Looking for a new approach to categorize urban streets - insights and recommendations from a comparative analysis of innovative approaches in Europe

Categorization of the road network is a foundation of transport planning and traffic engineering, however, the paradigm shift towards “Planning for People” is often not reflected in technical standards. New approaches are needed to unlock efficiencies in the planning and design of urban streets. This paper looks at the state of the art and compares implemented innovative approaches from several European cities.
No individual case could be identified, which incorporates all envisionable dimensions of urban street categorization. In-depth analysis did reveal several best practices which were deemed highly transferable and allowed compiling of recommendations.