TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF CAEN
LES PLANS DE CIRCULATION ET DE SIGNALISATION DE LA VILLE DE CAEN
THIS PAPER HAS BEEN PREPARED IN THE FORM OF AN INTERVIEW WITH A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING A TRAFFIC PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF CAEN. THE TRAFFIC PLAN WHICH RELATES ESSENTIALLY TO IMPROVEMENT IN MOVEMENT IN THE TOWN CENTRE HAS BEEN BASED ON THE FOLLOWING THREE CRITERIA: SAFETY OF DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS, REDUCTION OF TRAVEL TIME AND NUMBER OF BUS STOPS, COMFORT DURING JOURNEYS (PEDESTRIAN LANES, CYCLE TRACKS). THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION ADOPTED INCLUDES MAKING THE MAIN TRAFFIC ROUTES INTO A ONE-WAY SYSTEM, THE CENTRALISED OPERATION OF ALL JUNCTIONS WITH LANES RESERVED FOR BUSES, LINKED SIGNALS ALONG THE MAIN TRAFFIC ROUTES.
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Authors:
- MOUNIS, J
- Publication Date: 1976-3
Language
- French
Media Info
- Pagination: 15-18
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Serial:
- REVUES DES COLLECTIVITES LOCALES
- Issue Number: 174
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Area traffic signal control; Buses; Central business districts; Comfort; Drivers; Intersections; Planning; Safety; Smoothness; Traffic; Traffic signals; Travelers; Urban areas
- Geographic Terms: France
- ITRD Terms: 669: Area traffic control; 1272: Bus; 9138: Comfort; 3071: Evenness; 8036: France; 455: Junction; 143: Planning; 1755: Road user; 1665: Safety; 311: Town centre; 755: Traffic; 565: Traffic signal; 313: Urban area
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01296321
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 5:53AM