QUALITY ROAD AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF CITY IMAGE SUSTAINABILITY CASE STUDY : CORRIDOR SOUTH SIDE OF KEJAWAN PUTIH TAMBAK SURABAYA

Abstrak

Surabaya in recent years gradually improve gorgeous. Some corridors appear to be used as an example of compliance with good urban design elements. Green city concept, the addition of a convenient sidewalks and street furniture elements becomes the image of the ideal image of the city of Surabaya. In the Qur'an Surat alBaqarah 2: 205: "And when he turns away from you to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and cattle, and Allah does not love the destruction". In line with the principle in the Qur'an that God does not love the destruction and like the improvement, improving the quality of roads is important to be studied. The road is a major activity in the social sustainability of spatial pathway itself, so that if the quality and design of the road is good, it can form a good image of the city as well. The case study corridor south side of Kejawan Putih Tambak Surabaya neighboring large-scale housing luxurious Pakuwon City feel has a great inequality, especially in terms of quality of roads and the environment. This study aims to explore the major issues in the corridor study in the embodiment of the quality of roads and the environment and to get a general concept of the design. Method using field observations, photographs, interviews with local officials and policy studies existing regulations. This research obtains the corridor supporting activities that are not well-controlled, in addition to the lack of good infrastructure within the corridor. Presents design concept also initiated in this study as the embodiment of harmony and continuity image city overall.