Table 1 below represents a comparison between the current Municipal Engineering Servicing Standards and other standards. The widths of residential streets listed in the Municipal Engineering Servicing Standards falls within a close range of other municipal standards in Alberta. Transportation Association Canada (TAC) maintains and develops national guidelines for roads and transportation matters. The width of residential streets listed in TAC’s guidelines is slightly higher than the ESS. However, roadway standards are determined by local jurisdictions based on local conditions.
The intent of residential streets is to provide access to adjacent properties and to maintain low traffic speed. It is common for municipalities to use a narrow pavement sections on residential streets as a speed calming strategy, as wider pavement section may increase speed of through traffic. TAC states that in local residential streets, it is desirable to encourage low operating speeds. This can be accomplished by minimizing roadway widths (minimum travel and parking lanes) and accepting the interruption of two-way travel flow. For low volume streets, in single-family residential areas, it is generally acceptable to have opposite conflicting traffic yield to the oncoming traffic by pausing in parking lane areas and to allow the oncoming traffic to pass. TAC …show more content…
A roadway segment is the roadway that links between two intersections. The list shows five (5) width ranges as the majority of residential streets fall within these ranges. Since municipal streets were developed at different times over the years, roadway widths vary based on industry practice, ESS and available standards at that time. The most predominant width range for Timberlea and Thickwood is in between 8.5m - 10.4m, which is shown in dark blue on Attachment 1, Pavement Width
The intent of residential streets is to provide access to adjacent properties and to maintain low traffic speed. It is common for municipalities to use a narrow pavement sections on residential streets as a speed calming strategy, as wider pavement section may increase speed of through traffic. TAC states that in local residential streets, it is desirable to encourage low operating speeds. This can be accomplished by minimizing roadway widths (minimum travel and parking lanes) and accepting the interruption of two-way travel flow. For low volume streets, in single-family residential areas, it is generally acceptable to have opposite conflicting traffic yield to the oncoming traffic by pausing in parking lane areas and to allow the oncoming traffic to pass. TAC …show more content…
A roadway segment is the roadway that links between two intersections. The list shows five (5) width ranges as the majority of residential streets fall within these ranges. Since municipal streets were developed at different times over the years, roadway widths vary based on industry practice, ESS and available standards at that time. The most predominant width range for Timberlea and Thickwood is in between 8.5m - 10.4m, which is shown in dark blue on Attachment 1, Pavement Width