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Designing for Security on the National Cycle Network - Sustrans Routes for People Information Sheet FF21
Good design can reduce concerns about crime and personal safety on traffic free paths. This information sheet gives advice on designing safer environments.

Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces Dec 2021

This document is a guide to best practice on the use of tactile paving surfaces.It supersedes the Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces published by the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions in 1998. It does not alter the principles set out in the original guidance document which explained the background and how it was developed.

This update includes responses to some recommendations of research carried out as a commitment in the Department for Transport’s Inclusive Transport Strategy of 2018, and following engagement with disabled people, representative groups, and with practitioners. The research report is also available on the website of the Department for Transport.


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Design Manual for Roads and Bridges - Volume 0 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - Standard for Safety Risk Assessment on the Strategic Road Network Section 2 GENERAL GUIDANCE

Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works - Volume 6 - Departmental Standards and Advice Notes on Contract Documentation and Site Supervision


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