VERMONT LOCAL ROADS PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN COURSE: HANDBOOK FOR WALKABLE COMMUNITIES

This is a handbook for planning and designing a walkable community. The table of contents includes the following topics: causes of pedestrian crashes; human factors; the encouragement of walking; congestion management; pedestrian related laws; land use, transit, zoning and parking; retrofitting suburban corners, neighborhoods and main streets; schools and neighborhood sites; multi-modal planning; public involvement; designing pedestrian friendly streets; sidewalks, nature strips and comfort; the Americans with Disabilities Act; mid-block design; overpasses and tunnels; intersection design; roundabouts; and traffic calming.

• Corporate Authors:

  Vermont Local Roads Program

  Saint Michael's College, Winooski Park
  Colchester, VT  United States  05439
• Authors:
  • Wallwork, M
  • Burden, D
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Design; Highway design; Highway traffic control; Human factors; Intersections; Land use; Laws; Multimodal transportation; Overpasses; Parking; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Public participation; Public transit; Retrofitting; Roundabouts; Schools; Sidewalks; Streets; Structural design; Traffic calming; Traffic congestion; Tunnels; Walking; Zoning
• Identifier Terms: Americans with Disabilities Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Street design
• Old TRIS Terms: Mid-block design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Education and Training; Environment; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I25: Design of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00736967
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1997 12:00AM