Design and planning guidelines for public transport infrastructure 

The five PTA Guidelines detailed below cover the planning, design, construction and maintenance of Public Transport Infrastructure:
 

 

Bus Priority Measures Principles and Design

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This guideline details information and bus priority methods and approaches at a Regional and Local level. It will aid individuals and groups involved in bus services, transport infrastructure providers, town planning and traffic engineering.



File size 2527 K
Date Mon 19/10/2009

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Bus Route Planning and Transit Streets

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This guideline details best practice approaches in urban transport planning principles and policy. It will aid individuals and groups involved in road planning to gain an appreciation of Transperth operating systems.



File size 1475 K
Date Mon 19/10/2009

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Maintenance and Constructability

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This guideline is an outcome of PTA's accumulated knowledge of maintaining existing public infrastructure buildings and selected associated elements.It provides guidance to designers, engineers and project managers in order to ensure future projects are less problematic and have a longer public use span.  The document covers material selection, details problems encountered with some materials, reasons for the selection and issues affecting maintainability.



File size 938 K
Date Mon 19/10/2009

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Public Transport Bus Stop Site Layout Policy

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This policy relates primarily to the application of Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSI) and wheelchair access at all new and existing bus stop locations. The intention is to provide a reasonable set of guidelines on the application of TGSI and wheelchair access and to ensure accessibility by the application of best practice at all bus stops including retrofits.



File size 1813 K
Date Mon 19/10/2009

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Traffic Management and Control Devices

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This guideline details best practice approaches of implementing traffic management devices along bus routes. The document includes guidance for users involved in traffic legislation, implementation processes, traffic management, and design for low floor buses.



File size 2494 K
Date Mon 19/10/2009

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