Surveyor magazinePub Date : 2007-12-06DOI: 10.1093/ACPROF:OSOBL/9780199567959.003.0001
T. Moore, Xosé-Lois Armada
{"title":"Crossing the Divide: Opening a dialogue on approaches to Western European first Millennium BC studies","authors":"T. Moore, Xosé-Lois Armada","doi":"10.1093/ACPROF:OSOBL/9780199567959.003.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ACPROF:OSOBL/9780199567959.003.0001","url":null,"abstract":"The authors look at how pedestrians were first marginalised in the days of the red flag men preceding the horseless carriage, and how professionals in the industry have colluded in this marginalisation ever since. A redesign of road crossings is deemed to be urgently required and the authors look at choices open to the planners. These include carriageway and footway widths and heights, crossing lengths, guard rails, timings, signal phasing and the reduction of split crossings. The authors also flag up accident surveys, identifying patterns of crossings casualties, suggesting the need to look again at traffic calming initiatives and optional forms of road crossings. They maintain the hierarchy levels are still contentious and more research is required to determine a fairer distribution of rights of access between pedestrian and vehicle, where both parties feel safe and unthreatened.","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130386432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Signs for the times","authors":"J. Dauncey","doi":"10.3828/mc.24.2.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3828/mc.24.2.57","url":null,"abstract":"The City of London, UK, combines striking modern buildings and a medieval street plan. The Mapping the City project is part of the Street Scene Challenge initiative set up by the City of London Corporation in 2002 to manage the appearance of the streets, improve pedestrian areas and facilitate the flow of pedestrians and traffic around the City. Environmental design and communication company, Placemarque, was awarded the contract to develop a scheme to make the city equally accessible to tourists and city workers. Exterior lighting and street furniture company Woodhouse was appointed to manufacture the new designs. The initiative aimed to reduce clutter and install clearer signs and to mark out footpaths. Following completion of the new map of the whole City area, smaller part maps were developed for more localised directions. Each map is displayed 'heads up' rather than in the north-south orientation. The maps are displayed on a series of nodal monoliths. Secondary information is displayed on finger post signs. Mapping is produced in vitreous enamel. The final scheme will have 260 information nodes, fingerposts, wall-mounted signs and maps and will halve the number of signs around the City. (A)","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115431459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surveyor magazinePub Date : 2006-06-29DOI: 10.1093/nq/s7-xii.292.93c
J. Smart
{"title":"Chapter and verse","authors":"J. Smart","doi":"10.1093/nq/s7-xii.292.93c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/nq/s7-xii.292.93c","url":null,"abstract":"Chapter 8 of the 'Traffic signs manual' sets out the UK requirements for temporary signing and management of traffic on the highway. A revised version of the document is to be published in 2006 following consultation between the Highways Agency, TRL, the Department for Transport, the Health and Safety Executive, County Surveyors' Society, the AA, and RAC and members of the road traffic industry. The project included a three-month consultation period and on-road trials. The revised version comes in two parts. Part one, the design document, provides guidance for those responsible for the design and planning of temporary traffic management arrangements. Part two, the operations document, provides guidance for those involved in the operations to set out, maintain and remove temporary traffic management arrangements. Two key documents have been incorporated: 'Guidance for safer temporary traffic management' and the 'Red Book' 'Safety at street works and road works: code of practice'. The new document introduces the concept of zones for static works on dual carriageways and gives guidance on narrow lanes, tidal-flow layouts and temporary speed limits. A series of conferences has been run by the Institution of Highways and Transportation to introduce the revised chapter 8.","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128467541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seeing the light","authors":"C. Walton","doi":"10.2307/j.ctt1tg5nqf.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1tg5nqf.31","url":null,"abstract":"The European Standard EN471 sets out the requirements for high-visibility (hi-vis) garments. The standard covers the area and colour of fluorescent materials and the retroreflectivity of reflective components in the garments. Requirements are defined for three classifications of garment, intended for use in low, medium and high-risk environments. The fluorescent background material provides daytime visibility and the reflective material around the chest, arms or legs provides nighttime reflectivity. 3M uses microscopic glass lenses and prismatic technology to produce Scotchlite Reactive Materials. Recent evaluations have shown that some hi-vis work wear garments on the market do not comply with EN471. The Health and Safety Executive states that it is the manufacturer's responsibility to ensure the garments are tested and classified in accordance with EN471. It is the employer's responsibility to ensure that the garments bought for the workforce are appropriately CE marked and that they are worn when required.","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"479 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124408681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surveyor magazinePub Date : 2004-08-05DOI: 10.1097/nci.0b013e318267f0f3
