Street Design Guidelines and Urban Road System Improvement: From Traffic Volume to Space Quality

With streets serving as important urban public space for multiple functions such as transportation, activity, and ecology, street quality improvement and design receive increasing attention. In recent years, street design guidelines, as a new type of research on road space, has evolved substantially in China and other counties. Through comprehensive and systematic review of both domestic and international research of street design guides, this paper summarizes the compilation experience, concepts, objectives, principles, and main contents of the street design guides in Chinese cities. The paper presents unique reference values of the street design guidelines for urban roadway system planning, with further reflection on the concepts, objectives, and interactive strategies between them.