The Technical Notes are based on Australia Standards, Austroads Design Guidelines and best practice from other municipalities around Australia and are intended for the use of designers and planners for all City of Darwin and Northern Territory Government works and third-party works by developers.
The Technical Notes have been created into 16 separate topics which are accessed by clicking on the individual link below:
- Bicycle parking location, design and provision rates
- Bicycle wayfinding signage
- Connections from shared paths to on-road facilities
- Consideration of maintenance vehicles on shared paths
- Crossing treatments and alignments for shared paths at road and driveway intersections
- Definition of the design bicycle
- Horizontal and vertical geometry of paths
- Kerb ramp design and positioning
- Line marking and surface treatments
- Location and requirements for handrails
- Managing speed on shared paths
- Path widths minimum and desirable
- Pedestrian access ways
- Priority at path crossings with roads and driveway
- Regulatory and advisory signage
- Shared path and bicycle lane construction materials