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BS 8300-1:2018 Design of an accessible and inclusive built environment - External environment. Code of practice, 2018
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Integrating inclusive design principles into the development process [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Inclusive design strategy
- Table 1 — Inclusive design strategy
- 4.2 Design and access statements
- 4.3 Access strategy
- 5 Strategic site and building layout [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Site planning and position of buildings and other features
- 5.2 Navigation, orientation and way‑finding
- 6 Arriving at a destination [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Setting‑down and picking‑up points
- Figure 1 — Setting‑down points
- Figure 2 — Dropped kerbs
- 6.2 Public transport infrastructure
- 7 Parking provision [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Cycle parking
- 7.2 Provision of designated accessible parking spaces
- Table 2 — Provision of designated accessible parking spaces
- 7.3 Designated on‑street parking
- 7.4 Designated off‑street parking
- Figure 3 — Example of a designated on‑street parallel parking space
- 7.5 Access to, and location of, designated off‑street parking spaces
- 7.6 Design and layout of designated off‑street parking spaces
- Figure 4 — Access around designated off‑street parking spaces
- Figure 5 — Markings for multiple designated off‑street parking spaces
- 7.7 Multi‑storey car parks
- 7.8 Garaging and enclosed parking spaces
- Figure 6 — A garage designed for a wheelchair user and an ambulant driver
- 7.9 Electric vehicle charging
- 7.10 Mobility services and provision for electric mobility scooters
- 7.11 Entrances to car parks, and parking controls
- 7.12 Parking meters, payment systems and ticket dispensers
- Figure 7 — Key dimensions relating to ticket dispensing machines for use by wheelchair users
- 8 Horizontal movement [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Access routes
- Figure 8 — The design of access routes
- 8.2 Hazards on an access route
- Figure 9 — Projections into an access route that do not need hazard protection
- Figure 10 — Projections into an access route that need hazard protection
- 8.3 Information and signage
- 8.4 Pedestrian surfaces
- 8.5 Gates, barriers and restrictions
- 9 Vertical movement [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Steps and stairs
- Figure 11 — Use of a corduroy hazard warning surface and handrails on an external stepped access
- 9.2 Ramps
- Table 3 — Maximum permissible relationship between going, gradient and rise of ramps
- 9.3 Handrails
- 9.4 Lifting appliances, escalators and moving walks
- 9.5 Subways and bridges
- 10 Public facilities [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Meeting and information points
- 10.2 Permanent visitor attractions
- 10.3 Temporary external events
- 10.4 Public art
- 10.5 Refreshment areas
- 10.6 Public telecommunications
- 10.7 Seating
- 10.8 Water features
- 10.9 Trees, planting and soft landscaping
- 10.10 Sanitary accommodation
- 10.11 Assistance dog toilets/spending areas
- 11 Lighting [Go to Page]
- Table 4 — Environmental zones
- 11.1 General principles of lighting
- Table 5 — The artificial lighting of specific applications
- 11.2 Avoiding glare and shadows
- 11.3 Colour rendering
- 11.4 Illumination for lip reading
- 11.5 Ramps
- 11.6 Steps and stairs
- 11.7 Meeting and information points
- 11.8 Way‑finding
- 12 Specific locations [Go to Page]
- 12.1 Nature trails
- 12.2 Beaches and piers
- 12.3 Parks and gardens
- 12.4 Fishing and angling
- 12.5 Historic landscapes and monuments
- 12.6 Play areas
- Annex A (informative) Management and maintenance
- Annex B (informative) Using light reflectance values (LRVs) to assess visual contrast [Go to Page]
- Figure B.1 — Zones of good, acceptable and poor visual contrast in relation to the LRV of two adjacent surfaces
- Table B.1 — Light reflectance values associated with the BS 4800A) range of colours
- Annex C (informative) Space allowances for wheelchair manoeuvring and access to vehicles [Go to Page]
- Table C.1 — Width required at the side of a vehicle or between vehicles in a car park
- Table C.2 — Widths for access at the side and the rear of a vehicle or between vehicles in a car park
- Annex D (informative) Temporary external events
- Annex E (informative) Space allowances for people passing on an access route [Go to Page]
- Figure E.1 — Space allowances for people on an access route
- Annex F (informative) Slip potential characteristics of treads, ramp surfaces and floor finishes
- Bibliography
- Index [Go to Page]