Design of Streets: A Reference Handbook for High Quality Streets

Abstract

Streets make up the majority of the public realm in our towns and cities. How we feel about and value a place has much to do with how we move around it and perceive it at ground level. A city is its streets. New Zealand has made an important national commitment to achieving better designed urban areas through its Urban Design Protocol, of which North Shore City Council is a signatory. However, delivering better quality places cannot take place without delivering better quality streets