IMPROVING THE RESIDENTIAL STREET ENVIRONMENT--EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Executive Summary capsulizes results of state of the art research on a broad range of techniques for Residential Street Traffic Control or Traffic Management and specific case study research on applications of the TRRL-developed "road hump" on U.S. residential streets. It also summarizes findings of original research on resident preferences regarding traffic speed and volume on residential streets, on factors which affect drivers' speed choice on residential streets and reviews legal considerations in neighborhood traffic management.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Berkeley Planning Associates and DKS Associates.
• Corporate Authors:

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  120 Howard Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94120

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Smith Jr, D T
  • Appleyard, D
• Publication Date: 1981-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Highway traffic control; Legal factors; Neighborhoods; Research; Residential areas; State of the art studies; Traffic control; Traffic speed; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bumps
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349830
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-81- 30, HS-032 293, FCP 31A1-724
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9309
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM