Landscape and transport infrastructures

Following the publication in 2003 of a report collecting case studies dealing with «Road landscape and legibility», Sétra went thoroughly into this topic in order to create a methodological approach, bringing together road landscape, legibility and safety. This was done within the framework of the seminar «Road otherwise», which was organized by the General Road Directorate and where the problematic of the alteration of road design and equipment principles was tackled in order to change the user’s behaviour in a way that improves road safety. This document doesn’t intend to be a methodological guide, but it briefly highlights the main principles of an approach which brings together road landscape and safety through road legibility and which is based on the user’s perception of road. This approach comes from the transposition of urban practises in interurban areas, which have been proved to be efficient for more than twenty years. It represents additional information regarding traditional road safety approaches, such as SURE (User Safety on the Existing Road Network), bringing new ideas which link together as much as possible infrastructure to the area which is served by the infrastructure.  Foreword   Chapter 1: The landscape, a key element in the project approach Responding to a major planning and sustainable development challenge Favouring landscape project approaches, beyond mere technical projects Dealing with the entire landscape problem and not only "landscaping" Encouraging joint work Facilitating the survival of quality objectives Making the most of experience and adapting to recent changes Dealing with all linear infrastructures   Chapter 2: New infrastructures and landscape project From the intention to create a transport infrastructure project to its completion, the major project stages From the public debate to the public enquiry: infrastructure in the landscape From the DUP to the acceptance of works: the landscape of the infrastructure   Chapter 3: Redeveloping existing infrastructures and landscape project Redeveloping existing infrastructures: territorial management stake Redeveloping existing infrastructures: landscape issues, listed per infrastructure Sequence and content of landscape studies when modifying an existing route   Chapter 4: Advice on successfully managing landscape studies Monitoring and leading study teams The basic points of constructing “landscape” specifications How to lead a constructive participatory approach to landscaping Contribution of the landscape designer’s tools in representing and communicating the project   1 - Reference texts  2 - DGR circular of 7 January 2008   Bibliography   Abbreviations   Glossary