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Dynamic Striping in Four Towns Along State Route 30

The Windham Regional Commission (WRC) has been working with the Vermont Agency of Transportation and four towns along VT Route 30 to develop a set of traffic calming strategies aimed to slow down traffic speeds while improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. In general, the residents from this area feel that vehicles traveling over the speed limit within village centers results in a rise of noise, pedestrian conflicts and hazardous conditions. The transition between rural and village areas poses a challenge for regulating traffic speeds as posted speed limits reduce from 50 mph in rural areas to 30 mph within town villages. In an effort to increase awareness and decrease vehicular speeds, the four villages have developed consistent gateway treatments that would define the edges of each village. This initial report outlines the implementation and preliminary results from the application of a series of innovative markings known as dynamic striping, projected to reduce average vehicle speeds at the edges of each village by increasing driver awareness and providing an illusion of increasing speed.

  • Corporate Authors:

    Vermont Agency of Transportation

    219 North Main Street
    Barre, VT  United States  05641
  • Authors:
    • Vosburgh, Jennifer
  • Publication Date: 2006-7-6

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Web
  • Edition: Initial Report
  • Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01115487
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 2006-3
  • Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Nov 25 2008 7:33AM