R. Barker
{"title":"PROVIDING SAFE PASSAGE","authors":"R. Barker","doi":"10.1097/nci.0b013e318267f0f3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/nci.0b013e318267f0f3","url":null,"abstract":"In the UK, the Highways Agency (HA) has worked with the Wildlife Trusts to ensure the safe passage of otters and badgers under strategic roads and motorways. Advice on best practice is given in the 'Design manual for roads and bridges'. Badgers' movement patterns follow established pathways. Otters are likely to cross a road where they cannot pass along the riverbank under a road. The HA is required to assess the impact of its activities on wildlife and identify mitigation measures for species or habitats affected by HA activities. For otters and badgers, viaducts, large bridges or culverts give safe passage across roads. Dedicated underpasses or ledges within culverts and bridge structures can be used. Otter and badger pipes and culverts are usually constructed with pre-cast concrete sections. Corrugated steel, aluminium or plastic can also be used. Fencing is required to funnel animals towards dedicated crossings. The costs of such crossings are outlined.","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131568612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE SCHOOL RUN","authors":"A. Woodside, J. Seymour","doi":"10.2307/j.ctt1t6p706.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1t6p706.11","url":null,"abstract":"Approximately 20% of morning peak-hour traffic flow in the UK is composed of parents transporting their children to school. Reasons for reducing the school run relate to trafhc congestion, air pollution, fitness levels, accident risk and child independence. Car use on the school journey has increased faster in Northern Ireland than in the rest of the UK. The school run increases with increasing socio-economic conditions. Statistics are included on the number of pupils being driven to school in Britain and Northern Ireland. The health drawbacks associated with being driven to school are outlined. The principal reason parents give for their reluctance to let children travel unaccompanied is the danger of traffic. Measures to improve road safety associated with children's journeys to school are outlined. These include improving the infrastructure around a school site, staggering the start times of schools and businesses, using sustainable forms of transport and introducing a school bus service for urban pupils currently not entitled to free school travel.","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125391086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surveyor magazinePub Date : 2004-04-01DOI: 10.1108/ijppm.2004.07953gab.009
J. Murphy
{"title":"THE RIGHT FREQUENCY","authors":"J. Murphy","doi":"10.1108/ijppm.2004.07953gab.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2004.07953gab.009","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the use of radio frequency technology in the management of street lighting, on trial in the Midlands region of England. The new lighting scheme provides fast and easy maintenance and minimum failure of street and footway lamps. Two levels of illumination were required at this complex intersection, for night and day. The solution was to dim the lamps in subways during the night to match the ambient lighting level. Lighting units needed monitoring and limited dimming capability, across a variety of different strength lamps. The electronic remote control equipment is based on radio frequency wireless communications and advanced telemetry using satellite and mobile phone communications. Each lighting column is fitted with a monitoring transmitter. Electronic sensors can predict lamp failures which enables a preventive maintenance schedule. Remote dimming is also possible, to reduce light pollution.","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126781864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TAKING A COUNT","authors":"R. Edgson","doi":"10.4324/9780203018965-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203018965-7","url":null,"abstract":"Asset management (AM) accounting is to be formally adopted by local government in the UK. The Institute of Asset Management (IAM) was set up to raise the profile of AM, determine standards for terminology, methods of application and promote whole life management. It has created a BSI 'Publicly available specification for optimised management of physical infrastructure assets' and published the UK edition of the 'International infrastructure management manual'. Central government departments and client organisations are increasingly looking to formalised asset management to deliver overall improvements. The UK edition of the manual will provide detailed guidance on the processes for implementing asset management planning within an organisation and on lifecycle asset management.","PeriodicalId":330051,"journal":{"name":"Surveyor magazine","volume":"os-10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127971568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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