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Contents 1. Introduction 1 Revolution Counter Revolution Transport and Urban Design This Book 2. The Challenge 21 Streets Highway Layout Desired Patterns Complexity and Contradiction Conclusions 3. Street Type and Hierarchy 49 Principles of Hierarchy Street Type and Classification The Strategic Structure Street Type Revisited Conclusions 4. Pattern Type 77 Classification of Pattern Developing Typologies of Pattern Quantifying Pattern Conclusions 5. Route Structure 100 Network Representation and Analysis Route Structure Route Structure Properties Route Type Conclusions 6. Connectivity and Complexity 123 Example Networks Connectivity Analysis Complexity Analysis Characteristic Structure Conclusions 7. The Constitution of Structure 144 Hierarchical Structure Composition, Configuration and Constitution Constitutionally Defined Street Type Types of Constitutional Structure The Structure of Car Orientation The Structure of Disurban Creation Conclusions 8. Modes, Streets and Places 173 The Modal Kaleidoscope A New Formulation for Route Hierarchy Street-Space Constitution Urban Street Typology Conclusions 9. From Streets to Patterns 203 Design Approaches - Generative Processes A Street-Based Constitution Example Patterns Conclusions 10. Conclusions 226 Tottenham Court Road Revisited Coding for Streets and Patterns Implications for Practice The Future Appendices Glossary [Notes] Bibliography [Index]
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Streets Design, City planning, Traffic engineering