Dedicated and safe footpaths
BREEAM UK New Construction, Non-domestic Buildings (United Kingdom), Technical Manual, SD5078: BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 3.0, published by BRE Global Limited, suggests that dedicated and safe footpaths are:
Marked-out and clearly signed routes to accommodate building users arriving on and travelling through the assessed site on foot. They must also have the following features:
- Dedicated pedestrian crossing points are provided where needed to allow pedestrians to cross vehicle access routes
- Appropriate traffic calming measures are in place to slow traffic at any crossing points
- Developments with high numbers of visitors provide signposting to other local amenities and public transport nodes off site (where existing)
- Adequate external lighting in accordance with BS 5489-1:2013 Lighting of roads and public amenity areas.
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