IMPROVING THE RESIDENTIAL STREET ENVIRONMENT--FINAL REPORT

This final report summarizes 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. (FHWA)

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67633
• 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: 1980-12-1

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 149 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumer behavior; Consumer preferences; Residential areas; Speed control; State of the art studies; Streets; Traffic control; Traffic speed; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bumps
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377229
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-81- 31 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9309
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM