Classification of Roads

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As we explained in section 3, it is impractical to go through the design process for every road. In addition, it is desired that there is a basic degree of standardization across all the roads in a city.

Design Example

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Here we run through a real life example of a stretch of a road. We will look at the current state of this stretch of road, go through its uses as listed in section 4, and see the requirements of each of its uses as mentioned in section 5.

Utility uses

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Envioremental functions

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Static Uses

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People Movement

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Requirements/Specification for each use

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Requirements of each use case will be listed comprehensively, taking inputs from multiple sources. Were possible, the requirement will be specified numerically. The first source for the requirements would be IRC documents.

Mysore / Magadi Outer Ring Road Complete?

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Today's Business Standard article reads: Maytas Infra completes road project in B'lore.

Requirements/specifications for each use

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Requirements of each use case will be listed comprehensively, taking inputs from multiple sources. Were possible, the requirement will be specified numerically.

Uses of streets

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There is more to a street than movement of vehicles. It also needs to be safe, usable and appealing for pedestrians, bicyclists and handicapped. It is also used for parking, turns, used by hawkers, etc. For better understanding we will classify and list these down.