Traffic calming has helped to increase the quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural areas by reducing automobile speeds and traffic volumes on neighborhood roadways. This chapter provides the reader with an understanding of the current state of traffic calming, by presenting a definition and brief history of neighborhood traffic calming, describing individual traffic‐calming measures, and identifying key characteristics of those measures. The practice of traffic calming includes the purpose of traffic calming, other unique uses of traffic calming, steps recommended in the process of developing neighborhood traffic‐calming plans, and observed updates to neighborhood traffic‐calming programs. Individual traffic‐calming measures are included in the toolbox, a collection of traffic‐calming measures that planners, engineers, decision makers, and residents have available for their use. Implementation of residential traffic‐calming measures is evident in neighborhoods across the United States, and the before‐and‐after traffic data can be a useful tool to practitioners and decision makers.


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    Title :

    Traffic Calming


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    Publication date :

    2015-12-02


    Size :

    40 pages




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    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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