# Review on Soft Mobility Infrastructure Design Codes
## 2 Codes for Soft Mobility Infrastructure
### Road and Roadside Facilities
#### 2.4.3 Weather Protections  
Providing pedestrians and cyclists with shelter facilities, or shadows, against severe weather is important for safety and overall SMI attractiveness. Among the 17 cases viewed, only HK, NZ, and SG have regulations on weather protection facilities. HK encourages the installation of weather protection facilities, but they should be at least 3.3 m above ground. NZ requires weather protection to be located within the street furniture zone. However, SG has very detailed regulations on weather protection facilities which call facilities with sun and rain protection functions \"covered linkway\" or \"covered walkway\". There are five different types or purposes of covered linkway, each with its design standards. Table 13 summarizes the basic design standards and requirements for covered linkway. The covered walkway uses the same requirements as the covered linkway. The covered walkway always uses the frontage of buildings as coverage and should provide lighting of at least 30 lux.  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{Code} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Bicycle to Vehicle**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Pedestrian Isolation**} \\ \cline{2-6}  & **Physical** & **Non-Physical** & **Physical** & **Non-Physical** \\ \cline{2-6}  & **Barrier** & **Physical Divider** & **Buffer Strip** & **Column/Bollard** & **Curb/Low Wall** & **Buffer Strip** \\ \hline AT & & & \(\surd\) & & \(\surd\) \\ \hline NZ & & \(\surd\) & & & \\ \hline GR & & & \(\surd\) & & \\ \hline CN & \(\surd\) & & & \(\surd\) & \\ \hline BJ & \(\surd\) & & & \(\surd\) & \\ \hline ZA & & & \(\surd\) & & \(\surd\) \\ \hline TZ & \(\surd\) & & & & \(\surd\) \\ \hline DL & & & & \(\surd\) & \\ \hline \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Bicycles and Pedestrians**} \\ \cline{2-6}  & **Island** & **Physical** & **Curb** & **Line** & **Non-Physical** & **Cloored** \\ \hline DK & \(\surd\) & & & & \\ \hline GR & \(\surd\) & \(\surd\) & \(\surd\) & & \\ \hline TW & \(\surd\) & \(\surd\) & \(\surd\) & \(\surd\) & \(\surd\) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 12: Separation methods across the world.  
It can be concluded that developed Asian countries or regions at lower latitudes have more incentives to provide pedestrians with weather protection facilities to protect them from sun, wind, and rain. Even so, the laws, regulations, or design specifications of other countries or regions do not provide specific details about weather protection measures. Different regions may have their own local design rules, and the government may also issue government orders. This part is outside the scope of this study. However, the current extreme weather protection measures for pedestrians and cyclists provided by various countries and regions are not complete. Protecting SMI users from the sun and rain is only a basic measure. A 2015 study showed that global temperatures will continue to rise throughout the 21 st century, leading to frequent natural disasters such as extreme heat, thunderstorms, and floods [55]. \"Covered\" lanes or paths cannot protect SMI users well enough. Other measures to keep SMI users away from extreme weather conditions should be considered.