Inclusive Interchanges Design Brief: Summary guidelines and design appraisal template for public transport interchanges
Published: September 2024
Main topic: Inclusion, Gender
Study countrie(s): Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Nigeria
Written by: Tim Durant, Abdul Muizz Ogbara, Alexandra Moxon, Karen Garciadiaz, Oluwaseun Sonoiki
Published by: LAMATA, SLR
Study type: Guide
The Inclusive Interchanges Design Brief (IIDB) has been developed for use by public transport and urban planning authorities, to provide: a catalogue of design topics to be taken into account during the design of a public transport interchange, together with summary guidance and inclusion of links to more detailed guidelines; a template enabling design appraisal of existing interchanges, as well as those currently in the design process; and a document to record appraisal comments, as well as interchange design and management suggestions.
In total, the IIDB promotes appraisal of 55 design topics, which have been divided into four main categories:
Multimodal sustainable mobility — addressing the core role of an interchange, to facilitate efficient and comfortable changes between sustainable modes of travel. This is further sub-divided into design topics relating to, firstly, the overall layout and provision of passenger information, and secondly, transport mode specific design aspects.
Comfort and safety — covering the fundamental passenger requirements for inclusive interchanges, including gender dimensions, safety and security, as well as shelter and provision of basic facilities such as seating and lighting.
Hubs for public life — presenting the role of interchanges as hubs in public and cultural life, that can provide opportunities for work, shopping and leisure.
Integrated planning and design — ensuring that broader planning considerations relating to Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), energy efficiency and renewable energy generation, as well as climate resilience, are taken into account.
