U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH TRAFFIC CALMING

Traffic Calming has been called the most significant new idea in the last 30 years. Transportation planning is becoming more sensitive to the social costs of automobile use. The once single minded idea of the pursuit of speed and capacity is being tempered by other social concerns and traffic calming fits right in with the new approach. This article describes how a consulting firm, retained to develop a traffic calming plan for a small Florida city, went about gathering data and information relating to traffic calming programs elsewhere in the country. An analysis of the first survey of this kind to focus on traffic calming and the information gathered is presented.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Ewing, R
  • Kooshian, C
• Publication Date: 1997-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 28-33
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: One way traffic; Speed control; Speed control humps; Street closure; Surveys; Traffic calming; Traffic circles; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic volume; Transportation planning; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic patterns
• Old TRIS Terms: Speed control devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740312
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 23 1997 12:00AM