to encourage motorists to drive at safe speeds rather than using traditional traffic engineering and enforcement techniques. The work is currently in the second of three stages. Stage one included an extensive literature review of similar work undertaken throughout the world. A significant element of this stage was the identification of visual triggers or design interventions that could affect speed choice, and the underlying psychological mechanisms that might bring these speed changes about. At this stage, trends in the driving population were also investigated.