Sharing the main street is the process of adapting the main street, or a centre aling a sub-arterial road, to meet the needs of all its users in a manner which satisfies objectives of road safety, traffic operations, amenity and cost effectiveness. This process is commonly known as "environmental adaptation". The main streets of rural towns, and most sub-arterial roads, not only perform a traffic function but also provide access to the activities along their frontage. These roads now carry more traffic than was ever envisaged. This has accentuated two problems: traffic is being impeded by frontage activities, and frontage activities are suffering from impacts such as traffic noise and pollution. Environmental adaptation aims to resolve these problems by clarifying the relationship between the road and frontage activity and by formulating and implementing proposals to reduce conflicts. Such an aim requires an understanding of, and support by, the stakeholders affected. This report aims to present such an integrated approach towards environmental adaptation. It has appendices on physical and managerial measures that may be applied and on performance indicators and assessment balance charts.
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